Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac)	Menu Description
Space	Start or stop playing the selected song
Enter	Play the currently selected song from the beginning
Option+⌘+Arrow Right/Arrow Left	Move forward or backward within a song
Option+Arrow Right/Arrow Left	Listen to the next or previous album in a list
Arrow Left/Arrow Right	Go to the next or previous song in a list

Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac)	Menu Description
⌘+click the checkbox next to a song	Select or deselect all the songs in a list
Shift+⌘+N	Create a new playlist from selected songs
Option+⌘+N	Create a new Smart Playlist
⌘+Delete	Delete the selected playlist without confirming that you want to delete it
Option +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
⌘+R	Refresh the Radio list, when Radio is selected (or Genius Playlist if selected)

Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac)	Menu Description
⌘+/	Go to the next page / go to previous page in iTunes Store
Type in Search field and press Option +Enter	Initiate a search in the iTunes Store (from anywhere in iTunes)
⌘+R	Check for app updates (when Apps is selected, below Library)

Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac)	Menu Description
Ctrl +click a column heading	Change the song information columns
⌘+click a triangle	Expand or collapse all the triangles in the Radio’s Stream list
Option+⌘+M	Shrink the iTunes window to show only the playback controls
Option +click the zoom button in the upper +left corner of the iTunes window	Switch between custom and maximum window sizes
⌘+drag the resize control in the lower +right corner of the window	See the iTunes window resize while you are resizing it
⌘+N/⌘+P	In the Info window, see the info for the next or previous song in the list
Shift+⌘+/	Go to the previous or next pane in the Get Info or Preferences window
⌘+F	Select the search field

Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac)	Menu Description
⌘+N	Create a new playlist
Shift+⌘+N	Create a new playlist with the selected songs
Option+⌘+N	Create a new Smart Playlist
⌘+O	Open / add a file to your music library
⌘+W	Close the iTunes window
⌘+I	Open the Info window for the selected song or CD
Shift+⌘+R	Show where a song file is located
⌘+L	Show the currently playing song in the list
⌘+U	Stream audio file at a specific URL to iTunes

Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac)	Menu Description
⌘+T	Turn the visualizer on or off
⌘+F	Full screen visualizer
Press ?, then key available	See more options when a visual effect is showing

Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac)	Menu Description
Ctrl+⌘+F	Enter or exit full-screen view
⌘+M	Put the iTunes window in the Dock
⌘+?	Open iTunes Help
Option +Command (while opening iTunes)	Open iTunes in “safe mode” (without external plug-ins)
While the video is playing, Control +click the movie, and choose Set Poster Frame	Choose artwork for the selected video
Press and hold Option +Command when connecting iPod/iPhone	Prevent iPod from automatically syncing when you connect it to your computer
Shift+⌘+Arrow Right/Arrow Left	Go to the next or last chapter during spoken words (if available)

Playback shortcuts on Mac

Library and Playlist Keyboard shortcuts on Mac