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December 12 2021 - 1:41 pm

UPDATED: List MIAs v6.2

Universal, for macOS 11 and later only. This applet checks your Music or TV library for missing and presumed dead tracks--those tracks that have become disassociated from their file and which are listed with a "!"--and can delete them from the app or create a text file listing these tracks by last known File Path, Song Name, Artist and Album, which you can view using TextEdit.

Also see Super Remove Dead Tracks and Media Folder Files Not Added.

Latest version:

  • Officially compiled as Universal
  • Commensurate improvements for M1 Macs

More information for List MIAs v6.2 and download link is here.

December 5 2021 - 5:01 pm

UPDATED: Increment Number Tags v4.0

For macOS 11 and later only. This script will incrementally number your choice of the Track Number, Movement Number, Episode Number, Episode ID tags, and track Name prefix of the selected tracks. Additionally, a Track Count, Disc Number/Count and/or Movement Count can be applied to each track, Episode ID can be configured with additional text incorporating the number, and zero-padding up to five digits can be applied.

Latest version:

  • Updated support for macOS 12 Monterey

More information for Increment Number Tags v4.0 and download link is here.

December 3 2021 - 2:35 pm

UPDATED: File Renamer v5.0

For macOS 11 and later only. This script 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.

Latest version:

  • Updated to support macOS 12 Monterey

More information for File Renamer v5.0 and download link is here.

November 26 2021 - 2:13 pm

UPDATED: Make Tags All Caps v2.4

For macOS 11 and later only. This script will change the text in your choice of the Title, Artist/Director, Show, Album, Comments, Composer and/or Genre tags of the selected tracks in the Music or TV app to ALL CAPS.

"I got a request from a DJ'ing Correspondent who had been manually changing some of his tags to all caps so they'd be easier to read on the decks under dim dance floor lights. (Are they still called "decks"?)..." (more)

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 12 Monterey

More information for Make Tags All Caps v2.4 and download link is here.

November 24 2021 - 7:28 pm

NEW: Drop to Add and Make Playlists v4.0

For macOS 11 and later. Drag-and-drop one or more folders containing audio files on this droplet (or double-click it to select folders via an Open dialog); it will recursively add each file to Music app then distribute the tracks to playlists created on-the-fly and named using your choice of:

  • the name of a dropped folder
  • the name of each file's parent folder
  • the folder hierarchy containing the file
  • the track's "Album - Artist" tags (if available from metadata)

If dropped files already exist as track entries in the Music library they will still be copied to the playlists. The same track will not be added to a playlist more than once.

Latest version:

  • Initial accommodations for the Music app
  • UI, performance and security enhancements

More information for Drop to Add and Make Playlists v4.0 and download link is here.

November 18 2021 - 11:26 am

UPDATED: Copy Tag Info Tracks to Tracks v6.6

For macOS 11 and later only. This applet will copy specific tag data from one set of selected tracks to a second set of selected tracks. You can copy any combination of Checkmark, Song Title, Artist, Album Artist, Album, Genre, Year, Disc and Track, Composer, Grouping, Work, Movement, BPM, Comments, Lyrics, Rating, Loved/Disliked, Plays/Skips, Artwork and Compilation.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 12 Monterey
  • Performance and UI enhancements

More information for Copy Tag Info Tracks to Tracks v6.6 and download link is here.

November 13 2021 - 10:47 am

UPDATED: Make A Text List v6.5

For macOS 11 and later only. This script can assemble a list of tag information about the selected tracks (or tracks in the selected playlist) using a configurable pattern substitution string and provides the ability to export this formatted text to the clipboard, a text file (as TSV or CSV) or the Print Dialog from where it can be printed, previewed, printed-to-PDF and so on.

Latest version:

  • Accommodation for macOS 12 Monterey
  • Fixes line break formatting issues when using the Print Dialog
  • Adds option to choose export delimiter format
  • Minor UI and performance enhancements

More information for Make A Text List v6.5 and download link is here.

November 5 2021 - 7:07 pm

UPDATED: No Lyrics to Playlist v3.0

For macOS 11 and later only. This script 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 iCloud/Sync Library. That data is inaccessible.)

Latest version:

  • Accommodation for macOS 12 Monterey
  • Minor speed boost; still somewhat sluggish
  • Minor UI and security enhancements

More information for No Lyrics to Playlist v3.0 and download link is here.

November 2 2021 - 8:26 pm

UPDATED: Not In Any Playlist v4.0

For macOS 11 and later only. This applet will scan the Music app for tracks that are not assigned to any user-created playlists and display them. Once assembed, selected tracks in the list can be assigned to a user-chosen playlist or exported as a text file.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 12 Monterey
  • UI, performance and security enhancements
  • Adds 10-track Demo Mode restriction to unregistered version

More information for Not In Any Playlist v4.0 and download link is here.

October 30 2021 - 2:43 pm

UPDATED: Playlist Manager v4.2

For macOS 11 and later only. The Music app only allows one playlist to be selected at a time. This applet can perform common useful tasks on a multiple selection of playlists: playlist title renaming (add text, remove text, search and replace text) and duplicate, delete, export, move to Playlist Folder and merge playlists.

Latest version:

  • Removes "Views" tab due to breakage under Music v1.2
  • Fixed issue with exporting as M3U when no local file
  • Fixed issue with Exporting whereby nothing appeared selected
  • Additional accommodation for macOS 12 Monterey
  • Minor UI and performance enhancements

More information for Playlist Manager v4.2 and download link is here.

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