Keyboard shortcuts

Start playing or pause the selected song

Space bar

Play the currently selected song from the beginning

Return

Move forward or backward within a song

Option–Command–Right Arrow or Left Arrow

Stop playing the selected song

Command-Period

When a song is playing, play the next song in a list

Right Arrow

When a song is playing, play the previous song in a list

Left Arrow

Show the currently playing song in the list

Command-L

Show the Up Next list

Option-Command-U

Listen to the next or previous album in a list

Option–Right Arrow or Left Arrow

Go to the next or previous song in a list

Left Arrow or Right Arrow (or click the Skip Forward or Skip Backward controls in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window)

Increase the volume

Command–Up Arrow

Decrease the volume

Command–Down Arrow

Open the equalizer

Option-Command-E

Mute the sound (song keeps playing)

Option–Command–Down Arrow

Go to the next or last chapter (if available)

Shift–Command–Right Arrow or Shift–Command–Left Arrow

Stream audio file at a specific URL to iTunes

Command-U

Create a new playlist

Command-N

Create a playlist from a selection of songs

Shift-Command-N

Create a new Smart Playlist

Option-Command-N

Start Genius Shuffle

Option–Space bar

Refresh a Genius Playlist (when the playlist is selected)

Command-R

Delete the selected playlist without confirming that you want to delete it

Command-Delete

Delete the selected playlist and all the songs it contains from your library

Option-Delete

Delete the selected song from your library and all playlists

Option-Delete

Add a file to your music library

Command-O

Show where a song file is located

Shift-Command-R

Select the search field

Command-F

Choose artwork for the selected video

While the video is playing, Control-click the movie, and choose Set Poster Frame

Undo your last typing change while editing an item’s information

Command-Z

Cut the selected song’s information or artwork

Command-X

Copy the selected song’s information or artwork

Command-C

Paste the selected song’s information or artwork

Command-V

Select all the songs in the list

Command-A

Deselect all the songs in the list

Shift-Command-A

Select or deselect all the songs in a list

Command-click the checkbox next to a song in the list

Open the MiniPlayer

Option-Command-M

Enter or exit full-screen view

Control-Command-F

Switch between custom and maximum window sizes

Option-click the zoom button in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window

See the iTunes window resize while you are resizing it

Command-drag the resize control in the lower-right corner of the window

Change the song information columns

Control-click a column heading

Show the Column Browser

Command-B

Show the status bar

Command-/

Open the Info window for the selected song or CD

Command-I

In the Info window, see the info for the next or previous song in the list

Command-N or Command-P

Go to the previous or next pane in the Get Info or Preferences window

Shift–Command–Left Bracket ( [ ) or Shift–Command–Right Bracket ( ] )

Open the View Options window for the selected source

Command-J

Turn the visualizer on or off

Command-T

See more options when a visual effect is showing

Press ?, then press the indicated key to use an option (not all visual effects support this)

View music

Command-1

View movies

Command-2

View TV shows

Command-3

View podcasts

Command-4

View iTunes U content

Command-5

View audiobooks

Command-6

View apps

Command-7

View tones

Command-8

View Internet radio

Command-9

Refresh the Radio list (when Internet Radio is selected)

Command-R

Expand or collapse all the triangles in the Radio’s Stream list

Command-click a triangle

Open the iTunes window

Command-0

Close the iTunes window

Command-W

Put the iTunes window in the Dock

Command-M

Hide the iTunes window

Command-H

Hide all other applications

Option-Command-H

Initiate a search in the iTunes Store (from anywhere in iTunes)

Type a word or phrase in the Search field and press Option-Return

Go to the iTunes Store homepage

Shift-Command-H

Go to the next page in the iTunes Store

Command–Right Bracket ( ] )

Go to the previous page in the iTunes Store

Command–Left Bracket ( [ )

Reload the current page

Command-R

Prevent iPod, iPhone, or iPad from automatically syncing when you connect it to your computer

Press and hold Option-Command as you connect the device to your computer until the device appears in the iTunes window

Open iTunes Preferences

Command-Comma

Quit iTunes

Command-Q

Eject a CD

Command-E

Open iTunes Help menu

Command-?

Open iTunes in “safe mode” (without external plug-ins)

Option-Command (while opening iTunes)