# Add to library (and download) button for iTunes **URL:** \ **Category:** Setup/Preset Sharing\ **Tags:** touch-bar, widget\ **Created:** [March 31, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628 "2019-03-31T00:55:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mingwei](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@mingwei](https://community.folivora.ai/u/mingwei)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/1 "2019-03-31T00:55:52Z")
This is a preset for adding and downloading Apple Music tracks to your iTunes library: [https://share.folivora.ai/sharedPreset/a1c03ee1-9554-438a-a3f4-7795b8e644c4](https://share.folivora.ai/sharedPreset/a1c03ee1-9554-438a-a3f4-7795b8e644c4) EDIT: Here's an updated version; the previous one treats tracks that haven't been added to the library as though they have when they're opened from the library tab. Also there's no tick anymore for 'added and downloaded' because it seemed superfluous. [https://share.folivora.ai/sharedPreset/26bd207c-e1a3-4619-91ba-a445ab5c242d](https://share.folivora.ai/sharedPreset/26bd207c-e1a3-4619-91ba-a445ab5c242d) add to library: ![01%20pm](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cddd59434256de69e5f3ac26b608ea2880613504.png) download: ![06%20pm](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/2X/9/902d21525e3fe94f88c7147f453dc1598a45c47b.png) added and downloaded: ![27%20pm](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0a7926a5ea77f481f6554a50021fc93cce7bb5c8.png) (now playing widget not included in the preset, it's just the default one included in BTT) ---
**Author:** ![Caliguvara](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/caliguvara/32/42570_2.png) [@Caliguvara](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Caliguvara)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 9:03am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/2 "2019-03-31T09:03:10Z")
Really handy, really nice preset! I just have the little problem that I won't get the arrow (last screenshot) once I downloaded the song to my library 😕 The widget just disappears 😯 ---
**Author:** ![GoldenChaos](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/goldenchaos/32/23617_2.png) [@GoldenChaos](https://community.folivora.ai/u/GoldenChaos)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 10:13am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/3 "2019-03-31T10:13:15Z")
This seems VASTLY superior to my version! I will definitely replace the one I'm using with a version of this 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mingwei](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@mingwei](https://community.folivora.ai/u/mingwei)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/4 "2019-03-31T18:38:17Z")
sorry here's a third version that's fixed another problem with it -- some track properties in iTunes keep changing depending on where you're playing them from so it's tricky to detect whether it's been added to library etc. [https://share.folivora.ai/sharedPreset/4445cd13-3971-4c48-a0d2-e883029c1b32](https://share.folivora.ai/sharedPreset/4445cd13-3971-4c48-a0d2-e883029c1b32) this should be the last one! should have used this for longer to look for problems before uploading in the first place ---
**Author:** ![mingwei](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@mingwei](https://community.folivora.ai/u/mingwei)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/5 "2019-03-31T18:39:58Z")
yeah I removed that after the first version because it seemed superfluous -- I couldn't figure out how to get iTunes to remove tracks from the library so I couldn't add a function to tick button. Feel free to add it back in; you just have to copy and paste the icon data from for the tick from the first version. ---
**Author:** ![Caliguvara](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/caliguvara/32/42570_2.png) [@Caliguvara](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Caliguvara)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 4:55am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/6 "2019-04-01T04:55:04Z")
Got it! Works perfectly! Do you mind if I add it to my [Caliguvara C](https://community.folivora.ai/t/caliguvara-c2-my-first-update-great-new-calendar-widgets-a-totally-new-way-to-share-your-music-design-fixes-and-more/) Preset? ---
**Author:** ![yuuiko](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/yuuiko/32/31891_2.png) [@yuuiko](https://community.folivora.ai/u/yuuiko)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 8:31am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/7 "2019-04-01T08:31:03Z")
Me to for [AquaTouch](https://community.folivora.ai/t/aquatouch-functionally-minimal-clean-and-proactive-preset-version-2-1-updated-24-september-2018/1704)! Full credit within code and on the changelog. XD you know you've made something good when we all want it 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Caliguvara](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/caliguvara/32/42570_2.png) [@Caliguvara](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Caliguvara)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 6:26am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/8 "2019-04-02T06:26:57Z")
