Apple Music Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Cheat sheet for 62 keyboard shortcuts in the Apple Music app. This application is for macOS only.

Play Music

Operation	Shortcut
Start playing or pause the selected song	`Space`
Play the currently selected song from the beginning	`Enter`
Move forward in a song	`Cmd` + `Opt` + `Right`
Move backward in a song	`Cmd` + `Opt` + `Left`
Stop playing the selected song	`Cmd` + `.`
While playing a song, play the next song in the list	`Right`
While playing a song, play the previous song in the list	`Left`
Show the currently playing song in the list	`Cmd` + `L`
Show the Up Next queue	`Cmd` + `Opt` + `U`
Listen to the next album in the list	`Opt` + `Right`
Listen to the previous album in the list	`Opt` + `Left`
Increase volume	`Cmd` + `Up`
Decrease 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 an audio file at a specific URL to Music	`Cmd` + `U`

Playlists

Operation	Shortcut
Create a new playlist	`Cmd` + `N`
Create a playlist from selected songs	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `N`
Create a new Smart Playlist	`Cmd` + `Opt` + `N`
Start Genius Shuffle	`Opt` + `Space`
Refresh a Genius playlist (when 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

Operation	Shortcut
Add a file to the library	`Cmd` + `O`
Show the location of a song file	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `R`
Select the search field	`Cmd` + `F`
Undo last typing change while editing an item	`Cmd` + `Z`
Cut selected song’s info or artwork	`Cmd` + `X`
Copy selected song’s info or artwork	`Cmd` + `C`
Paste selected song’s info or artwork	`Cmd` + `V`
Select all songs in the list	`Cmd` + `A`
Show or hide the column browser	`Cmd` + `B`
Deselect all songs in the list	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `A`

Window Options

Operation	Shortcut
Open MiniPlayer	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `M`
Open 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 info for the next song	`Cmd` + `N`
In the Info window, see info 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`
Open or close the Visualizer	`Cmd` + `T`
See more options when visual effects are shown	`?`
Refresh Apple Music or 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

Operation	Shortcut
Start 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

Operation	Shortcut
Open Music Settings (Preferences)	`Cmd` + `,`
Quit Music app	`Cmd` + `Q`
Eject CD	`Cmd` + `E`
Open Music Help menu	`Cmd` + `?`
Open a different music library while opening Music	`Cmd` + `Opt`