Control Apple Music Macos

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name: control-apple-music-macos
description: "Control Apple Music on macOS via the `clawtunes` CLI (play songs/albums/playlists, control playback, volume, shuffle, repeat, search, AirPlay). Use when a user asks to play music, search for songs, control audio playback, or manage Apple Music settings."
category: "Media"
author: community
version: "0.1.0"
icon: image
---

# Apple Music CLI

Use `clawtunes` to control Apple Music from the terminal. Search and play music, control playback, adjust volume, manage shuffle/repeat, and connect to AirPlay devices.

Setup

- Install (Homebrew): `brew tap forketyfork/tap && brew install clawtunes`
- Install (pip): `pip install clawtunes`
- macOS-only; requires Apple Music app.

Play Music

- Play a song: `clawtunes play song "Song Name"`
- Play an album: `clawtunes play album "Album Name"`
- Play a playlist: `clawtunes play playlist "Playlist Name"`
- When multiple matches exist, an interactive numbered menu appears for selection.

Playback Control

- Pause: `clawtunes pause`
- Resume: `clawtunes resume`
- Next track: `clawtunes next`
- Previous track: `clawtunes prev`
- Show now playing: `clawtunes status`

Volume

- Show volume: `clawtunes volume`
- Set volume: `clawtunes volume 50`
- Adjust volume: `clawtunes volume +10` or `clawtunes volume -10`
- Mute: `clawtunes mute`
- Unmute: `clawtunes unmute`

Shuffle and Repeat

- Enable/disable shuffle: `clawtunes shuffle on` or `clawtunes shuffle off`
- Set repeat mode: `clawtunes repeat off`, `clawtunes repeat all`, or `clawtunes repeat one`

Search

- Search songs and albums: `clawtunes search "query"`
- Include playlists: `clawtunes search "query" -p`
- Songs only: `clawtunes search "query" --no-albums`
- Limit results: `clawtunes search "query" -n 20`

Love/Dislike

- Love current track: `clawtunes love`
- Dislike current track: `clawtunes dislike`

Playlists

- List all playlists: `clawtunes playlists`

AirPlay

- List devices: `clawtunes airplay`
- Select device: `clawtunes airplay "Device Name"`
- Deselect device: `clawtunes airplay "Device Name" --off`

Notes

- macOS-only (uses AppleScript to communicate with Apple Music).
- If automation permissions are requested, grant access in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Automation.