• The Create Tag shortcut action now includes an optional Folder parameter. • Fixed Qobuz integration. • Fixed redirecting albums and songs to Spotify. • Fixed Play Item configuration in Control Center not working.

This update fixes an issue where it was not possible to dismiss the “What’s New in MusicBox” popup when launching the app.

• You can now reorder sections on your sidebar. Go to Settings → Sidebar to customize. • Search now starts in the list you’re viewing, making results more relevant right away, with an option to switch back to searching everywhere. The search filters have also been redesigned to be easier to scan and adjust. • Added drag-and-drop tagging support. Drag any item onto a sidebar tag to tag it instantly.

When adding an Apple Music playlist link, MusicBox now asks whether to save the playlist as a single item for later listening or import all of its tracks individually.

• Your MusicBox library is now reliably indexed in Spotlight, making it easier to find and access from anywhere. • Fixed adding items from AllMusic.

GENERAL: • Added support for more music links and URL formats. • Added support for copying and pasting tags between items. • Added support for copying and pasting custom colors when creating or editing tag, smart search, and folders. • Added support for duplicating auto-tagging conditions. • Added 187 new icons to customize your tags, smart search, and folders. SHORTCUTS AND SPOTLIGHT: • Improved Shortcuts support, making app actions more reliable and easier to use from Apple Shortcuts. • Enhanced Spotlight and system search integration so music-related content can be found more naturally. FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS: • Made the sidebar feel smoother by loading counts and artwork more efficiently. • Fixed small interface issues that could affect what appears on screen. • General performance and reliability improvements throughout the app.

Fixed an issue that could prevented YouTube Music albums from being added with correct metadata.

• Several performance improvements for large libraries. • Improved reliability of opening an album in other streaming services when using “Redirect to My Preferred App.”

• The notes editor is now much more capable for detailed notes: - Editing tools now appear directly above the text field for faster access. - You can format text with Markdown and add links more easily. - New tool for quickly referencing tags and other music items. - Ability to export your notes as a Markdown file. • Improved opening albums in a preferred streaming app: if an album isn’t available or can’t be opened on the selected service, MusicBox now offers other available platforms. • Ability to create a new tag directly while adding tags to a Tag Folder.

Improved keyboard navigation in grid view! You can now move between albums and songs using the arrow keys.

• Fixed an issue where widget artwork rendered incorrectly when the widget was dimmed. • Fixed an issue where the app would crash on launch when iCloud had pending changes to sync.

• Added the ability to open a random new item in the Genres section. • Performance improvements when scrolling the list of items.

• New Safari extension for quickly adding the current page to MusicBox. Tip: use the Control-Option-M keyboard shortcut for even faster access! • Fixed Spotify integration.

• Ability to replace an album with one of its other available versions on Apple Music.

• Improved support for YouTube Music playlists. • Improved support for Tidal albums, artists, and tracks. • Improved support for Plexamp albums. SHORTCUTS • Added a new “Get Music from Smart Search” action that returns all albums from a selected Smart Search. • Replaced the old “Get Tags” action with a new “Find Tag” action that lets you customize filtering and sorting options for more flexible tag searches. • Replaced the old “Add Tag” action with a more modern version that accepts both Tag and Music parameters. • Replaced the old “Remove Tag” action with a more modern version that accepts both Tag and Music parameters.

New menu bar icon to browse and open your music lists when the app is not active.

NEW LAYOUT OPTIONS AND OPTIMIZATIONS • Along with the recently introduced grid layout, you can now choose either a two-column or three-column configuration. Setup in Settings → General. • On the grid layout side, scrolling is much smoother thanks to massive performance optimizations. • Another change that makes the user experience more compelling is new animations when you filter, sort, or change the displayed albums. • And, finally, context menus in list view are now selection-aware and behave just like other macOS context menus. TAGS, SMART SEARCH, AND AUTO-TAGGING IMPROVEMENTS • Multiple selection support: Select and manage multiple items at once using Cmd+Click or Shift+Click. • Improved context menus: Right-click selected items for contextual actions (Edit, Duplicate, Delete, etc.). • Keyboard shortcuts: Use Delete key to remove selected items and Cmd+N to create new ones. • Drag and drop: Drag tags and smart searches into folders for easier organization. • Bulk operations: Duplicate or delete multiple items simultaneously. • Tag folders now display the total item count as a badge in the sidebar. • You can now create a new tag directly from the Add Tag menu, without losing your current selection. ADDITIONAL CHANGES • The app now launches faster, with quicker switching between lists. • Added the ability to switch a deluxe album to its standard version when available (right-click → Advanced → Switch to Standard Version).

• Support for bookmarking Apple Music curators. • New grid layout option for the second column. Go to Settings → Music List to configure. • Redesigned the Add to MusicBox option in the Share Menu to support adding multiple tags, notes, and star ratings, and to display more details about the item being added. • Smart Search now supports the * wildcard, allowing you to filter items that have notes. • New Add With Search Shortcut action that asks for a search query, shows matching albums, and saves the one you choose. • The Find Music Shortcut action now lets you find items that don’t have a specific title, artist, URL, editorial notes, or notes. • The Add Music Shortcut action now lets you set tags to “Ask Each Time”, so you can choose the appropriate tags when adding.

• Support for showing played items in the Artists, Record Labels, and Genres lists on the sidebar. Go to Settings → Sidebar to configure. • New Music Credits menu that lets you search production credits in MusicSmart. • Support for opening Apple Music albums and songs in Albums. • Tinted widgets now display images in full color.

MusicBox now features a modernized UI that adopts the new design language, updated app icons, and intelligent features that help you throughout the app. FRESH DESIGN - Deeper separation between content and navigation controls, buttons that animate and shift shape as you move between different views, and playful navigation transitions for a polished user experience. UPDATED APP ICONS - MusicBox now supports every icon appearance for customizing your Mac. TAG AND ICON SUGGESTIONS - On supported devices, you can now get AI-generated tag and icon ideas for your content.

• Redesigned the music details inspector with separate panes for each section: attributes, editorial, and notes. • Big improvements to performance and responsiveness, making everything feel smoother and faster. • Rebuilt the menu bar to properly enable or disable buttons based on selected items, and added more app actions for easier access. • Search now finds items across the whole app, not just in the selected list—and it’s blazing fast! • Search now also lets you choose which item attributes to match.

• Resolved an issue where the sidebar and list view would reset their width after a system restart. • The old “Add Music” shortcuts action should now automatically migrate to the new “Add Music” App Intents based action. • Possible fix for an issue that could cause MusicBox to not recognize Premium entitlements when invoked from the Share Sheet.

MusicBox is now free to download, so you can try it out with up to five albums at no cost! An in-app purchase is available for adding unlimited albums. Previous users who bought the app before version 1.5.3 keep unlimited access forever.

• Customize Tags, Smart Search, and folders with colors and icons of your choice. • Smart Search now supports filtering by Date Played. • Smart Search now supports filtering items with no ratings. • MusicBox now remembers expanded Tag and Smart Search folders in the sidebar.

Performance improvement when selecting a Tag folder.