Alternatives

Products that do what Background Music does

Control the audio on your Mac apps from the menu bar

1
Skip Tunes▲115
Control iTunes, Spotify, or Rdio from your Mac's menubar
2015
2
TrayPlay▲93
Control Spotify and iTunes from your menu bar
2016
3
Simplify for Mac▲220
The simplest way to control Spotify, Music, iTunes and Vox
2015
4
Soundbar▲213
A lightweight SoundCloud player for Mac
2016
5
Heartbeat▲246
Listen to music with your friends together, on Spotify
2017
6
AudioPriorityBar▲217
Priority-based audio switching for macOS menu bar
Dec 2025
7
Shazam for Mac▲151
Listens and identifies music in the background
2014
8
TodayRemote▲83
Control music on your Mac from iOS Widget
2015
9
Tuneful▲115
Native way to control your music on macOS
2025
10
Parallel▲303
Listen to music with friends over Spotify at the same time
2016
11
SpotMenu▲259
Spotify and iTunes in your macOS menu bar
2017
12
SoundSource 3.0▲102
The sound control that should be built into MacOS
2017
13
Baritone▲116
Spotify controls that live in your menubar.
2017
14
Spotify Notifications▲146
Bridging Spotify and OS X Notification Center
2015
15
Dock Party 3▲81
Spotify+Apple Music visualizer & controls in your macOS dock
2025
16
Heartbeat 3.0▲133
Listen to Spotify with your friends
2017
17
Yu▲127
A Mac app for soothing background sounds
2015
18
VolumeHub▲195
Per-app volume control for macOS with no driver installs
Feb 2026
19
MiniPlay for Spotify and iTunes▲136
What's currently playing in your favorite music app
2016
20
SpotMenu v2▲91
Spotify and Apple Music in your macOS menu bar
2025
21
OpenIn 4.3▲85
Take control of installed apps on your Mac
Sep 2025
22
SoundCloud Desktop▲105
Use your media-keys ⏮⏯⏭ with SoundCloud
2019
23
Vicinity▲116
High Quality Ambient Background Sounds in your macOS MenuBar
2016
24
Unclutter▲192
Access notes, files & pasteboard clips quickly on your Mac
2015

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