Essential Mac "Music" Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Remember!
macOS "Music App" is a simple and convenient music player app. By memorizing useful keyboard shortcuts, you can operate it smoothly even while working on other tasks.
Posted at: 2025.1.9
Shortcuts for Convenient Playback
First, let's look at shortcuts for music playback, which are basic operations. While many people know that the spacebar plays and stops music, surprisingly many don't know that you can change volume and navigate songs using shortcuts.
Memorizing these shortcuts allows you to operate without using a mouse when listening to music, making it convenient even while working.
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Space | Start or pause playback of the selected song |
| Return | Play the currently selected song from the beginning |
| Option + Command + ←/→ | Move backward/forward within a song |
| → | During song playback, play the next song in the list |
| ← | During song playback, play the previous song in the list |
| Command + L | Display the currently playing song in the list |
| Command + ←/→ | Increase/decrease volume |
| Option + Command + E | Open the equalizer |
Shortcuts for Creating Playlists
Next, here are convenient shortcuts for creating playlists. Selecting songs and then creating a playlist can be quite tedious when using a mouse, but with shortcuts, you can easily create one when you think "this song is good."
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Command + N | Create a new playlist |
| Shift + Command + N | Create a playlist from selected songs |
| Option + Command + N | Create a new smart playlist |
| Command + Delete | Delete selected songs from playlist or library without confirmation message |
Window Operations
Next, here are shortcuts for window operations. You can minimize, maximize, and switch windows using shortcuts, allowing you to operate without using a mouse.
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Command + M | Switch to mini player |
| Command + 0 | Return to normal window |
| Command + F | Search |
| Command + H | Hide the app |
File Operations
Finally, here are shortcuts for operating music files from the Music app. These are convenient when editing music files or checking information.
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Shift + Command+R | Show song file in Finder |
| Command + I | Open the "Info" window for the selected song |
Command + [ / ] | Display information for the previous/next song of the selected song |
| Command + E | Eject CD |