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Music Decoy
music-decoy · v1.1
6
8.0
Music app blocker utility
brew install --cask music-decoy 57
30-day installs
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Install trend
Trust Score 6/10
✓ Open source (GPL-3.0) +3
✗ Active development +0
✓ Licensed +1
✗ No auto-updates +0
✓ Not deprecated +1
✓ Established (>1yr) +1
✗ Low installs +0
Review
Mar 10, 2026Music Decoy is a unique utility that prevents the Music app from launching when you press the play button. It's simple, effective, and ideal for users who prefer alternative music services like Spotify.
Blocks the Music app from launching when the play button is pressed.
Maturity: The project is stable with 254 GitHub stars, though the last commit was a year ago.
Community: Received positive feedback in a Reddit post with 37 upvotes, indicating user satisfaction.
Pros
- + Simple and effective solution to prevent unwanted Music app launches
- + System-wide integration for seamless functionality
- + Free and open-source under GPL-3.0
Cons
- - No auto-update feature
- - Does not support launching alternative music apps
Community Mentions
Positive sentiment Negative sentiment Neutral / unknown
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