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Asked: 2026-05-26T14:56:37+00:00

I have customized the contextual menu for my Cocoa application such that only certain

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I have customized the contextual menu for my Cocoa application such that only certain items are visible. In spite of my customization, I found that the system adds a menu item — “Add to iTunes as a spoken track”.

I tried removing this item from the menu but somehow, I am unable to get the control. Is there a way this item can be removed, or do I have to write an AppleScript to disable the iTunes option under Keyboard Shortcuts? I hate doing that since I will then have to restore it for the user.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Is there a way this item can be removed, or do I have to write an AppleScript to disable the iTunes option under Keyboard Shortcuts?

    Don’t fight with The System; those Service items are supposed to appear on every context menu, as specified in the System Preferences. It even appears on the context menu of Safari which I’m using to view this post right now. Yes I agree that having “add to iTunes” enabled by default is a poor choice on the part of Apple, but that’s life.

    Maybe the user has his/her own service item s/he installed say as an Automator action. In that case the user probably doesn’t want to have it removed.

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