Change Mac Play/Pause Key to Control Spotify Instead of iTunes/Music (2022 solution)

If you use Keyboard Maestro, you’re good to go – you’re 90% of the way to remapping your function keys to control Spotify instead of Apple Music.

Let’s do it:

Step 1

Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard and check “Use F1, F2, etc.…”. This will disable all the icon meanings of your function keys (like play/pause) which we’ll address in step three.

Step 2

Switch to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Mission Control and un-check “Show Desktop“. This will free-up use of the F11 key.

Step 3

Download this .zip then install the Keyboard Maestro Macro group. Inside you’ll find:

• Brightness Decrease
• Brightness Increase
• Show Exposé View
• Spotify ▸ Next Track
• Spotify ▸ Play/Pause
• Spotify ▸ Previous Track
• Volume Decrease
• Volume Increase
• Volume Toggle Mute

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