Create a regular playlist from an iTunes Genius Mix

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Thu, Oct 8 2009 at 7:30AM PDT • Contributed by: scooby509

This is just the absolute basics, but this AppleScript will repeatedly hit the Next Track button for you, and then add the current track to a pre-made playlist. You'll have to have the genius mix already playing, and a playlist named Genius_Mix already created before running the script.

tell application "iTunes"
  set pl to playlist "Genius_Mix" of source "Library"
  repeat with i from 1 to 30
    set t to current track
    if class of t is file track then
      set loc to (location of t) as alias
      add loc to pl
    end if  
    next track
  end repeat
end tell

I'll probably get around to making it nicer, but if you're itching for a playlist now, it should do the job.

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Create a regular playlist from an iTunes Genius Mix
Authored by: krusty76 on Thu, Oct 8 2009 at 8:01AM PDT

Or, you could also "Select All" and drag the tracks to a new playlist.

Create a regular playlist from an iTunes Genius Mix
Authored by: googoo on Thu, Oct 8 2009 at 10:04AM PDT

I do not think you can just drag the songs into a playlist. I cannot get a list of songs in the Genius Mix. All I can see is a composite cover art icon. Unless there some way to list the tracks in the mix, you have to resort to something like the script in the hint.

-Mark

Create a regular playlist from an iTunes Genius Mix
Authored by: Dr. T on Thu, Oct 8 2009 at 9:58AM PDT

Or you can click the "Save Playlist" button at the upper right of the Genius playlist window. The playlist name is the name of the song it was created from.

Or you can type command-A and then type command-shift-N (select all and new playlist from selection) to make an untitled playlist. (This avoids switching to the mouse as per the previous hint.)

I love AppleScript, but it's overkill for this purpose.

Create a regular playlist from an iTunes Genius Mix
Authored by: googoo on Thu, Oct 8 2009 at 10:38AM PDT

The hint is about a genius mix, not a genius playlist. The "save playlist" button does not appear on genius mixes.

-Mark

Create a regular playlist from an iTunes Genius Mix
Authored by: Fofer on Sun, Oct 11 2009 at 11:25AM PDT

Great tip. Thanks for sharing. Genius Mixes are indeed different and don't have (built in) ways for their playlists to be perused and saved. This Applescript solves the problem. Thanks again!

Create a regular playlist from an iTunes Genius Mix
Authored by: rmanke on Sun, Oct 11 2009 at 8:54PM PDT

Actually, there is no problem to solve... You can save Genius lists into a playlist normally without any AppleScript.

Create a regular playlist from an iTunes Genius Mix
Authored by: rmanke on Sun, Oct 11 2009 at 8:59PM PDT

As others have mentioned, this tip is solving a problem that doesn't need to be solved...

If you need an AppleScript for this function, it would be better to have it do a "select all" and then select the menu item to create a new playlist from the selection.

Playing each song and then adding it to a list seems very convoluted and time consuming...

Genius Mixes are different from Genius playlists
Authored by: scooby509 on Tue, Oct 13 2009 at 4:41AM PDT

In iTunes 9, there is a new entry under Genius called "Genius Mixes" that doesn't offer an actual playlist, but simply a button with a composite of the cover art that you can click. The mixes are named, e.g. Rock Mix, Hip Hop mix, Electronic Mix, etc.

There's nothing to select, and they aren't available in older iPods. You also can't burn them to CDs. That's why I wrote the script.

Create a regular playlist from an iTunes Genius Mix
Authored by: Nomadder on Tue, Oct 13 2009 at 2:42PM PDT

Great Job! I just tested it and it works like a charm. : )

Another easier solution
Authored by: qoo77 on Thu, Oct 22 2009 at 4:17AM PDT

There's an easier script which does this called 'Dumb Down Genius Mix Playlist' on Doug Adams' iTunes AppleScript site.

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