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Notes on Music favorites and the Likeit menu bar star

• How to rate a song that is not in your Apple Music libraryMusic lets other apps rate only songs that are in your library. How Likeit rates a song you only streamed: it adds the song to your library first, then sets the starsOctober 20, 2026
• Favorite or add to library in Apple Music: what is the differenceFavoriting a song is not the same as adding it to your library. What each one does, and why a favorited radio or streaming song may not show up in your library listOctober 18, 2026
• Love or Favorite in Apple Music: what changed and what it means for old guidesOlder guides tell you to Love a song with a heart. Music now says Favorite and uses a star. Same thing, here is what moved over and what is newOctober 18, 2026
• How to see all your favorite songs in Apple Music on Mac, and turn them into a playlistWhere the songs you favorited end up in the Music app, how to find them, and how to build a smart playlist from themOctober 18, 2026
• How to favorite the current song in Music with AppleScriptThe AppleScript to favorite or unfavorite the current song in the Music app, what works for library songs and streams, and the errors you will meetOctober 18, 2026
• Is there a keyboard shortcut to favorite a song in Apple Music on Mac?Apple lists no keyboard shortcut for Favorite in Music on the Mac, and the menu bar has no Favorite item to assign one to. What you can do insteadOctober 18, 2026
• How to unfavorite a song in Apple Music on MacRemove a favorite in Music on the Mac with the favorite button, why a favorite from radio can seem to stay, and what Apple documents about removing many at onceOctober 18, 2026
• How to favorite the current song in Apple Music from the menu barFavorite the song playing in Music with one click in the Mac menu bar, without bringing the Music window forward. The built-in way and the one-click wayOctober 17, 2026
• What a favorite in Apple Music actually doesA favorite is a flag on a song, plus a playlist that Music keeps for you. How it behaves for library songs, streaming songs and radio, and how to undo itOctober 17, 2026
• Why the star in Music updates late after you favorite a songYou favorite a song from outside the Music window and the star in Music stays empty for several seconds. The value is already saved. What is going on and what to trustOctober 17, 2026
• Which apps can control Music on your Mac, and how to revoke accessmacOS asks before one app controls another. Where to see which apps may control Music, how to turn one off, and what Likeit needsOctober 17, 2026