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Add Command+F quick search shortcut to iTunes (Mac)

March 22, 2007 by in Apple,Tech with 5 Comments

An extremely helpful keyboard shortcut for iTunes users. If you’re like my, scratching your head wondering why Apple didn’t include this type of keyboard shortcut by default, wonder no more as Macworld outlines the quick Terminal fix [via].

defaults write com.apple.iTunes \
NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add “Target Search Field” “@F”

Make sure to hit Return after the "\" before entering the final NSUerKeyEquivalents string. Works like a charm for searching the main iTunes Library.


  • http://www.clunkclunk.com ClunkClunk

    Command-Option-F highlights the search field by default. Useful for those who don’t want to change anything beyond the stock.

  • http://www.aidemac.fr MiKa

    Hum… actually, the Apple convention is that Command-alt-F highligths the search field in the open window, whereas command-f opens the search box for the open document in the window.
    You cans see this behaviour in every Apple application (As far as I know – iTunes, Safari, Finder).

    iTunes isn’t an exception, except the window does not contain any “searcheable document”, so the search menu logic doesn’t apply.

    But you can select the search field with command-alt-F.

    Still, your tip to make command-F the default for iTunes is great !

  • http://www.aidemac.fr MiKa

    (And command-F is now used for CoverFlow fullscreen mode)

  • http://www.ronaldpoi.com/ Ronald Poi

    Damn… i should have read the comments before screw my terminal…

  • http://homepage.mac.com/simx/technonova/index.html Simone Manganelli

    The two-line command was just for readability: this is more easily typed as a one-line command without the backslash, but you can copy-paste it as-is, too.

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