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Search for music in Music on Mac
Using Search in Music, you can quickly find music from your favourite categories, view your recent search history and search Apple Music or your library.
Even if you don’t subscribe to Apple Music, you can search for music, listen to or watch previews of music and videos and listen to the Apple Music 1 radio station for free.
![The Apple Music window showing the search field in the top-left corner, the list of categories in the center of the window and Apple Music, Your Library and iTunes Store available in the top-right corner. Enter search criteria in the search field, then choose to search all of Apple Music, just your library or the iTunes Store.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6033DDE992CEA855552F17AB/6033DDE992CEA855552F17B2/en_GB/c2abea6ab77bc44169d5cb80fc82b468.png)
In the Music app
on your Mac, click the search field in the top-left corner, then do one of the following:
Choose from categories: Select a genre, mood or activity, such as Dance or Fitness.
Choose a recent search: Choose something you recently searched for, such as a song, artist or album.
Search Apple Music: Enter what you’re searching for (such as a song title or lyric), click Apple Music on the right, then select a suggestion or press Return.
Search your library: Enter what you’re searching for (such as an artist or album name), click Your Library on the right, then select a suggestion or press Return.
Search iTunes Store Enter what you’re searching for (such as an artist or album name), click iTunes Store on the right, then select a suggestion or press Return.
If you can’t see iTunes Store, choose Music > Preferences, click General, make sure iTunes Store is selected, then click OK.
Your search results appear in the Music window.
To start a new search, delete the text from the search field or click the Delete button in the search field.