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Tracks Without Embedded Artwork v4.0
For Music Gather audio tracks whose files contain no artwork metadata
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For Music Display a selected file's audio and Spotlight metadata
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For Music Exports and then re-imports selected tracks' artwork
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Remove n Characters From Front or Back v8.0
For Music Delete characters from the beginning or ending of selected tracks' name, artist, album, more
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.
Not sure how to install AppleScripts? Here's a Download/Installation FAQ.
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UPDATED: Show Me The Metadata v3.5
This script will display the audio metadata and the Spotlight metadata for the file of a selected track in the Music app or user-selected audio file, or a drag-and-dropped Music track or audio file. Includes additional features to display embedded artwork and activate the Finder’s Information Window for the file.
Latest version:
- UI and layout updates for macOS 26 and later
- Adds Reveal in Finder
- Maintenance
- Icon and docs update
More information for Show Me The Metadata v3.5 and download link is here.
Is That Yer Mom’s MP3 Player?
My daughter, who works at one of the Boston area colleges, reports: “I thought you’d be interested to know that the hip thing kids are doing now is using MP3 players and it makes no sense to me. They will have their MP3 player on their desk next to their iPhone. I would love an explanation.”
She actually grew up during the First Wave of MP3 and iPod players, so this resurgence in popularity is retro and nostalgic. But I don’t think this trend is based on a love of old tech. I think this is a reaction to streaming services, which have ads, subscriptions, AI and tech-bros at the helm.
It also seems that the very thing I like about streaming services—virtually every record ever recorded at your fingertips—is too much music. Discovery is still a problem and “you may also like” recommendations are unhelpful and annoying. If you know what you like and only like what you know then filling an MP3 player with your faves just makes sense.
If you search at Amazon for MP3 players you’ll find a ton of them. Some of them are very inexpensive (well, under $100) and have pretty good features, like Bluetooth, WiFi, FM radio, voice recorder, photo album and memory card expansion. I myself bought a Sony Walkman digital player a couple of years ago for easy on-the-go usage.
So if you wanna be hip for a little while, go find that old Rio player and flaunt it.
UPDATED: Tracks Without Embedded Artwork v4.0
This applet will examine the files of the tracks in the entire Music library or a selected Smart playlist for artwork metadata. Eligible audio tracks whose files are capable of embedding image data but do not contain artwork metadata will be copied to a new discrete Results playlist for further examination.
Latest version:
- UI and layout updates for macOS 26 and later
- Now allows scan of entire library or selected Smart playlist
- Demo Mode completes scan but only reveals 10 tracks
- Fixes issue with errant media library track entries
More information for Tracks Without Embedded Artwork v4.0 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Move Playlists to Folder v5.0
This applet will allow you to quickly move one or more selected playlists to an existing or new Playlist Folder instead of having to drag each of them one at a time.
Latest version:
- UI and layout updates for macOS 26 and later
- Speedier playlist indexing
- Removes ability to extricate playlists from folders
- Additional maintenance
More information for Move Playlists to Folder v5.0 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Albums Amiss v2.0
This applet will generate a text file report listing the albums in the Music library whose track and disc numbers and counts are either missing or do not validate mathematically as a complete album. Additional options will check an album’s tracks for same audio file kind, same compilation settings and single Album Artist and/or Sort Album Artist. (To be clear: the script does not check some kind of online database; it uses the extant local track entry information. Thus, tag accuracy is essential.)
Latest version:
- Adds additional scanning options to check for same file kind, extant Album Artist and Sort Album tags
- Results playlist now optional
- Other improvements to logic
- UI and layout updates for macOS 26 and later
More information for Albums Amiss v2.0 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Track Down Purchases v6.0
This applet can examine the Music library and sort tracks purchased from the iTunes Store into discrete playlists by either the purchaser’s name or Apple ID (eg: “Purchased by Jane Smith” or “Purchased by janesmith@email.com”) which in turn will be placed in a “Purchaser Playlists” playlist folder.
Latest version:
- UI and layout updates for macOS 26 and later
- Unified processes in a single window
- Icon and docs update
More information for Track Down Purchases v6.0 and download link is here.
Exploding Music Libraries
From 2001, a Correspondent writes: “Dear Doug. Maybe you can help me. I have a large library (2000 tracks) and…”
From 2006, another Correspondent writes: “Doug, my large library (6000 tracks) has started to…”
From 2010, some other Correspondent writes: “Doug. Huge library (20,000 tracks). What can I…”
From 2016, Correspondent reports: “My ginormous library (75,000 tracks) just went…”
From 2022, the guy from 2001 writes: “Doug, my library has exploded over the years to 150,000 tracks and…
Maybe you see how this has been going.
(more…)
UPDATED: No Lyrics to Playlist v3.3
This applet will scan the Music library or a selected playlist for tracks whose “Custom Lyrics” tags are blank and copy them to a new discrete playlist. Can also toggle to search only for tracks with lyrics.
(Please Note: The script can only discover tracks with “Custom Lyrics” provided by the user. There is no accounting for lyrics made available via Apple Music or Cloud/Sync Library. That data is inaccessible.)
Latest version:
- UI and layout updates for macOS 26 and later
- Improved selection logic
- Adds Command-. to cancel
- Maintenance
- Icon and docs update
More information for No Lyrics to Playlist v3.3 and download link is here.
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.
