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For Music Perform tasks on a batch of playlists; rename, delete, duplicate, merge, more
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For Music Locates sets of track entries pointing to the same file
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Media Folder Files Not Added v3.0
For Music Displays files in the Media folder not in Music track library
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For Music Re-associate batch of dead tracks with files dropped from Finder
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For Music Applet assists with swapping, copying, appending data between track tags
Welcome!
Download hundreds of AppleScripts for Apple's Media Apps that will help make managing your digital music and video collection easier and more fun!
What's AppleScript?
AppleScript is a simple Macintosh-only programming language that can control and automate actions on your Mac. AppleScript is already available on your computer as part of the macOS and many popular applications can be automated using AppleScript scripts. Scripts written for Apple's Music, TV and iTunes apps can manage files and track information, create playlists, interact with other applications, perform innovative tasks, and handle many kinds of chores with accuracy and precision which otherwise would be repetitive, laborious, and/or time-consuming.
And, perhaps most conveniently, AppleScripts can be launched from the Music app's Script menu and can even be assigned Keyboard Shortcuts.
Cool! Where Do I Start?
Start browsing the site by using the scripts ↓ Menu link above. AppleScripts are gathered into these general Categories:
Or use the search box at the top of every page to try and find something specific.
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UPDATED: Display File Path v3.4
This script will float alongside the Music app and continuously monitor it for a single track to be selected and display that track’s file path (if it exists); or the script can be set to likewise display the file path of each playing track. Includes Show File in Finder and Copy Text to Clipboard and appearance options.

Latest version:
- UI and layout updates for macOS 26 and later
- Adds Settings for font size and hide, show and dim “Media” folder portion of the file path
- Icon and docs update
More information for Display File Path v3.4 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Media Folder Files Not Added v3.0
This application will list the file paths of the media files in your designated “Media” folder which are not associated with any tracks in the Music or TV app’s track library. Additionally, a different parent folder can be user-selected and its contents will be compared to the current library. Includes options to Filter within results, Move a selection of found files to a user-chosen folder, Search for related tracks in Music app, Add (or drag-and-drop) a selection of found files to Music o, move them to the Trash and Export a text file listing the file paths.
Also see Super Remove Dead Tracks and List MIAs.

Latest version:
- UI and layout updates for macOS 26 and later
- Removes support for TV app
- Fixes table layout issue
- Fixes minor issue with NAS locations
More information for Media Folder Files Not Added v3.0 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Find Empty Media Folders v4.0
This applet will traverse the Media folder looking for and displaying any sub-folders that are either empty or that only contain unplayable items, such as text or image files.
Also see Media Folder Files Not Added.

Latest version:
- UI and layout updates for macOS 26 and later
- Removes support for TV app
- Maintenance
More information for Find Empty Media Folders v4.0 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Merge-Delete Playlists v7.6
This applet will allow you to merge the track contents of two or more playlists to a new or existing playlist or delete any number of playlists at once, including Smart, Genius, and Playlist Folder playlists. The merge feature will prevent the same tracks that may appear in different source playlists from being duplicated and has an option to delete original playlists. The delete feature only deletes playlists; tracks, of course, remain in the library.

Latest version:
- UI and layout updates for macOS 26 and later
- Maintenance
- Icon and docs update
More information for Merge-Delete Playlists v7.6 and download link is here.
UPDATED: File Renamer v5.4
This applet will rename the files of the selected tracks (or the files of the tracks in the selected playlist) using a substitution pattern that you formulate from the tracks’ tag data. Optionally, export a copy of the files to a chosen location and rename the files in that location.
Works optimally for “in place” option with Music app’s “Keep Media folder organized” un-checked.

Latest version:
- UI and layout adjustments
- Larger pattern entry field
- Zero-pads all single-digit track and disc numbers and counts
- Better validation of pattern
- Fixed further regression issues
- Maintenance
More information for File Renamer v5.4 and download link is here.
CDs are Rippin’ Along
A report from Luminate in July that I mentioned at the time (via the Verge), noted a surge in CD sales this year. And now the Verge is reporting the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has also noticed: “A new report from the organization says 17.5 million CDs were sold in the first six months of the year, up from just 12 million during the same period in 2025. That’s a jump of 45.7 percent, and 58.6 percent in dollars, which reached $171.1 million.”
They point out that this doesn’t mean streaming is trending down. But why should it? When I was a teenager, I had the radio, a turntable, a casette deck and a portable player or two, and later a CD player. I didn’t give one up for another. They each served a different listening purpose. These days I stream Apple Music, listen to files I ripped as long as twenty-five years ago and still rip CDs. Still use a turntable every now and then, too.
Great to see CDs hanging in there.
NEW: Selected Tags to Lyrics v2.0
iPhone and iPad can display the lyrics tag full screen, which can allow for more tag information to be visible. This applet will copy the contents of selected tags in the Music app to the lyrics tag of each selected track as “Custom Lyrics”. Each tag will be labeled and listed vertically. The order of tag placement can be arranged by dragging the listed tag rows. Unneeded tags can be ignored. Then it’s just a matter of re-sync’ing the tracks to the device.

Latest version:
- Initial re-release for the Music app
More information for Selected Tags to Lyrics v2.0 and download link is here.
NEW: Playlist Countdown v1.0
Back when we had record albums and cassette tapes every day of our lives, you could throw a glance at the player and get a pretty good idea of how much time was left on the side. Also, as a former radio DJ, I have a lingering professional anxiety about how long some sound thing is going to take to finish.
But when I play a playlist in the Music app I’m afraid my math skills are not speedy enough to calculate anything beyond “looks like it might be about half over I dunno”.
After years of having minor Quakes of Angst, I finally got around to making Playlist Countdown. It will countdown the time remaining in a playing playlist. If you need to know that. Like I know I frequently do.

Latest version:
- Initial release
More information for Playlist Countdown v1.0 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Save Album Art to Album Folder v8.0
This script will export the artwork of each of the selected tracks (or the tracks in a selected playlist) as an image file to the folder which contains each selected track’s file–presumably each track’s Album folder–or to a single user-selected folder. If multiple album tracks are selected, the script will make sure only one artwork file per Album is exported.
Also see Save Album Art as folder.jpg.

Latest version:
- UI and layout updates for macOS 26 and later
- Adds option to delete any existing image files in the Album folder before new export
- Code maintenance
- Icon and docs update
More information for Save Album Art to Album Folder v8.0 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Save Album Art as folder.jpg v6.0
This script will export the artwork of the selected tracks or tracks in the selected playlist as a JPEG image file named folder.jpg to the folder which contains each selected track’s file–presumably the track’s Album folder. Many third-party music players and systems may look for a “folder.jpg” here (or “cover.jpg” “album.jpg”, “artwork.jpg”, etc) to use as display artwork. If multiple album tracks are selected, the script will make sure only one image file per Album is exported.
Also see Save Album Art to Album Folder.

Latest version:
- UI and layout updates for macOS 26 and later
- Code maintenance
- Icon and docs update
More information for Save Album Art as folder.jpg v6.0 and download link is here.

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