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October 9 2026 - 1:23 pm

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.

Show Me The Metadata in action

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.

October 7 2026 - 3:35 pm

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.

Tracks Without Embedded Artwork in action

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.

October 6 2026 - 1:33 pm

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.

Move Playlists to Folder in action

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.

October 3 2026 - 12:23 pm

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.)

Albums Amiss in action

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.

September 25 2026 - 2:40 pm

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.

Track Down Purchases in action

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.

September 12 2026 - 10:15 am

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.)

No Lyrics to Playlist in action

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.

September 11 2026 - 12:59 pm

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.

Display File Path in action

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.

September 10 2026 - 10:29 am

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.

Media Folder Files Not Added in action

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.

September 10 2026 - 10:28 am

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.

Merge-Delete Playlists in action

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.

September 10 2026 - 10:27 am

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.

File Renamer in action

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.

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