Technipages

Smart phone, gadget and computer tips

  • Home
  • Downloads
  • Topics
    • Android
    • Gaming
    • Hardware
    • Internet
    • iOS
    • Mac
    • Office
    • Software
    • Windows
  • Submit
  • Privacy
  • About

How to Enable Half-Star Ratings in iTunes

Tweet

May 22, 2016 by Mitch Bartlett Leave a Comment Filed Under: Software Tagged: itunes

I enjoy using half-stars to ratings in iTunes because the 5 star rating system alone is a little limited. I had tons of music rated 4 stars that really didn’t deserve that rating, but were too good for a 3 star rating. Luckily I found a command that allows this feature to be enabled. I’ve tested this in iTunes 12, and it works great!

itunes-half-star-ratings-windows
iTunes for Windows half-star ratings

iTunes for Windows

  1. Make sure you are closed out of the iTunes application.
  2. Hold the Windows Key and press “R” to bring up the Run dialog box.
  3. Type the following depending on your version of Windows:
    • Windows 64-bit:
      "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /setPrefInt allow-half-stars 1
    • Windows 32-bit:
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /setPrefInt allow-half-stars 1
  4. Select “OK” after entering one of the above commands.

Now launch iTunes, and you will be able to click and slide your mouse along the rating column and produce half star ratings.

If you ever wish to go back to only whole star ratings, simply use the same command with a “0” at the end instead of a “1“.

iTunes for Mac OSX

  1. Close iTunes.
  2. Launch “Terminal” from the “Utilities” folder.
  3. Type:
    • defaults write com.apple.iTunes allow-half-stars -bool TRUE
  4. Press “Enter“.

You have successfully enabled half-star ratings in iTunes for OS X. If you ever want to undo this, just use the same command but replace the word “TRUE” with “FALSE“.

Related posts:

iTunes 12 Shuffle and RepeatiTunes 12: How to Shuffle or Repeat Music iCloud Download selectioniTunes: Fix Music “…was not copied to the iPhone because it is only available in iCloud” Message Repair iTunes InstalliTunes: Solve “This version of iTunes is corrupt or not installed correctly, please reinstall iTunes” Red iTunes iconiTunes: Can’t Change Song Name, Artist, or Album on Get Info Screen

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

  • Excel Calculations Are Not Accurate
  • How to Wipe Data from iPhone or iPad with Broken Screen
  • Android: Add Signature For Text Messages
  • Galaxy Note 7: How to Use S-Pen
  • Galaxy Note 7: Enable/Disable Safe Mode

Follow Us

RSSTwitterFacebookYoutubegoogleplus

Who’s Behind Technipages?

My name is Mitch Bartlett. I've been working in technology for over 20 years in a wide range of tech jobs from Tech Support to Software Testing. I started this site as a technical guide for myself and it has grown into what I hope is a useful reference for all.

Follow me on Twitter or Google Plus

Copyright © 2016 · Focus Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in