noTunes
A simple macOS application that will prevent iTunes or Apple Music from launching. (by tombonez)
Open-Shell-Menu
Classic Shell Reborn. (by Open-Shell)
| noTunes | Open-Shell-Menu | |
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| 33 | 255 | |
| 2,609 | 6,391 | |
| - | 4.4% | |
| 3.5 | 6.5 | |
| 7 months ago | 12 days ago | |
| Swift | C++ | |
| MIT License | MIT License |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
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noTunes
Posts with mentions or reviews of noTunes.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-26.
- NoTunes
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macOS Sonoma is available today
I agree with you. Apple Music is particularly annoying. I recommend this free little utility: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
- NoTunes: Simple macOS app that prevents iTunes, Apple Music from launching
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Apple Music launching when starting or leaving Zoom meetings
I had the same issue and just installed an app call NoTunes - we'll see how it goes.
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Activating Siri on iPhone opens Music app on Mac
Your Mac is just getting a delayed signal from the headphones that is replicating the pressing of the F8 function key. Handoff doesn’t have anything to do with it. As a workaround you can try installing this.
- Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – this is getting painful
- Microsoft Is Slowly Rolling Out Ads in the Windows 11 Start Menu
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Get iTunes to stop automatically starting
NoTunes
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Apple Music launches automatically with AirPods
Look at notunes app. I had a similar issue on a Mac I neither use iTunes or the Music app. noTunes solved my issue.
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Apple Music decided it needed to open on log-in
noTunes – A simple macOS application that will prevent iTunes or Apple Music from launching.
Open-Shell-Menu
Posts with mentions or reviews of Open-Shell-Menu.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-24.
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Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone
I've been very happy happy with https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu as a Start Menu replacement. If ads have rolled out to my Windows install, I wouldn't even notice.
- Why does part of the Windows 98 Setup program look older than the rest?
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Windows XP 2024 Edition is everything I want from a new OS
Whenever I set up a new computer for older family members, despite it being windows 11, I always install open shell[1] and retro bar[2]. Between the two, I've made the operating system look very close to Windows XP visually, and they always appreciate it.
[1] https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
[2] https://github.com/dremin/RetroBar
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Window Manager / DWM replacement?
There's Open-Shell but it's not exactly a full WM replacement.
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I turned the Windows start icon into Elysia's signet!
Hi yall, I used Open-Shell to change the icon.
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How do I remove the recommended thing in the start menu, or add more space for pinned apps?
There is also Open Shell, a free and open source tool which performs a similar function.
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What is a piece of software that you need but doesn't exist?
I wish so bad there is a port (a fork) of the Legacy Kickoff start menu for Windows: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/issues/1083
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Looking for a specific 'subgenre' of digital minimalism - "Retro digital"?
Classic Start Menu
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Ask HN: How do you “clean” Windows from all bloatware?
I use Open Shell (fork of Classic Shell) as a replacement to original Start Menu. This gives me full control over what appears in start menu - no results from internet, animated tiles, etc (I am on Win 10 though, from what I read the Win 11 is supported, but not yet officially [1]). It could be a solution to the ads appearing in start menu.
[1] https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/issues/1564
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I missed the old windows so i tried to recreate it
Looks like you're going for an XP theme. May I suggest using open-shell to skin the taskbar, start menu, and start button if you wanna take that extra step? You can also find the taskbar skin and start button here. Also, I would remove the search bar, task view button, and news & interest area of the taskbar just to bring things together. This is all just a suggestion, you don't have to if you don't want to.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing noTunes and Open-Shell-Menu you can also consider the following projects:
ShadowsocksX-NG - Next Generation of ShadowsocksX
ExplorerPatcher - This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows
NepTunes - NepTunes 2.0 – simple, stable scrobbler for Mac that just works. Work in progress.
RetroBar - Classic Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista taskbar for modern versions of Windows
Music-Bar - 🎶 Control Apple Music right from your macOS menu bar.
ThisIsWin11 - The real PowerToys for Windows 11
SpotMenu - Spotify and iTunes in your menu bar
TaskbarX - Center Windows taskbar icons with a variety of animations and options.
iina - The modern video player for macOS.
Fluent-Metro - A modern, highly customizable Start menu skin for Open-Shell.
nix-installer - Install Nix and flakes with the fast and reliable Determinate Nix Installer, with over 2 million installs.
TileIconifier - Creates tiles for most Windows 8.1 and 10 start menu icons
noTunes vs ShadowsocksX-NG
Open-Shell-Menu vs ExplorerPatcher
noTunes vs NepTunes
Open-Shell-Menu vs RetroBar
noTunes vs Music-Bar
Open-Shell-Menu vs ThisIsWin11
noTunes vs SpotMenu
Open-Shell-Menu vs TaskbarX
noTunes vs iina
Open-Shell-Menu vs Fluent-Metro
noTunes vs nix-installer
Open-Shell-Menu vs TileIconifier