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.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Play or pause the selected song | Space |
| Start playing a song from the beginning | Option (⌥)Enter |
| Play the next song in a list | Cmd (⌘)→ |
| Play the previous song in a list | Cmd (⌘)← |
| Fast forward within a song | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)→ |
| Rewind within a song | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)← |
| Increase volume | Cmd (⌘)↑ |
| Decrease volume | Cmd (⌘)↓ |
| Mute the sound | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)↓ |
| Show or hide the Playing Next queue | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)U |
| Open the Equalizer | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)E |
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."
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Create a new playlist | Cmd (⌘)N |
| Create a playlist from a selection of songs | ShiftCmd (⌘)N |
| Create a new Smart Playlist | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)N |
| Show duplicate items | ShiftCmd (⌘)F |
| Delete the selected song from a playlist | Delete |
| Delete the selected song from your library | Option (⌥)Delete |
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.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Minimize the window | Cmd (⌘)M |
| Open the Music window | Cmd (⌘)0 |
| Switch to MiniPlayer | ShiftCmd (⌘)M |
| Enter or exit full-screen view | CtrlCmd (⌘)F |
| Close the Music window | Cmd (⌘)W |
| Hide Music | Cmd (⌘)H |
File Operations
Finally, here are shortcuts for operating music files from the Music app. These are convenient when editing music files or checking information.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Get info about the selected item | Cmd (⌘)I |
| Add to library (Open file) | Cmd (⌘)O |
| Show song file in Finder | ShiftCmd (⌘)R |
| Search in Library | Cmd (⌘)F |
| Open Music settings (preferences) | Cmd (⌘), |