I'm still a bit new to Apple script. Could someone explain me how to include my own image into a return? If I have a png file how can I display it? How can I find the text to enter into my script? Thank you guys 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mingwei](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@mingwei](https://community.folivora.ai/u/mingwei)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/9 "2019-04-03T01:30:23Z")
here's um a fourth version that fixes a few more problems with identifying the status of a track: [https://share.folivora.ai/sharedPreset/9e37c748-736f-45c6-a2f1-8aeb94a04126](https://share.folivora.ai/sharedPreset/9e37c748-736f-45c6-a2f1-8aeb94a04126) I've used this for a few days without issue now so, fingers crossed, this one covers all the bases? Feel free to use this wherever! ---
**Author:** ![mingwei](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@mingwei](https://community.folivora.ai/u/mingwei)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 2:05am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/10 "2019-04-03T02:05:26Z")
convert the image into a base64 string here: [https://www.base64-image.de](https://www.base64-image.de) and then follow instructions here: [https://github.com/folivoraAI/BetterTouchTool/issues/2038](https://github.com/folivoraAI/BetterTouchTool/issues/2038) ---
**Author:** ![GoldenChaos](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/goldenchaos/32/23617_2.png) [@GoldenChaos](https://community.folivora.ai/u/GoldenChaos)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/11 "2019-04-03T12:53:15Z")
Sweet! Will update the one I'm using in my local dev version 🙂 EDIT: I can verify that this version has killed off all remaining bugs and functions correctly!!! EDIT2: Might've spoken too soon, the download button shows up for certain songs even if it's already downloaded o\_O weird. I'll troubleshoot it a bit later. ---
**Author:** ![GoldenChaos](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/goldenchaos/32/23617_2.png) [@GoldenChaos](https://community.folivora.ai/u/GoldenChaos)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/12 "2019-04-19T17:06:57Z")
Turns out this widget is what's causing the iTunes launching bug - whenever iTunes is currently playing music and the user quits the app, if this widget is active iTunes will automatically relaunch. I can't figure out why this is happening. @Andreas_Hegenberg do you have any idea how to fix this? I've looked over the script again and again and I don't see anything wrong. ---
**Author:** ![mingwei](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@mingwei](https://community.folivora.ai/u/mingwei)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/13 "2019-04-19T18:12:37Z")
hey, I'm not sure why it's happening either, but I've not been having problems with it mainly because I have it in a conditional activation group that only becomes visible when iTunes is the currently playing app -- setting it up that way (or setting it such that it's only visible when the iTunes process is running) could be a way around this. **EDIT:** turns out using 'tell application' always launches the application ([source](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16064957/how-to-check-in-applescript-if-an-app-is-running-without-launching-it-via-osa/30996223)). Likewise, using `if application "iTunes" is running` also itself launches iTunes. One way around this is to wrap the whole applescript inside something like `tell application "System Events" / if application process "iTunes" exists then...` but that seems to take a long time to run because it essentially checks the name of every process currently running. I think using conditional activation groups basically achieves the same thing without lag. ---
**Author:** ![GoldenChaos](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/goldenchaos/32/23617_2.png) [@GoldenChaos](https://community.folivora.ai/u/GoldenChaos)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/14 "2019-04-19T19:58:14Z")
Aha, I fixed it! I was able to stop iTunes from relaunching by wrapping the entire inner contents of the script in a try statement. ```auto if application "iTunes" is running then tell application "iTunes" try set trackName to name of current track set libraryCheck to tracks in playlist "Music" whose name is trackName set playlistClass to class of current playlist try set trackClass to class of item 1 of libraryCheck end try if libraryCheck is {} or trackClass is URL track then return "add to library" else if libraryCheck is {} and playlistClass is not user playlist then return "add to library" else try get location of item 1 of libraryCheck return "" on error return "download" end try end if on error return "" end try end tell else return "" end if ``` ---
**Author:** ![GKAW](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/gkaw/32/17635_2.png) [@GKAW](https://community.folivora.ai/u/GKAW)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 10:27am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/add-to-library-and-download-button-for-itunes/7628/15 "2021-01-29T10:27:26Z")
Hi, this seems to have stopped working in Big Sur... Anyone got a fix for this yet? Was one of my favourite features 😕