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A simple macOS application that will prevent iTunes or Apple Music from launching.

28 mentions on Hacker News by 28 people: 3 stories, 25 comments · first 2022-07-02 · latest 2026-06-12

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  1. I've been using noTunes to do this for years, works like a charm: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes Also a bit unfortunate that a software like this has to exist in the first place.
    comment by carte_blanche · 2026-06-12 · in Stop the Apple Music app from launching
  2. …Settings Select General Select Login Items Click the + under Open at Login and select noTunes https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
    comment by ElijahLynn · 2026-06-08 · in Stop the Apple Music app from launching
  3. I'be been using a tool called NoTunes for years. https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes Fuck that app and fuck your subscription Apple.
    comment by brikym · 2026-06-08 · in Stop the Apple Music app from launching
  4. https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes this is the OG app.
    comment by flawn · 2026-06-08 · in Stop the Apple Music app from launching
  5. I use https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
    comment by delduca · 2026-06-08 · in Stop the Apple Music app from launching
  6. I've been using this for a while now: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes Source code for this one: https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/MusicDecoy
    comment by verdverm · 2026-06-08 · in Stop the Apple Music app from launching
  7. I use https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes to fix this "feature"
    comment by 1bpp · 2025-09-24 · in macOS becomes iOS: Safari video controls
  8. just in case anyone else is running in to this problem, there is a solution https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes this will prevent itunes/apple music from opening
    comment by jedbrooke · 2025-03-18 · in Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones
  9. https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
    comment by DavideNL · 2024-08-23 · in Apple to update EU browser options, make more apps deletable
  10. …Music by default when I plug in my headphones? Agreed, but there is a decent enough workaround. https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
    comment by latchkey · 2024-08-11 · in The Mac Is a Power Tool
  11. …app called noTunes (it's on github) to prevent that from happening. edit: should be this one: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
    comment by wila · 2024-06-26 · in Microsoft breached antitrust rules by bundling Teams and Office, EU says
  12. …Protip: install via brew, change defaults to open spotify instead and hide icon. Instructions here: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
    comment by _ixdf · 2024-05-21 · in NoTunes is a macOS application that will prevent Apple Music from launching
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    NoTunes is a macOS application that will prevent Apple Music from launching
    story by faebi · 2024-05-21 · 266 comments
  14. …first things I install on macbooks is this app that prevents iTunes or Apple Music from launching https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
    comment by mertysn · 2024-03-13 · in Features lost across versions of macOS
  15. …also cannot uninstall Apple Music on Mac OS, forcing people to resort to (brilliant) things like https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
    comment by airstrike · 2024-02-04 · in Write code for the web
  16. Yea, that's annoying. You have to install the noTunes app and set it to run at log in: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes/releases
    comment by shpx · 2023-11-17 · in De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soon
  17. I agree with you. Apple Music is particularly annoying. I recommend this free little utility: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
    comment by klausbert · 2023-09-27 · in macOS Sonoma is available today
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    story by tosh · 2023-09-27 · 0 comments
  19. You absolutely need this: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
    comment by dmt0 · 2023-09-27 · in macOS Sonoma is available today
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    NoTunes: Simple macOS app that prevents iTunes, Apple Music from launching
    story by thunderbong · 2023-08-03 · 2 comments
  21. If you don't use iTunes at all: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes has saved quite a lot of my sanity very simply.
    comment by Groxx · 2023-08-03 · in System settings that aren’t in System Settings
  22. > Everytime my BT headphones connect, Apple Music opens up. https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes > noTunes is a macOS application that will prevent iTunes or Apple Music from launching. Simply launch the noTunes app and iTunes/Music will no…
    comment by GeekyBear · 2023-04-18 · in Microsoft plugging more ads into Windows 11 Start Menu
  23. https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
    comment by its_ethan · 2023-04-18 · in Microsoft plugging more ads into Windows 11 Start Menu
  24. My solution: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes (i.e. I use this. I did not create it)
    comment by squiffsquiff · 2023-04-13 · in Microsoft is slowly rolling out ads in the Windows 11 start menu
  25. …the hijacking of the play button or when bluetooth headphones are connected or disconnected. 1: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
    comment by Neff · 2022-11-07 · in You Might Also Like
  26. …starting on bluetooth connections, but some people pointed me to this project to deal with it: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes You can also set it to start something else (Spotify, whatever) instead
    comment by philsnow · 2022-09-07 · in AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)
  27. https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
    comment by neilpa · 2022-07-31 · in Critical SIP Bypass Vulnerabilities in macOS PackageKit.framework
  28. Here, pal: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes But yeah, it sucks that there's no way to turn it off without moving things around. MacOS has gotten really annoying now, the amount of tweaks needed to get the 'magic' out of the way…
    comment by mickelsen · 2022-07-02 · in Ask HN: Alternatives to Apple Music App?