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February 4 2022 - 3:13 pm

UPDATED: Clipboard as Artwork for Selection v2.1

Apply an image copied to the clipboard as the artwork for one or more selected tracks. Saves a step or two by not having to open each track's Info window and tab to the Artwork panel (and then closing it again).

Works quite smoothly when assigned a keyboard shortcut.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and modernization update

More information for Clipboard as Artwork for Selection v2.1 and download link is here.

February 4 2022 - 3:12 pm

UPDATED: Copy Rating Stars to Other Tag v2.1

This script will convert the rating value (0-100) of a track to the appropriate number of stars as Unicode text and copy that text to the Composer, Grouping or Comments tag, with additional options to copy to the start or end of extant Comments text.
This starred text will "travel" with the audio file, unlike the actual rating value, whereby it may display in other apps.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and modernization update

More information for Copy Rating Stars to Other Tag v2.1 and download link is here.

February 1 2022 - 1:14 pm

UPDATED: Albumize Selection v4.1

This script re-numbers the track number and track count tags of each track in a selection of tracks to its current Play Order and, optionally, applies a user-entered Album Name for every track.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and modernization update

More information for Albumize Selection v4.1 and download link is here.

February 1 2022 - 1:13 pm

UPDATED: Add or Subtract Play Count v3.1

Add or subtract a user-entered number from the current Plays of each selected track. If the resulting Plays is 0 then the track's Last Played date will be erased--as if it had never been played.

Also see New Play Count and New Last Played Date.

Note that Cloud Music/iTunes Match users should be aware of a potential bug.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and modernization update

More information for Add or Subtract Play Count v3.1 and download link is here.

February 1 2022 - 12:48 pm

UPDATED: Reset Tracks Start-Stop v3.1

This script will reset the Start and (optionally) the Stop Time of the selected tracks--or all the tracks of the selected playlist--to "0:00" and (optionally) their entire duration, respectively. You may want to use this to restore a track's default duration if one or both of the Start and Stop Times had previously been user-changed via the track's Get Info > Options panel.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and modernization update

More information for Reset Tracks Start-Stop v3.1 and download link is here.

January 30 2022 - 2:51 pm

UPDATED: Make Playlists By Tag v4.0

This applet will create new Music track playlists based on each selected entry of a specified tag. That is, create individual playlists for each Artist, Album Artist, Album, Composer (or their "Sort" siblings), Genre, or Year.

Latest version:

  • Officially compiled as Universal
  • Commensurate improvements for M1 Macs

More information for Make Playlists By Tag v4.0 and download link is here.

January 29 2022 - 1:11 pm

UPDATED: Remove Leading-Trailing Spaces v3.1

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:

  • Officially compiled as Universal
  • Commensurate improvements for M1 Macs

More information for Remove Leading-Trailing Spaces v3.1 and download link is here.

January 27 2022 - 6:00 pm

UPDATED: Coverscope v2.6

This applet will show both the assigned track artwork and the local file's metadata artwork (if any exists) for the selected track. The Track entry artwork well supports copy, paste and drags. Pasting or dragging image data immediately applies the image to the selected track's artwork and attempts to embed it. Additional tools can Embed or Apply artwork between track and file.

Latest version:

  • Officially compiled as Universal
  • Commensurate improvements for M1 Macs
  • Adds up-down track select in UI
  • Other UI and performance improvements

More information for Coverscope v2.6 and download link is here.

January 24 2022 - 8:22 pm

UPDATED: Playlist Manager v4.3

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:

  • Officially compiled as Universal
  • Commensurate improvements for M1 Macs
  • Fixes issue with "Duplicate" tool
  • Minor performance and UI enhancements

More information for Playlist Manager v4.3 and download link is here.

January 24 2022 - 3:37 pm

UPDATED: Albums Assemble v2.1

This applet will discern the Album tags of the selected tracks and then copy all of the available tracks of each of those Albums to the current playlist, other existing playlist or a new playlist.

Latest version:

  • Fixes issue whereby email panel fails

More information for Albums Assemble v2.1 and download link is here.

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