Playing Music

Start playing or pause the selected song

  • Space

Play the currently selected song from the beginning

  • Enter

Move forward within a song

  • Cmd
  • Opt
  • Right

Move backward within a song

  • Cmd
  • Opt
  • Left

Stop playing the selected song

  • Cmd
  • .

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

  • Right

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

  • Left

Show the currently playing song in the list

  • Cmd
  • L

Show the Playing Next queue

  • Cmd
  • Opt
  • U

Listen to the next album in a list

  • Opt
  • Right

Listen to the previous album in a list

  • Opt
  • Left

Increase the volume

  • Cmd
  • Up

Decrease the volume

  • Cmd
  • Down

Open the equalizer

  • Cmd
  • Opt
  • E

Go to the next chapter, if available

  • Cmd
  • Shift
  • Right

Go to the previous chapter, if available

  • Cmd
  • Shift
  • Left

Stream audio file at a specific URL to Music

  • Cmd
  • U

Playlists

Create a new playlist

  • Cmd
  • N

Create a playlist from a selection of songs

  • Cmd
  • Shift
  • N

Create a new Smart Playlist

  • Cmd
  • Opt
  • N

Start the Genius Shuffle

  • Opt
  • Space

Refresh a Genius Playlist, when the playlist is selected

  • Cmd
  • R

Delete the selected playlist without confirmation

  • Cmd
  • Del

Delete the selected playlist and all songs it contains from your library

  • Opt
  • Del

Delete the selected song from your library and all playlists

  • Opt
  • Del

Library

Add a file to your library

  • Cmd
  • O

Show where a song file is located

  • Cmd
  • Shift
  • R

Select the search field

  • Cmd
  • F

Undo your last typing change while editing an item

  • Cmd
  • Z

Cut the selected song's information or artwork

  • Cmd
  • X

Copy the selected song's information or artwork

  • Cmd
  • C

Paste the selected song's information or artwork

  • Cmd
  • V

Select all the songs in the list

  • Cmd
  • A

Show or hide the column browser

  • Cmd
  • B

De-select all the songs in the list

  • Cmd
  • Shift
  • A

Window Options

Open the MiniPlayer

  • Cmd
  • Shift
  • M

Open the Full Screen Player

  • Cmd
  • Shift
  • F

Toggle full-screen view

  • Cmd
  • Ctrl
  • F

Show or hide the status bar

  • Cmd
  • /

Open the info window for the selected song

  • Cmd
  • I

In the info window, see information for the next song

  • Cmd
  • N

In the info window, see information for the previous song

  • Cmd
  • P

Go to the previous pane in the info window

  • Cmd
  • Shift
  • [

Go to the next pane in the info window

  • Cmd
  • Shift
  • ]

Open the View Options window for the selected source

  • Cmd
  • J

Turn the visualizer on or off

  • Cmd
  • T

See more options when a visual effect is showing

  • ?

Refresh Apple Music or the iTunes Store

  • Cmd
  • R

Open the Music window

  • Cmd
  • 0

Close the Music window

  • Cmd
  • W

Put the Music window in the Dock

  • Cmd
  • M

Hide the Music window

  • Cmd
  • H

Hide all other applications

  • Cmd
  • Opt
  • H

iTunes Store

Initiate a search in the iTunes Store

  • Opt
  • Enter

Go to the next page in the iTunes Store

  • Cmd
  • ]

Go to the previous page in the iTunes Store

  • Cmd
  • [

Reload the current page

  • Cmd
  • R

Other

Open Music Preferences

  • Cmd
  • ,

Quit the Music app

  • Cmd
  • Q

Eject a CD

  • Cmd
  • E

Open the Music Help menu

  • Cmd
  • ?

Open a different music library, while opening Music

  • Cmd
  • Opt