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Delete lyrics from the selected tracks

AppleScript Applet for Music

Universal, for macOS 11 and later only. This script will delete the Custom Lyrics—i.e., lyrics text entered by the user—from the selected tracks. Assign it a keyboard shortcut.

Does not affect Lyrics provided by Apple Music; this data is inaccessible.

Action shot:

Delete Lyrics in action

Script will stay open after each delete operation so that additional track batches can be operated on.

Latest version:

  • v3.2 October 22, 2025
  • Accommodations for macOS 26/Tahoe
  • Adds stays-open-to-select-again feature
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Further:

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Current v3.2

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Info:

  • This is an Applet
  • works with: Music
  • file format: Application (Applet)
  • Gatekeeper Security: Notarized by Apple
  • current version downloads: 117 | total downloads: 686
  • .dmg download size: 1.9MB

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