Learn Apple Music keyboard shortcuts

Practice Apple Music 2025 keyboard shortcuts with timed drills. Memorize all 58 hotkeys and keybindings faster through interactive exercises.

Top 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

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Related pages

  • Apple Music shortcuts
  • Apple Music cheat sheet
  • Learn Apple Music shortcuts
  • All Audio & Music apps