# tombonez/noTunes

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

Repository: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/notunes
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: macos, itunes, swift
Last push: 2024-08-08T21:26:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3528, "days_push": 755, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6006, forks 101 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:34.205540+00:00)

## What it is
noTunes is a small macOS menu bar application that prevents iTunes or Apple Music from launching, for example when Bluetooth headphones reconnect. It can be toggled from the menu bar and can optionally launch a replacement app or URL instead.

## Use cases
- stop itunes from opening when bluetooth headphones connect
- prevent apple music from launching on mac
- block itunes auto-launch at startup
- replace itunes with another music app on macos
- open youtube music instead of apple music
- hide itunes from my mac

## When to choose
- you're on macOS and iTunes or Music keeps launching unwantedly
- you want a lightweight menu bar toggle to block or allow it
- you want a different music app or website to open instead

## When to avoid
- you're not on macOS
- you want to uninstall iTunes entirely rather than block it
- you need fine-grained control over which apps can launch

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: menu-bar-app, itunes-blocker, apple-music, swift, utility, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- tombonez/noTunes (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.205540+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:49:47.920461+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.205540+00:00, sha b88833d85c5b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.