Apple Music CLI

Use

clawtunes

to control Apple Music from the terminal. Search and play music, control playback, adjust volume, manage playlists, manage shuffle/repeat, browse the Apple Music catalog, and connect to AirPlay devices.

Setup

Install (Homebrew):
```
brew install forketyfork/tap/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"
```

Always use the

--non-interactive

(

-N

) flag to prevent interactive prompts:

clawtunes -N play song "Song Name"

If the command exits with code 1 and lists multiple matches, retry with a more specific song/album/playlist name.
If a more specific name still returns multiple matches, use the
```
--first
```
(
```
-1
```
) flag to auto-select the first result:
```
clawtunes -1 play song "Song Name"
```

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

clawtunes volume -10

Mute:
```
clawtunes mute
```
Unmute:
```
clawtunes unmute
```

Shuffle and Repeat

Enable/disable shuffle:

clawtunes shuffle on

clawtunes shuffle off

Set repeat mode:

clawtunes repeat off

clawtunes repeat all

, or

clawtunes repeat one

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
```
Create a playlist:
```
clawtunes playlist create "Road Trip"
```

Add a song to a playlist:

clawtunes playlist add "Road Trip" "Kickstart My Heart"

Remove a song from a playlist:

clawtunes playlist remove "Road Trip" "Kickstart My Heart"

AirPlay

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

Apple Music Catalog

Search the streaming catalog:
```
clawtunes catalog search "Bowie Heroes"
```

Limit catalog results:

clawtunes catalog search "Bowie Heroes" -n 5

Note: Catalog search is browse-only. To add songs to playlists, they must first be in your library. Use Apple Music app to add catalog items to your library before managing them with clawtunes.

Notes

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

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