Getting rid of the preview window for playlists

[Draak]

First I hate what Apple has been doing with Itunes, things are just not as intuitive as if use to be (or maybe I'm just getting old at 34...)

Anyways I have playlists, and I like to view them 'as song'(a) and half of the Itunes window is taken up by a preview window (b), is there any way to get rid of it?
Thanks for any help on this topic.

a)

b)

 

[chscag]

Welcome to our forums.

Which version of macOS are you using? The reason we ask because iTunes is gone and has been since Catalina. iTunes has been replaced by three apps.

 

[Draak]

Welcome to our forums.

Which version of macOS are you using? The reason we ask because iTunes is gone and has been since Catalina. iTunes has been replaced by three apps.

yeah I'm running Big Sur for better or worse. so I guess I should say 'Music' rather than 'Itunes'

 

[chscag]

Okay, thanks for the response. We'll see if one of our members can answer your question. I don't use the Music app.

 

[IWT]

Hi and welcome again to our Forums. I have iTunes on older iMac with macOS High Sierra and Music on my main iMac with macOS 11 Big Sur (BS).

The only difference between the two is how the "View" selection is arranged.

On iTunes, after selecting a Playlist, clicking on the "View" option on the top Menu bar yields this:



On the Music app, doing the same thing yields this:



So, as far as I can see, there is no difference between the two apps.

I have tested this by selecting a Playlist and choosing View As Playlist and View As Songs. They gave the same result/appearance in iTunes and in Music.

Maybe I am misunderstanding your request, but as I see it, there hasn't been any real change in how Playlists may be viewed.

Ian

 

[Draak]

yeah I am looking to remove the window above the actual list of songs, this red area. It takes up half of the window. It seems like cover/album art, but cant figure out how to just not show it =\.

 

[IWT]

You can't - or at least I can't. Whether you chose View > or Songs, it's much the same. And that goes for all the other options including Albums and Genres.

BTW - neither could you do this in iTunes!

Ian

 

[Draak]

You can't - or at least I can't. Whether you chose View > or Songs, it's much the same. And that goes for all the other options including Albums and Genres.

BTW - neither could you do this in iTunes!

Ian

I didn't have this window in my last Itunes (previous OS). Apple has been making crappy 'updates' to things that they don't need to touch. >.<

Are there any other music apps that are good by any chance? and anyway to complain directly to apple, not that they would listen, but still.

*Edit*
and thank you for the response.

 

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