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Keyboard shortcuts in Music on Mac

In the Music app on your Mac, you can quickly accomplish many tasks using keyboard shortcuts.
Shortcuts are listed below, as well as in Music menus in the menu bar. In app menus, keyboard shortcuts
are represented by symbols.

Note: Keyboard shortcuts in apps may vary depending on the language and keyboard layout you’re using
on your Mac. If the shortcuts below don’t work as you expect, look in the app menus in the menu bar to
see the correct shortcuts. You can also use the Keyboard Viewer to see your current keyboard layout,
known as an input source.

Play songs, music videos and more

Action Shortcut

Start playing or pause the selected song Space bar

Play the currently selected song from the beginning Return

Move forwards or backwards within a song Option-Command-Right Arrow or Left Arrow

Stop playing the selected song Command-Full Stop

When a song is playing, play the next song in a list Right Arrow

When a song is playing, play the previous song in a list Left Arrow

Show the currently playing song in the list Command-L

Show the Playing Next queue Option-Command-U

Listen to the next or previous album in a list Option-Right Arrow or Left Arrow

Increase the volume Command-Up Arrow

Decrease the volume Command-Down Arrow

Open the equaliser Option-Command-E

Go to the next or last chapter (if available) Shift-Command-Right Arrow or Shift-Command-Left

Arrow

Stream an audio file at a specific URL to Music Command-U

Create and manage playlists
Action Shortcut

Create a new playlist Command-N

Create a playlist from a selection of songs Shift-Command-N

Create a new Smart Playlist Option-Command-N

Start Genius Shuffle Option-Space bar

Refresh a Genius Playlist (when the playlist is selected) Command-R

Delete the selected song from the playlist or library Delete

Delete the selected song from the playlist or library Command-Delete

without confirming you want to delete it

Delete the selected song from your library and all Option-Delete
playlists

Manage your library and media files

Action Shortcut

Add a file (import) to your library Command-O

Show where a song file is located Shift-Command-R

Select the search field Command-F

Undo your last typing change while editing an item’s Command-Z

information

Cut the selected song’s information or artwork Command-X

Copy the selected song’s information or artwork Command-C

Paste the selected song’s information or artwork Command-V

Select all the songs in the list Command-A

Show or hide the column browser Command-B

Deselect all the songs in the list Shift-Command-A

Select or deselect all the songs in a list Command-click the tickbox next to a song in the list

Change what you see

Action Shortcut

Open or close Mini Player Option-Command-M or Shift-Command-M

Open or close Full Screen Player Shift-Command-F

Switch between custom and maximum window sizes Option-click the green button in the top-left corner of the
Music window

Change the song information columns Control-click a column heading

Show or hide the status bar Command-/

Open the Info window for the selected song Command-I

In the Info window, show the information for the next or Command-Left Bracket ( [ ) or Command-Right Bracket (
previous song in the list ])

Open the View Options window for the selected source Command-J

Turn the visualiser on or off Command-T

See more options when a visual effect is showing Press ?, then press the indicated key to use an option (not
all visual effects support this)

Refresh Apple Music or iTunes Store Command-R

Open the Music window Command-0 (zero)

Close the Music window Command-W

Put the Music window in the Dock Command-M

Hide the Music window Command-H

Hide all other applications Option-Command-H

Find items in the iTunes Store

Action Shortcut

Initiate a search in the iTunes Store (from anywhere in Type a word or phrase in the search field and press
Music) Option-Return

Go to the next page in the iTunes Store Command-Right Bracket ( ] )

Go to the previous page in the iTunes Store Command-Left Bracket ( [ )

Reload the current page Command-R

Other shortcuts
 Action Shortcut

Open Music settings Command-Comma

Quit Music Command-Q

Eject a CD Command-E

Open Music Help menu Command-?

Open a different music library Option (while opening Music)

See also

Play songs from your library in Music on Mac

Stream recommended songs from Apple Music on Mac
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