Apple Music keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

Printable cheat sheet covering all 58 Apple Music 2025 keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys, organized by category. Export as PDF or print directly.

All shortcuts

Space — Start playing or pause the selected song
Enter — Play the currently selected song from the beginning
Alt+Meta+ArrowRight — Move forward within a song
Alt+Meta+ArrowLeft — Move backward within a song
Meta+Period — Stop playing the selected song
ArrowRight — When a song is playing, play the next song in a list
ArrowLeft — When a song is playing, play the previous song in a list
Meta+L — Show the currently playing song in the list
Alt+Meta+U — Show the Playing Next queue
Alt+ArrowRight — Listen to the next album in a list
Alt+ArrowLeft — Listen to the previous album in a list
Meta+ArrowUp — Increase the volume
Meta+ArrowDown — Decrease the volume
Alt+Meta+E — Open the equalizer
Shift+Meta+ArrowRight — Go to the next chapter, if available
Shift+Meta+ArrowLeft — Go to the previous chapter, if available
Meta+U — Stream audio file at a specific URL to Music
Meta+N — Create a new playlist
Shift+Meta+N — Create a playlist from a selection of songs
Alt+Meta+N — Create a new Smart Playlist
Alt+Space — Start the Genius Shuffle
Meta+R — Refresh a Genius Playlist, when the playlist is selected
Meta+Delete — Delete the selected playlist without confirmation
Alt+Delete — Delete the selected playlist and all songs it contains from your library
Alt+Delete — Delete the selected song from your library and all playlists
Meta+O — Add a file to your library
Shift+Meta+R — Show where a song file is located
Meta+F — Select the search field
Meta+Z — Undo your last typing change while editing an item
Meta+X — Cut the selected song's information or artwork
Meta+C — Copy the selected song's information or artwork
Meta+V — Paste the selected song's information or artwork
Meta+A — Select all the songs in the list
Meta+B — Show or hide the column browser
Shift+Meta+A — De-select all the songs in the list
Shift+Meta+M — Open the MiniPlayer
Shift+Meta+F — Open the Full Screen Player
Ctrl+Meta+F — Toggle full-screen view
Meta+Slash — Show or hide the status bar
Meta+I — Open the info window for the selected song
Meta+N — In the info window, see information for the next song
Meta+P — In the info window, see information for the previous song
Shift+Meta+BracketLeft — Go to the previous pane in the info window
Shift+Meta+BracketRight — Go to the next pane in the info window
Meta+J — Open the View Options window for the selected source
Meta+T — Turn the visualizer on or off
Meta+R — Refresh Apple Music or the iTunes Store
Meta+0 — Open the Music window
Meta+W — Close the Music window
Meta+M — Put the Music window in the Dock
Meta+H — Hide the Music window
Alt+Meta+H — Hide all other applications
Alt+Enter — Initiate a search in the iTunes Store
Meta+BracketRight — Go to the next page in the iTunes Store
Meta+BracketLeft — Go to the previous page in the iTunes Store
Meta+R — Reload the current page
Meta+Q — Quit the Music app
Meta+E — Eject a CD

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Apple Music keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

Printable cheat sheet covering all 58 Apple Music 2025 keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys, organized by category. Export as PDF or print directly.

All shortcuts

Space — Start playing or pause the selected song
Enter — Play the currently selected song from the beginning
Alt+Meta+ArrowRight — Move forward within a song
Alt+Meta+ArrowLeft — Move backward within a song
Meta+Period — Stop playing the selected song
ArrowRight — When a song is playing, play the next song in a list
ArrowLeft — When a song is playing, play the previous song in a list
Meta+L — Show the currently playing song in the list
Alt+Meta+U — Show the Playing Next queue
Alt+ArrowRight — Listen to the next album in a list
Alt+ArrowLeft — Listen to the previous album in a list
Meta+ArrowUp — Increase the volume
Meta+ArrowDown — Decrease the volume
Alt+Meta+E — Open the equalizer
Shift+Meta+ArrowRight — Go to the next chapter, if available
Shift+Meta+ArrowLeft — Go to the previous chapter, if available
Meta+U — Stream audio file at a specific URL to Music
Meta+N — Create a new playlist
Shift+Meta+N — Create a playlist from a selection of songs
Alt+Meta+N — Create a new Smart Playlist
Alt+Space — Start the Genius Shuffle
Meta+R — Refresh a Genius Playlist, when the playlist is selected
Meta+Delete — Delete the selected playlist without confirmation
Alt+Delete — Delete the selected playlist and all songs it contains from your library
Alt+Delete — Delete the selected song from your library and all playlists
Meta+O — Add a file to your library
Shift+Meta+R — Show where a song file is located
Meta+F — Select the search field
Meta+Z — Undo your last typing change while editing an item
Meta+X — Cut the selected song's information or artwork
Meta+C — Copy the selected song's information or artwork
Meta+V — Paste the selected song's information or artwork
Meta+A — Select all the songs in the list
Meta+B — Show or hide the column browser
Shift+Meta+A — De-select all the songs in the list
Shift+Meta+M — Open the MiniPlayer
Shift+Meta+F — Open the Full Screen Player
Ctrl+Meta+F — Toggle full-screen view
Meta+Slash — Show or hide the status bar
Meta+I — Open the info window for the selected song
Meta+N — In the info window, see information for the next song
Meta+P — In the info window, see information for the previous song
Shift+Meta+BracketLeft — Go to the previous pane in the info window
Shift+Meta+BracketRight — Go to the next pane in the info window
Meta+J — Open the View Options window for the selected source
Meta+T — Turn the visualizer on or off
Meta+R — Refresh Apple Music or the iTunes Store
Meta+0 — Open the Music window
Meta+W — Close the Music window
Meta+M — Put the Music window in the Dock
Meta+H — Hide the Music window
Alt+Meta+H — Hide all other applications
Alt+Enter — Initiate a search in the iTunes Store
Meta+BracketRight — Go to the next page in the iTunes Store
Meta+BracketLeft — Go to the previous page in the iTunes Store
Meta+R — Reload the current page
Meta+Q — Quit the Music app
Meta+E — Eject a CD