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Migrate to Script Menu Two scripts assist with managing your AppleScripts for iTunes
Trackographer Log playing tracks to text file
iTunes Announcer II Announces the Artist and Name of the currently playing track and more
Script Shortcut Maker Create shortcut key combinations for scripts in iTunes Script menu
Where Is This? Displays file path and file name of current track

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Export Artwork v2.0 Save the display artwork of the selected track to a file
UPDATED October 28, 2009:
Music Folder Files Not Added v2.0 App displays files in iTunes Media folder which are not in iTunes library (10.6 or better)
UPDATED October 6, 2009:
Import iPod Audio Files v3.0 Select iPod tracks in iTunes and add them to iTunes
UPDATED October 6, 2009:
Number Song Names by Play Order v2.0 Prefix each selected track's Song Name with the number of its order in the selection.
NEW October 1, 2009:
Make Add-to-Playlist-Droplet v1.0 Create "Add to Playlist" droplet by selecting a playlist
UPDATED October 1, 2009:
Drop A Few My Way v2.0 Drag-and-drop to convert audio files with iTunes
UPDATED October 1, 2009:
Artist to Album Artist v2.0 Copy Artist to Album Artist of selected tracks
UPDATED September 30, 2009:
De-Genre v3.0 Helps manage and remove unwanted Genres
UPDATED September 30, 2009:
Embed Artwork v2.0 Embed artwork into selected tracks' files
UPDATED September 29, 2009:
I Hate That iTunes Done Chime! v2.0 Change the iTunes "done" chime to a System sound, no sound, or your choice of an AIFF sound file
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TuneSpy Logs playing tracks
(Managing Playlists)
Album Ranking Export to HTML a list of your highest rated albums
(Exporting Info)
Search for Pandora Stations Search the Pandora Music site for member-created stations containing the Artist, Album, or Composer of selected or playing track
(Internet)
Print Helper Store your current iTunes Print settings to apply again later
(Controlling iTunes)
iTunes -> NFO Summary of playlist as .nfo file
(Exporting Info)
Playlist Creator Create a new iTunes playlist by dropping a folder of MP3s on to it
(Managing Playlists)
Assimilate View Options Recreate a playlist such that its view options mirror the Music library
(Managing Playlists)
NOT Part of a Compilation Change compilation setting of Album tracks whose Artist is the same
(Managing Files)
Export Selected Song List Exports your choice of title, artist, album, time, and size of the selected tracks to the clipboard or a text file
(Exporting Info)
iTunes Music Store Player Play all iTMS tracks automatically
(Controlling iTunes)

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I Hate That iTunes Done Chime! v2.0

Change the sound iTunes plays after importing or converting a track to your choice of a System sound, no sound, or your choice of some other AIFF sound file.

Latest version:

Maintenance update
Universal binary

Info:

build type: Universal Binary
written by Doug Adams
latest version posted: September 29, 2009
latest version downloads: 318 | total downloads: 2137
zip download size: 224.4K

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How Long Between Current and Selected v2.0

This script will display how long it will be before the selected track plays after the current track in the same Playlist. I highly recommend assigning this script a shortcut.

Info:

build type: Universal Binary
written by Doug Adams
latest version posted: May 14, 2008
latest version downloads: 347 | total downloads: 773
zip download size: 301.5K

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Open iTunes Music Folder v1.1

This script simply opens your "designated" Music folder (the one pointed to in iTunes > Preferences > Advanced > General) in the Finder. Works great with an assigned iTunes Scripts Menu Shortcut.

Info:

build type: Plain AppleScript
written by Doug Adams
latest version posted: November 19, 2007
latest version downloads: 812 | total downloads: 1436
zip download size: 92.3K

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Trackographer v1.0

This Stay-Open applet will monitor iTunes and send tag information from each playing track (including radio streams if they provide track info) to a text file. Preferences can be set to include or not include various basic tags and to create a plain text file or a tab-delimited text file which can be imported into a spreadsheet.

Info:

build type: Plain AppleScript
written by Doug Adams
posted: April 11, 2007
total downloads: 661
zip download size: 264K

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Migrate to Script Menu

These scripts and instructions will assist you in making your AppleScripts for iTunes conveniently available in the system-wide Script Menu.

For more information see the article Managing Scripts With Script Menu.

Info:

build type: Plain AppleScript
written by Doug Adams
posted: December 6, 2005
total downloads: 669
zip download size: 212.5K

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Playlist Tracks to ChapterTool XML v1.2

This script will allow you to select a playlist, or tracks in a playlist, and use those tracks' names and times in creating a "basic" XML file for use with creating a "gapless" chapterized audio file using Apple's ChapterTool. The XML file created will still need to be edited to include artwork or links. You should be familiar with ChapterTool because I'm afraid I can't tutor you on it! See this great tutorial.

Info:

build type: Plain AppleScript
written by Doug Adams
latest version posted: July 22, 2005
latest version downloads: 1225 | total downloads: 1281
zip download size: 118.7K

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Script Shortcut Maker

This script assists with applying Shortcut Key Combinations to your iTunes AppleScripts in iTunes' Script menu. The accompanying Read Me explains how to use and the powers at work.
? Note: This script writes to iTunes' preferences file, com.apple.iTunes.plist using the defaults shell script command.

Read the Read Me! Or read more here online.

Info:

build type: Plain AppleScript
written by Doug Adams
latest version posted: August 23, 2004
total downloads: 1996
zip download size: 177.8K

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Search iTunes Music Store for Current v2.0

This script allows you to search the iTunes Music Store using your choice of track, album, artist, and composer criteria from the currently playing track.

Also see Search iTMS For Current Song In Stream.

This script is included in the O'Reilly book iPod & iTunes HACKS.

Info:

build type: Plain AppleScript
written by Doug Adams
latest version posted: June 6, 2004
latest version downloads: 1516 | total downloads: 2144
zip download size: 42.9K

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Search iTMS For Current Song In Stream

If the stream you are listening to provides the information correctly, you can run this script to grab the artist and song name of the currently playing song in the stream and initiate a search for it in the iTunes Music Store. Results are not always fruitful.

Info:

build type: Plain AppleScript
written by Doug Adams
posted: May 7, 2004
total downloads: 969
zip download size: 41.7K

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iTunes Overlay

Puts a persistent semi-transparent re-positionable 11 pixel-high box over all desktop windows and applications which displays info about the currently playing track in iTunes. Xcode source is included.

1.4MB download.

Info:

build type: Application
written by Devin Bayer
latest version posted: March 30, 2004
total downloads: 3052
zip download size: 1715.3K

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