Enabling half-star ratings in iTunes

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This has been around forever, but someone asked about this yesterday, thought it was worth a mention.

To enable half-star ratings in iTunes on your Mac (there’s a Windows equivalent, too), do this:

  • If it’s running, quit iTunes
  • Launch Terminal (It’s in Applications > Utilities)
  • Type this command in Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.iTunes allow-half-stars -bool TRUE

To turn half star ratings back off, type:

defaults write com.apple.iTunes allow-half-stars -bool FALSE