dougscripts.com

Split an album of tracks into playlists by LP side and auto-play them

AppleScript Applet for Music

For macOS 10.15 and later only. This script will allow you to configure a selection of tracks (presumably the tracks of a single particular album, although any tracks will do) like the sides of an analog LP. The script will then play each "side" one at a time, with space between each track and slightly more space between sides (to emulate the time it would take to flip the record over).

You can get the track order for an album if you Search Discogs or Search Wikipedia.

Written as a sort of joke to illustrate the awkwardness of recreating an analog music listening experience digitally.

Watch the video demo below.

Action shot:

Side Splitter in action

Select tracks in Music and launch the script. Configure an "album" by designating the "last track" of each side. Hit play and the tracks will be played with space between each track and slightly more space between sides (to emulate the time it would take to flip the record over).

Latest version:

  • v3.0 December 14, 2025
  • Accommodations for macOS 26 Tahoe
  • Redesigned UI and concept
  •  

Further:
download ⬇

Current v3.0

Free to use, but a payment
in appreciation is requested.
Thanks for your support!

Info:

  • This is an Applet
  • works with: Music
  • file format: Application (Applet)
  • Gatekeeper Security: Notarized by Apple
  • current version downloads: 26 | total downloads: 75
  • .dmg download size: 2.5MB

Serviceable Antecedent(s):

A/V:

Perhaps Also of Interest...

Popular Now

downloaded <1m

Re-Embed Artwork v3.4

For Music Exports and then re-imports selected tracks' artwork

downloaded <1m

Apply Embedded Artwork v2.1

For Music Apply extant image metadata from tracks' files as track artwork

De-Genre

downloaded <1m

De-Genre v6.0

For Music Helps manage and remove unwanted Genres

Albumizer

downloaded <1m

Albumizer v1.1

For Music Incrementally re-number tracks and add album tags to a selection

Artwork as Album Folder Icon

downloaded <1m

Artwork as Album Folder Icon v3.3

For Music Assigns track artwork as icon for corresponding file's folder

File Renamer

downloaded <1m

File Renamer v5.2

For Music/TV Use tag data to formulate new file name for selected tracks' files

10 Most Recently Added

Site contents © 2001 - 2026 (that's right: 2001) Doug Adams and weblished by Doug Adams. Contact support AT dougscripts DOT com. About.
All rights reserved. Privacy.
AppleScript, iTunes, iPod, iPad, and iPhone are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. This site has no direct affiliation with Apple, Inc.
The one who says "it cannot be done" should not be interrupting the one who is doing it.