Remove Un-Checkmarked v1.0

This script can either remove the un-checkmarked tracks from a playlist (re-checkmarking them back "on" after removal) or delete them entirely from the Music app's Library with the standard option to keep their files or move them to the Trash.

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Peruse through a playlist, leisurely un-check the unwanted tracks, then run the script to remove or delete them.

List Playlists v1.0

For macOS 15 and later only. This stay-open applet will detect whenever a track is selected (or playing) in the Music app and display a list of the playlists that contain it (saving you the clicks to show Music's transient "Show In Playlist" modal menu). If more than one track is selected, a list of the common playlists that contain them—if any—will be displayed.

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A toggle in "Settings..." can list Regular playlists first if you prefer.

Proper English Title Capitalization v5.5

Capitalizes the first letter of each word in your choice of the Title, Artist, Album Artist, Album, Comments, Composer, Grouping, Movement or Work 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 window.

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When "Test run" is checkmarked, the Test Run window will display what would have been changed without affecting the actual tracks' tags.

Scan For Double Entries v5.0

This applet will scan your Music library for pairs of track entries that--very strangely--point to the same file and then copy those tracks to a discrete playlist for further examination; presumably you'll want to remove one of the faux pair tracks without Trashing the single associated file. A "Delete Tracks Primer" is included in the Read Me PDF.

Also see Remove Un-Checkmarked that can assist with thoughtful track deletions.

I first blogged about this issue in 2014.

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Progress during the scan. When two or more tracks are discovered to have the same location property the tracks will be copied to a results playlist.

Block Party! v6.0

Create a "Block Party!" playlist containing random Artists and a specific number of their randomly selected songs arranged in a row ("two-fers", "three-fers", and so on). You can restrict the size of the "Block Party!" playlist by Number of Artists or Duration in hours. Additionally, you can choose to use a particular Playlist as the source of tracks and include/exclude specific Genres.

You might like the stand-alone Block Party Weekend, a fully-featured donationware player (macOS 26 and later only).

This app is free to try full-featured in Demo Mode, with the exception that only a single hour-long playlist will be created per launch. You can purchase a code for $2.99 which will remove this restriction. Launch the app and click "Register..." in the its File menu to make an in-app purchase.

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These settings will create a Block Party! playlist with 2 songs from each of 25 artists selected at random from the main library.

Make New Playlist v1.0

This simple applet will create a new playlist containing the selected tracks and allow you to provide its Name and Description as well as selecting its View ("as Songs", "as Artists", etc) instead of the default "as Playlist" view.

This script will need extra system permissions. Details are in the Read Me PDF.

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Choose the View and enter a Name and Description.

Tracks Without Embedded Artwork v4.1

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.

This app is free to try full-featured in Demo Mode. In Demo Mode it will perform a single scan for tracks without embedded artwork per launch and only reveal up to 10 it finds. If you like it you can purchase a code for $3.99 which will remove these restrictions. Launch the app and click "Register" in its File menu to make an in-app purchase.

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Quickly scans the files of tracks.

Coverscope v2.9

This Stay-Open applet will allow you to scroll and select tracks in the Music app to display both the selected track's assigned track artwork and its local file's metadata artwork (if any exists). 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.

Free to use in Demo Mode: While in Demo Mode, these functions will be enabled to use in any combination up to five times per launch:

• Embed Track Artwork (to the file)
• Apply Metadata Artwork (to the track entry)
• Paste or Drag an image file to Apply and Embed
• Copy Track Artwork to Clipboard
• Save Track Artwork to File

To purchase a registration code and remove this restriction, download and launch the app. Click "Register" in its File menu and follow the prompts to purchase a code for $3.99. When your payment is processed, you will be emailed a registration code that will unlock the Demo Mode restrictions.

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The selected track has assigned artwork in the Music app but its associated file doesn't contain "embedded" image data in its metadata.

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.

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The audio file's metadata is displayed in the top half and its Spotlight metadata is displayed in the bottom half.

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.

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Select the playlists you want to move (left panel) into the single selected Playlist Folder (right panel) and click the -> Move -> button.