How to Hide Apple Music Store on Mac

Last Updated on Jul 7, 2023

Let’s see how disable the music app on Apple Mac OS. The latest macOS covers major features that we are looking for, in this article you will learn how to hide Apple Music/iTunes Store on Mac after update macOS to the latest version. As you know, Apple has eliminated iTunes support from the macOS Catalina and split it up into different categories.  There are few users who didn’t like, this significant change by Apple, whereas few users did like it and are still getting used to it. However, if you don’t use Apple Music or don’t want the iTunes Store to appear on Mac, then, you can hide it. Show/Hide Apple Music settings removed/Missing from Mac System Preferences after the New Music app.

Though Apple Music works differently, you are not forced to use all the services that you don’t want. It allows you to hide Apple Music as well as iTunes Store on Mac, just like this.

How to Hide Apple Music and iTunes Store on the Music app

Hide Apple Music on Your Music App in Mac

MacOS Monterey or Later macOS

The option to hide apple music access from the music app sidebar is removed. But now, there is not Way to hide or Show apple music on the Music app.

But Sign out apple music on the Mac music app is worked. Follow the below steps to Remove apple music access on Mac.

1. Open Music app on Mac.
2. From top Mac menu > Account > Sign Out.
3. That’s it.

Now, Apple Music won’t play, and need to sign in again with your apple id that has an active apple music subscription.

1. Open music app on Mac.
2. Click on Account from top mac menu > sign in.
3. Login with your Apple ID and Password that’s active apple music subscription. That’s it.

Play your Apple music with the music app.

🔥Tips: Use the Apple Music web on your Mac that Helps Prevent unauthorized access of your Apple Music subscription on your Mac. Also, we can play on a none apple device, Windows or Ubuntu PC, or Desktop.

Big Sur & Earlier

Hiding Apple Music on macOS Catalina merely takes a minute, here’s how you can do it. Once you do so, Radio, Browse, For You, and the Apple Music section will vanish from the sidebar, and it won’t be accessible.

• Navigate to the “Music” app on your Mac.
• Click on “Music”, in the top menu.
• Select “Preferences”.

Go to “Restrictions”

Check the box of Apple Music, in the Disable category.

Lastly, click “OK” to save changes.

Hide iTunes Store on Music App on macOS

Just like Apple Music, macOS Catalina lets you hide the iTunes Store from the Music app. The iTunes Store will disappear from the Music app sidebar, once you follow the below steps.

• Go to the “Music” app and click on “Music”.
• Choose “Preferences”.

Uncheck the iTunes Store under the General section.

Click “OK”.

How to Show Apple Music and iTunes Store on the Music app

Show Apple Music on Music App in macOS Catalina

Changed your mind? Want to subscribe and show Apple Music on the Music app, then here’s the way out to do this. The following sections will restore and started to show in the sidebar, For You, The Apple Music section, Browse, and Radio.

• Launch the “Music” app and click on “Music”, on the top menu.
• Go to “Preferences” from the top menu.
• Click on “Restrictions”
• Uncheck the Apple Music on the Disable section.
• Click “OK”.

Show iTunes Store on Music App in macOS Catalina

The iTunes Store on Music app doesn’t show up by default, therefore many people didn’t know about this ability of the Music app in macOS Catalina. So, if you are looking to discover music from the iTunes Store, then you need to show the iTunes Store on the Music app on Mac.

• Open the “Music”
• On the top-bar, click on “Music”.
• Click “Preferences”.
• Check the iTunes Store in the General section.
• Click “OK”.