Stop the Apple Music app from launching
4 hours ago
- #media keys
- #Music Decoy
- #macOS apps
- Music Decoy can launch another app when the Play button is pressed by configuring the mediaAppPath with a Terminal command.
- The Remote Control Daemon (rcd) handles media keys by sending play commands to apps playing audio or launching the system Music app if none are playing.
- Disabling rcd can be done via launchctl, but it disables all media key functionality, while alternatives like noTunes offer custom app launching but use background CPU.