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Keyboard shortcuts in Music on Mac

In Music on your Mac, quickly accomplish many tasks using keyboard shortcuts.

Open Music for me

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 forward or backward within a song

Option-Command-Right Arrow or Left Arrow

Stop playing the selected song

Command-Period

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 equalizer

Option-Command-E

Go to the next or last chapter (if available)

Shift-Command-Right Arrow or Shift-Command-Left Arrow

Stream 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 playlist without confirming that you want to delete it

Command-Delete

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

Option-Delete

Delete the selected song from your library and all playlists

Option-Delete

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 information

Command-Z

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 checkbox next to a song in the list

Change what you see

Action

Shortcut

Open MiniPlayer

Option-Command-M or Shift-Command-M

Open Full Screen Player

Shift-Command-F

Enter or exit full-screen view

Control-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, see the information for the next or previous song in the list

Command-N or Command-P

Go to the previous or next pane in the Info window

Shift-Command-Left Bracket ( [ ) or Shift-Command-Right Bracket ( ] )

Open the View Options window for the selected source

Command-J

Turn the visualizer 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 Music)

Type a word or phrase in the search field and press 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 Preferences

Command-Comma

Quit Music

Command-Q

Eject a CD

Command-E

Open Music Help menu

Command-?

Open a different music library

Option-Command (while opening Music)

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