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Helps manage and remove unwanted Genres

AppleScript Applet for Music

Universal, for macOS 11 and later only. This script re-assigns the tracks of selected Genres to another Genre, ostensibly so that the original--and consequently any un-assigned-Genres--disappear from the Music app's Genre pop-up list. Of course, it can also be used simply to batch-edit Genres without having to assemble the tracks first.

As you may know, you can make superfluous Custom Genres vanish from the Genre pop-up list simply by eliminating a reference to them in your tracks; when no tracks are assigned to a particular Genre, that Genre will be dropped. (Note however that Music's original Genre names cannot be removed this way; only those accumulated from other sources or created by you.)

Action shot:

De-Genre in action

Consolidate three genres to a single Genre.

Latest version:

  • v6.0 November 9, 2025
  • Accommodations for macOS 26/Tahoe
  • Adds sorting options
  • Fixes toggle-size issue
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Current v6.0

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Info:

  • This is an Applet
  • works with: Music
  • file format: Application (Applet)
  • Gatekeeper Security: Notarized by Apple
  • current version downloads: 164 | total downloads: 1,084
  • .dmg download size: 2MB

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