Apple Music Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A cheat sheet for the 62 keyboard shortcuts in the Apple Music app. This application is only available for MacOS.

Playing Music

Action	Shortcut
Start or pause playing the selected song	`Space`
Play the currently selected song from the beginning	`Enter`
Advance within a song	`Cmd` + `Opt` + `Right`
Move backward within a song	`Cmd` + `Opt` + `Left`
Stop playing the selected song	`Cmd` + `.`
Next song in the playlist (when playing)	`Right`
Previous song in the playlist (when playing)	`Left`
Show the currently playing song in the list	`Cmd` + `L`
Show 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 from a specific URL to Music	`Cmd` + `U`

Playlists

Action	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 selected songs from your library and all playlists	`Opt` + `Del`

Library

Action	Shortcut
Add a file to your library	`Cmd` + `O`
Show the location of a song file	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `R`
Select the Search field	`Cmd` + `F`
Undo the last typing change while editing items	`Cmd` + `Z`
Cut information or artwork of the selected song	`Cmd` + `X`
Copy information or artwork of the selected song	`Cmd` + `C`
Paste information or artwork of the selected song	`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

Action	Shortcut
Open MiniPlayer	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `M`
Open Full-Screen Player	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `F`
Toggle Full-Screen View	`Cmd` + `Ctrl` + `F`
Show or hide Status Bar	`Cmd` + `/`
Open the Info window for the selected song	`Cmd` + `I`
View info for the next song in the Info window	`Cmd` + `N`
View info for the previous song in the Info window	`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`
View more options when Visualizer is 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

Action	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 current page	`Cmd` + `R`

Others

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