noTunes by tombonez
Tied for most recommended of 10 Mac utilities
Recommended to stop Apple Music from launching on macOS, since the built-in app cannot be deleted or disabled.
Recommended to stop Apple Music from launching on macOS, since the built-in app cannot be deleted or disabled.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 94%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 15 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Used for years by many
“There is another app called notunes that I have been using for ages.”
Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “Stop the Apple Music app from launching” “I'be been using a tool called NoTunes for years.”
Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “Stop the Apple Music app from launching” “I had been using the app noTunes for this.”
Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “Stop the Apple Music app from launching” Blocks Apple Music from launching
“Because it's a system application, you cannot delete it, there's no way to override the key, there's no way to disable it.”
Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “Stop the Apple Music app from launching” “NoTunes is a macOS application that will prevent Apple Music from launching”
Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “iOS 27 'Rave' Update to Clean Up Code, Could Boost Battery Life” Fixes an annoying Apple problem
“NoTunes is a macOS application that will prevent Apple Music from launching”
Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “iOS 27 'Rave' Update to Clean Up Code, Could Boost Battery Life” “Another fix for this bollocks”
Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “Stop the Apple Music app from launching”
Other Mac utilities people recommend
The four most recommended other Mac utilities, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| noTunes by tombonezThis page | 15 | 1 | 94% | 2 | — | — |
| Claude usage menu bar app | 15 | 3 | 83% | 4 | — | Approved |
| PanicLock | 12 | 4 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Itsyhome | 12 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| CodexBar | 11 | 4 | 73% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'be been using a tool called NoTunes for years.”
“There is another app called notunes that I have been using for ages.”
“Another fix for this bollocks”
“I had been using the app noTunes for this.”
“Because it's a system application, you cannot delete it, there's no way to override the key, there's no way to disable it.”
“noTunes is one of the first things I install on a new mac.”
“NoTunes is a macOS application that will prevent Apple Music from launching”
“for some reason it's started failing me recently”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.