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How to put a song on repeat on Apple Music using the desktop app

Written by Steven John
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You can put a song or an entire playlist or album on repeat on Apple Music. mrmohock/Shutterstock
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Sometimes, you just need to hear that jam again. 

If you want your pump-up song on repeat to power you through the end of a run or workout, you can easily put a song on repeat on Apple Music on your mobile device. 

But if you're using Apple Music on a computer, the process for putting music on repeat differs slightly. Here's how to do it on the desktop app. 

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How to put a song on repeat on Apple Music on a computer 

1. Open the Apple Music app on your Mac or PC and start playing the song you would like to put on repeat. 

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Blue arrows indicate that the playlist is on repeat.  Apple

2. In the playback controls at the top of the window, click the repeat icon (the two arrows forming a loop) until it features a small number 1 set into the top right corner of the loop to repeat a song.

  • If the arrows are blue without the 1, a playlist or album is on repeat. Gray arrows indicate repeat function has been turned off.

 

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Steven John has been a freelance writer for more than a dozen years and has been a regular contributor to Business Insider since 2017. His work includes a focus on the tech world, covering companies including Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Google, and others. He also reviews restaurants, shares how-to cooking articles, and writes general interest pieces.Steven also writes for publications including Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, Forbes, and more. In the past, he also wrote for New York Magazine, Mashed, U.S. News & World Report and other outlets. He runs his own outdoor lifestyle site, Dad Gear Review, and co-hosts the Fact Trekkers podcast with his son. He has had two novels published, Three A.M. and Outrider. He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in communications focused on filmmaking.He is an avid outdoorsman and can be frequently found in a kayak or on a mountain trail, often with his family along for the adventure.Expertise:Tech industryTech hardwareOutdoorsCookingRestaurantsDIYPopular articles:Microsoft: A history of the software giant co-founded by Bill Gates, its products and services, jobs, layoffs, and moreYouTube is a major entertainment force. Here's the platform's history, plus how to create a channel and upload videos.Inside the life and career of Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, billionaire, and philanthropistTim Cook net worth: How the Apple leader earns and spends his moneyBecoming an Amazon seller is a simple process. Here's what's involved, plus how you make money and get paid.