Is possible to disable Apple Music auto-loading?

Music is not listed in Login Items, so there is nothing to remove. Yet Music continues to open automatically when not desired.

While Apple thinks the Music App is amazing it has a lot of issues being intrusive. For me the app launches and plays media when not expected.

The only way I have found to stop the errant behavior of the Music app is to use the following utility, noTunes.

https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes

Yes, the problem is big enough that someone created a utility to stop it.

Please install a video player for mac such as: Infuse, Kodi, VLC media player, Total Video Player, QuickTime Player, Total Video Player, MKPlayer, Elmedia Video Player,...

It will replace Apple Music and will not launch any apps when you connect bluetooth headset

I use Infuse, I feel very satisfied, Apple Music not start automatically whenever macOS detects a bluetooth headset is connected and I using Infuse to watch OTT IPTV television

Got the same issue on my Mac Air M1: Apple Music launches out of nowhere. This happens intermittently like once every few days. I'm not sure what is the trigger. Apple Music is not even listed in the Settings>Login-items list either.

Apple please fix this!!

I want to avoid downloading external utilities or add-ons, but might need to if this keeps happening

Hey Xanderbbb,

We'll be happy to help you perform the steps to prevent the Music app from loading automatically. Follow the steps quoted below from this resource Open items automatically when you log in on Mac - Apple Support. Once you do this for the Music app, it should stop automatically loading.

"Add or remove automatic items

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, click General  in the sidebar, then click Login Items on the right. (You may need to scroll down.)
2. Do any of the following:

• Add a login item: Click the Add button  below the list of items, select a document, folder, app, server, or other item, then click Add.
• Remove a login item: Select the name of the item you want to prevent from opening automatically, then click the Remove button  below the list.
• Allow apps to run in the background: Allow apps to perform tasks when the app isn’t open, such as checking for software updates or syncing data."

Take care!

Hi Xanderbbb,

Thanks for letting us know you were able to remove that login item. Feel free to reply if you need more help.

Take care.

https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes?tab=readme-ov-file

noTunes – solved this terribly annoying problem on my MacBook Air M2.