Music app
UPDATED: Remove n Characters From Front or Back v6.6
For macOS 10.15 or later. This script lets you delete a specified number of characters from either the beginning or the ending of the Title, Album, Album Artist, Artist/Director, Category, Comments, Composer, Episode ID, Grouping, Show (or their "Sort" siblings), Movement or Work tag of each selected track. For example, delete the initial digits and the space from "01 First Track", "02 Second Track", and so on.
This app is free to try full-featured in Demo Mode, with the exception that only up to five tracks can be processed per launch. You can purchase a code for $1.99 which will remove this restriction. Launch the app and click "Register..." in the its File menu to make an in-app purchase.
Latest version:
- Additional accommodations for macOS 11 Big Sur
More information for Remove n Characters From Front or Back v6.6 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Remove Leading-Trailing Spaces v2.3
For macOS 10.15 and later only. This script will remove any number of extra space characters at the beginning and ending of chosen tags (Title, Artist/Director, Album Artist, Album, Composer, Genre, Grouping, Movement, Work and Show) in the selected tracks.
Latest version:
- Additional accommodations for macOS 11 Big Sur
More information for Remove Leading-Trailing Spaces v2.3 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Refresh Smart Playlists v3.3
For macOS 10.15 and later only. This script will "refresh" the selected user-created Smart Playlists by removing the tracks they contain (if possible*) which obliges them to dynamically repopulate, ostensibly with different tracks.
*Note that tracks cannot be removed from a Smart Playlist which already contains every track of the library meeting its criteria--it would just repopulate with the same tracks. Smart Playlists with the "Limit to" and "Live updating" criteria in use are more likely to be "refreshable".
Latest version:
- Additional accommodations for macOS 11 Big Sur
More information for Refresh Smart Playlists v3.3 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Re-Embed Artwork v3.2
For macOS 10.15 and later only. This script will export then re-import the artwork data of the selected tracks obliging the Music app to embed the artwork in the track's file's meta-data.
For best results, use with an album's worth of tracks--or so--at a time. Music may be obliged to perform a number of background tasks when applying image data and may prevent the script from proceeding if a large amount of data is involved.
Latest version:
- Additional accommodations for macOS 11 Big Sur
More information for Re-Embed Artwork v3.2 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Rate Me! Rate Me! v6.2
For macOS 10.15 and later only. This stay-open applet watches your playing tracks and when one begins playing displays a notification-sized panel whereby a rating for the track can be entered. Features options to display only unrated playing tracks and timer preferences for how soon and how long the panel is displayed.
While you could easily rate the current track from the Music app's icon in the Dock, this script interrupts you and compels you to do so.
Latest version:
- Additional accommodations for macOS 11 Big Sur
More information for Rate Me! Rate Me! v6.2 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Proper English Title Capitalization v4.4
For macOS 10.15 and later only. Capitalizes the first letter of each word in your choice of the Title, Artist, Album Artist, Album, Comments, Composer, Grouping, Movement, Work, or Show tags of the selected tracks, but based on conventional rules of title capitalization in the English language. Thus, "what it feels like for a girl (above and beyond 12'' club mix)" becomes "What It Feels Like for a Girl (Above and Beyond 12'' Club Mix)". Two user-editable Exception Lists can handle words that should not be title-capped or modified. Test Run feature enables you to see what would be changed displayed in a separate Test Run Log window.
Latest version:
- Additional accommodations for macOS 11 Big Sur
More information for Proper English Title Capitalization v4.4 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Playlist Manager v3.2
For macOS 10.15 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 and merge playlists.
This app is free to try full-featured in Demo Mode. While in Demo Mode, only up to 10 playlists can be manipulated per launch. If you like it you can purchase a code for $2.99 which will unlock the Demo Mode limitation. Launch the app and click "Register…" in its File menu to make an in-app purchase.
Latest version:
- Additional accommodations for macOS 11 Big Sur
More information for Playlist Manager v3.2 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Not In Any Playlist v3.2
For macOS 10.15 and later only. This applet will scan the Music app for tracks that are not assigned to any user-created playlists and display them. The registered version includes options to export the list as a text file and copy selected tracks to a new or existing playlist.
This app is free to try in Demo Mode. In Demo Mode, several convenient features will be disabled. If you like it you can purchase a code for $2.99 which will unlock the Demo Mode restrictions. Launch the app and click "Register…" in the its File menu to make an in-app purchase.
Latest version:
- Additional accommodations for macOS 11 Big Sur
More information for Not In Any Playlist v3.2 and download link is here.
UPDATED: New Last Played Date v5.2
For macOS 10.15 and later. Set Last Played/Last Skipped date of selected tracks to a new date, with option to increase or decrease Plays/Skips, or set to no date and no Plays/Skips.
Also see Add or Subtract Play Count.
iCloud Music Library/Apple Music users should be aware of a potential bug.
Latest version:
- Additional accommodations for macOS 11 Big Sur
More information for New Last Played Date v5.2 and download link is here.
UPDATED: Needle Drop v7.3
For macOS 10.15 and later only. This applet plays each track in the selected Music playlist for a set time interval optionally starting at a set number of seconds into each track, beginning with the selected track. Handy for 'scoping playlists.
Needle Drop will work best on tracks that have local files. Un-cached tracks streamed from the cloud may upset timing while audio is being downloaded.
For best results clear the Up Next list before engaging.
Also see Audition End.
Latest version:
- Additional accommodations for macOS 11 Big Sur
More information for Needle Drop v7.3 and download link is here.