# Terminal Tip: Enable half-star ratings in iTunes - Host: [tuaw.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/tuaw.com/) - Saved: December 31, 2008 (2008-12-31T16:00:00Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a597ba58568e/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a597ba58568e.json ## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words) Filed under: Terminal Tips Do you like giving ratings to songs in iTunes? If so, then you've probably noticed that you are only able to rate songs on a full-star basis, not enough granularity for some music fans... there's a longstanding AppleScript hack to enable half-stars, but now there's an easier way around this issue. Macworld's Rob Griffiths found a work around, involving a simple Terminal tip to enable half-star ratings. To enable half-star ratings, close iTunes, and open Terminal (/Applications/Utilities). Once you have Terminal opened, type the following command and press enter: defaults write com.apple.iTunes allow-half-stars -bool TRUE When you reopen iTunes and rate a song, you will be able to give half-stars. That simple. If you wish to make things normal again, open Terminal and type the same command, replacing "TRUE" with "FALSE."TUAWTerminal Tip: Enable half-star ratings in iTunes originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Same host - [Apple: Over 300 million iPhone apps downloaded](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/74bb0dc2766a/) (tuaw.com, December 7, 2008) - [MacBook Pro tip: resetting SMC saved my day](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a9db53e7fd7a/) (tuaw.com, December 14, 2008) - [Record a multi-participant podcast with GarageBand](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/9025af1f3fdb/) (tuaw.com, December 16, 2008) - [Perian 1.1.3 now available, provides lots of fixes](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/451873aed5cb/) (tuaw.com, December 16, 2008) - [Pandora 2.0 for iPhone](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/d664195fd056/) (tuaw.com, January 7, 2009) ## Saved the same week - [Beyond Thinking Different to Doing Different](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/7163f7ab13da/) (brandautopsy.typepad.com, December 31, 2008) - [Getting Real and Design](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/124c6686f0e7/) (37signals.com, December 31, 2008) - [Chicken Wings Recipe | Beef Tenderloin | Big Green Egg Accessory | Barbecue at Houseoffaulkner.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/534fca3500c6/) (houseoffaulkner.com, December 31, 2008) - [Apple files for patent on winter-friendly iPhone gloves](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/187bc63c139f/) (appleinsider.com, January 1, 2009) - [Mint: A Fresh Look at your Site](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/14c8ae1211f0/) (haveamint.com, January 1, 2009) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/12/31/terminal-tip-enable-half-star-ratings-in-itunes/