tombonez/noTunes
A simple macOS application that will prevent iTunes or Apple Music from launching.
Recommended between 2025-09-24 and 2026-06-12. Last pushed 2024-08-08.
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“I've been using noTunes to do this for years, works like a charm: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes”
— carte_blanche, 2026-06-12 · strong recommendation · original comment on Hacker News ↗
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I've been using noTunes to do this for years, works like a charm: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes Also a bit unfortunate that a software like this has to exist in the first place.
“I'be been using a tool called NoTunes for years.”
— brikym, 2026-06-08 · strong recommendation · original comment on Hacker News ↗
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I'be been using a tool called NoTunes for years. https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes Fuck that app and fuck your subscription Apple.
“I use https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes”
— delduca, 2026-06-08 · strong recommendation · original comment on Hacker News ↗
“I've been using this for a while now: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes”
— verdverm, 2026-06-08 · strong recommendation · original comment on Hacker News ↗
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I've been using this for a while now: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes Source code for this one: https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/MusicDecoy
“I use https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes to fix this”
— 1bpp, 2025-09-24 · strong recommendation · original comment on Hacker News ↗
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I use https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes to fix this "feature"
“brew install notunes”
— ElijahLynn, 2026-06-08 · original comment on Hacker News ↗
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brew install notunes Then launch it once to say you approve startup Ventura and later: Navigate to System Settings Select General Select Login Items Click the + under Open at Login and select noTunes https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
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