Recommendations by Task
Here, in no particular order, are a few iTunes script recommendations that perform some commonly asked-for tasks.
Be sure to also see the 30 Most Recently Updated page for newer scripts that may not have made this list.
Download the Doug's Check For Update applet to check if any of your current AppleScripts from this site have newer versions.
Track Tag Manipulation
Switching, changing, modifying tag data (see track tag text editing scripts below)
- This Tag That Tag v4.12
Applet assists with swapping, copying, appending data between track tags - Artist - Name Corrector v2.1
Correct song titles listed as "Artist - Song Name" - Copy Tag Info Tracks to Tracks v5.4
Copy chosen tag info from one set of tracks to a different set of tracks - Artist to Album Artist v3.0
Copy Artist to Album Artist of selected tracks - Albumize Selection v3.1
Renumber order of selected tracks - Sundry Info To Comments v4.5
Paste non-ID3 Tag track and file-related info into Category, Comments, Description or Episode ID tag
Track Tag Text Editing
- Multi-Item Edit v5.5
View/Edit tags of selected track(s) in single window - Remove n Characters From Front or Back v5.10
Delete characters from the beginning or ending of selected tracks' name, artist, album, comments, composer, or show tags - Proper English Title Capitalization v3.7
Title Cap various track tags, featuring editable exceptions lists - Search-Replace Tag Text v5.4
Perform search-and-replace on text in your choice of tags - Put Track Prefix to Track Number v2.0
Copy number prefix in Song Name of selected tracks to their track number tag - Track Number to Song Name Prefix v2.1
Append the track number of selected tracks to Song Name - Append to Selected Tag v4.8
Append user-entered text to beginning or ending of selected tag of each selected track - Track Name Edit with sed v1.1
Edit track name tags using sed commands
Ratings, Play Counts, Dates
- Add-Subtract A Half Star v1.0
Increase or decrease ratings by a half-star - Rate Me! Rate Me! v5.0
Applet compels you to rate unrated current track - New Play Count v3.0
Set the Plays of selected tracks - Add or Subtract Play Count v2.0
Add or subtract a user-entered number from each selected track's Plays - New Last Played Date v4.6
Batch set new Last Played/Last Skipped of selected tracks - Disable Dated Tracks v1.0
Uncheck tracks of selected playlists whose last played date is before a user-entered date
Playlists
- Show In Playlists v1.11
Continuously display playlists containing selected/playing track(s) - Merge-Delete Playlists v5.3
Batch merge and/or delete playlists - Playlists Info v2.0
Display and export playlists' name, size, time, track count, love/dislike for selected source - Playlist Manager v2.11
Perform tasks on a batch of playlists; rename, delete, duplicate, merge, more - Dumb Down Genius Mix Playlist v1.2
Export tracks from Genius Mix playlists to regular playlists
Playlist-Building
- Search Results to Playlist v2.5
Emulates iTunes search and copies results to a playlist - Play Random Album v3.1
Creates and plays playlist using tracks from album chosen at random - Random Full Albums to Playlist v2.0
Fill a playlist with user-set number of randomly selected full albums - Make Mega Playlist v2.0
Make one big playlist from many using original track order - Block Party! v3.10
Create a playlist of random Artists and set number of random songs back-to-back
Artwork
- Coverscope v1.3
View/edit assigned and embeded artwork for selected track - Is Artwork Embedded v1.2
Detects if a track's file's metadata contain image information - Tracks Without Embedded Artwork v1.8
Gather audio tracks whose files contain no artwork metadata - Re-Embed Artwork v2.7
Exports and then re-imports selected tracks' artwork - Re-Apply Downsized Artwork v3.6
Resample selected tracks' artwork to user-set size limit - Save Album Art to Album Folder v5.10
Export artwork of selected tracks to parent or specified folder - Save Album Art as folder.jpg v3.10
Export album artwork as folder.jpg to Album folder - Restore Artwork from Album Folder v3.5
Restore each selected track's artwork from an image file stored in its Album folder
Transport Control
- Needle Drop v6.4
Play through each track in a playlist at your set interval - Just Play This One v3.0
Play the selected track and stop - Stop Track! v2.1
Use special track to stop iTunes, cue next track - A Space Between v2.0
Applet plays tracks with a user-set duration of silence between each track - Skip Back or Ahead v2.0
Advance or rewind the currently playing track an entered number of seconds - Change Pitch of Song v2.0
Use QuickTime 7 to change the pitch of selected tracks - Have a Quick Look v1.0
View selected tracks, PDFs in QuickLook windows
General Library Tidying
- Super Remove Dead Tracks v4.10
Remove iTunes tracks disassociated from files - Track Down Purchases v3.8
Sort purchased tracks into discrete playlists by name or Apple ID - Music Folder Files Not Added v5.10
Displays files in iTunes Media folder not in iTunes track library - Find Empty iTunes Media Folders v1.2
Finds and displays any empty folders in the iTunes Media folder - List MIAs v4.10
Display, create text file listing info of dead tracks - Delete Empty Playlists v3.2
Delete all or selected empty playlists