Fixed an issue where the app would crash on launch when iCloud had pending changes to sync.

• Added the ability to open a random new item in the Genres section.
• Performance improvements when scrolling the list of items.

• New Safari extension for quickly adding the current page to MusicBox. Tip: use the Control-Option-M keyboard shortcut for even faster access!
• Fixed Spotify integration.

• Ability to replace an album with one of its other available versions on Apple Music.
• Redesigned the music context menu for a more organized layout and complete set of actions.
• Improved library album import by searching Apple Music as a fallback to ensure more reliable matching and metadata retrieval.

• Support for landscape orientation on iPhone.
• Ability to create an Apple Music playlist from a Smart Search.
• Ability to randomize a list, making it easier to get a fresh perspective when choosing the next album to play.
• Improved support for YouTube Music playlists.
• Improved support for Tidal albums, artists, and tracks.
• Improved support for Plexamp albums.

SHORTCUTS
• Added a new “Get Music from Smart Search” action that returns all albums from a selected Smart Search.
• Replaced the old “Get Tags” action with a new “Find Tag” action that lets you customize filtering and sorting options for more flexible tag searches.
• Replaced the old “Add Tag” action with a more modern version that accepts both Tag and Music parameters.
• Replaced the old “Remove Tag” action with a more modern version that accepts both Tag and Music parameters.

Improved app launch speed and faster switching between lists.

• Ability to import albums from your Apple Music library.
• Tag folders now display the total item count as a badge in the sidebar.

• Support for bookmarking Apple Music curators.
• Smart Search now supports the * wildcard, allowing you to filter items that have notes.
• Added a top-left navigation bar button to manage tags when adding items from the Share Sheet.
• New Add With Search Shortcut action that asks for a search query, shows matching albums, and saves the one you choose.
• The Find Music Shortcut action now lets you find items that don’t have a specific title, artist, URL, editorial notes, or notes.
• The Add Music Shortcut action now lets you set tags to “Ask Each Time”, so you can choose the appropriate tags when adding.

• Ability to set a default list to open when launching the app. Go to Settings → General to configure.
• Support for showing played items in the Artists, Record Labels, and Genres lists on the Start Screen/Sidebar. Tap the Edit button in the top-right to configure.
• New Music Credits menu that lets you explore credits for supported items in MusicSmart and NowPlaying.

• The details page now adapts to the artwork’s colors, making Liquid Glass controls stand out with gorgeous reflections and refractions.
• iPad now offers a redesigned details page that makes full use of the available space.
• Tinted widgets now display images in full color.
• Tags are now easily accessible without scrolling when adding music via the share sheet.
• The Notes text field is now larger on bigger phones, making better use of the available space.

MusicBox now features a modernized UI that adopts the new design language, updated app icons, and intelligent features that help you throughout the app.

FRESH DESIGN - Deeper separation between content and navigation controls, buttons that animate and shift shape as you move between different views, and playful navigation transitions for a polished user experience. Music lists now include a subtitle with relevant metadata, and the search bar has been relocated to the bottom for easier access. Modal sheets throughout the app have been redesigned to only take up the space they actually need, making them less likely to get in the way of other content you’re viewing.

UPDATED APP ICONS - MusicBox now supports every icon appearance for customizing your Home Screen.

TAG AND ICON SUGGESTIONS - On supported devices, you can now get AI-generated tag and icon ideas for your content.

This update brings a fresh new start screen and sidebar design, a streamlined way to add music, smoother animations, and more:

• Redesigned start screen and sidebar on iPhone and iPad.
• Ability to customize which default lists are visible.
• Adding from playlists and multiple items is now centralized in the Add Music sheet.
• Pasting music URLs from the clipboard no longer requires permission.
• New MusicBox icon for widgets, controls, and share sheet.
• Zoom animation when opening music details.
• Two-column layout on iPad for easier navigation.

• Redesigned the music details view with separate tabs for each section: attributes, editorial, notes, and actions.
• Ability to include/exclude played items from search results.
• Tag folders now display correctly in the Share Sheet when adding music from other apps.
• Support for tinted widgets.
• Context menus for music now display a large artwork preview.

• Search now finds items across the whole app, not just in the selected list—and it’s blazing fast!
• Search now also lets you choose which music attributes to match.
• UI refinements across the app.
• The old “Add Music” shortcuts action should now automatically migrate to the new “Add Music” App Intents based action.
• Possible fix for an issue that could cause MusicBox to not recognize Premium entitlements when invoked from the Share Sheet.

MusicBox is now free to download, so you can try it out with up to five albums at no cost! An in-app purchase is available for adding unlimited albums.

Previous users who bought the app before version 1.5.3 keep unlimited access forever.

• Customize Tags, Smart Search, and folders with colors and icons of your choice.
• Smart Search now supports filtering by Date Played.
• Smart Search now supports filtering items with no ratings.

• Transitions throughout the app now animate more smoothly.
• Performance improvement when selecting a Tag folder.

Fixed an issue where Smart Search in some cases could filter items incorrectly based on tags.

- Stability improvements.
- Performance improvements when selecting a Tag or Smart Search folder.

• You can now select a custom color for Tags using the system color picker.
• In addition to syncing data with iCloud, MusicBox now also automatically backs up daily to iCloud Drive for extra protection.

MusicBox can now try to open items in a music streaming app of your choice, regardless of their origin. Go to Settings → General → Open In to configure.

• Added support for Spotify artists.
• Redesigned the Manage Tags view to support folders and search.
• Redesigned Tag menus throughout the app to support folders.
• Fixed an issue where updates to an auto-tagging condition would not be reflected in the UI.

This update:

• Fixed an issue where modifying the default behavior for adding items via the Share button from other apps had no effect.

Previously:

• By default, MusicBox will now open the added music when adding via the Share button from other apps. You can configure the default behavior in Settings → General.
• Pinned items will no longer appear in both the Pinned section and the corresponding Tags or Smart Searches section in the Start Screen.

• Pinned items will no longer appear in both the Pinned section and the corresponding Tags or Smart Searches section in the Start Screen.
• By default, MusicBox will now open the added music when adding via the Share button from other apps. You can configure the default behavior in Settings → General.

This update includes several improvements and features based on user feedback from the past weeks:

SHORTCUTS
• Add Music now supports the same set of services supported by the main app.
• Add Music Manually now includes track count, duration, editorial notes, and rating as fields.
• Find Music now supports finding items by their ID.
• Show Music can be customizable to either open the item in its source app or view it in MusicBox.
• Add or Edit Notes action was introduced to manipulate notes for an item.
• Mark as watched now properly updates the Date Played attribute.

SERVICES
• Better support for albums, tracks, and artists from Songwhip and AllMusic.
• Podcasts from Apple Podcasts will now get the “Podcast” type.

USER INTERFACE
• New option to organize new music by genre on the start screen. To configure, go to Settings → Start Screen.
• Separate sections for albums and singles when adding via search.
• The full album title will now be shown in the details view.
• Temporarily remove support for widget accented mode due to a system issue that stops links from opening their associated items.

AUTO-TAGGING
• Editing an Auto-Tagging condition and changing the 'When' attribute no longer unnecessarily clears the 'Contains' field.