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24 alternatives to Dock Party 3

Spotify+Apple Music visualizer & controls in your macOS dock

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Dock Party▲3
Spotify and Apple Music visualizer IN your macOS Dock
2022 · dockparty.app · its alternatives →
2
Dynamic Dock▲111
Quickly access apps & playlists
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
SpotMenu▲259
Spotify and iTunes in your macOS menu bar
2017 · kmikiy.github.io · its alternatives →
4
Play Spotify together by Remotion▲227
Talk and listen to music like you’re side by side
2022 · multi.app · its alternatives →
5
Tuneful▲115
Native way to control your music on macOS
2025 · tuneful.app · its alternatives →
6
Simplify for Mac▲220
The simplest way to control Spotify, Music, iTunes and Vox
2015 · mmth.us · its alternatives →
7
Background Music▲218
Control the audio on your Mac apps from the menu bar
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
DockPlayer▲66
Minimal Spotify controller for Mac
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
MD Vinyl▲198
Vinyl widgets for Apple Music & Spotify
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
PlayTray▲82
Control the Spotify web player with your macOS media keys
2018 · cleverthings.io · its alternatives →
11
See your current Spotify song in the menu bar▲55
SoundSeer is a macOS app that shows your current song & controls in the menu bar. - jonathangarelick/SoundSeer
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
12
Skip Tunes▲115
Control iTunes, Spotify, or Rdio from your Mac's menubar
2015 · skiptunes.com · its alternatives →
13
MusicView Pro▲91
Interactive music widgets for Spotify & Apple Music
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Sleeve 2▲302
A fast, modern SSH client for iOS and iPadOS, built for the new era of terminal tools and AI coding agents.
2022 · replay.software · its alternatives →
15
TrayPlay▲93
Control Spotify and iTunes from your menu bar
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
16
Sidepod▲144
A Spotify widget to control your music from anywhere
2023 · its alternatives →
17
Songshare▲84
The fastest way to share what's playing on your Mac 🎶
2018 · its alternatives →
18
Spotify-Now-Playing – information and playback control from menu bar▲22
Spotify now playing information and control popup for macOS menu bar - davicorreiajr/spotify-now-playing
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
Soundbar▲213
A lightweight SoundCloud player for Mac
2016 · its alternatives →
20
Listen▲94
Add songs to any Spotify playlist using your keyboard
2017 · listenmac.com · its alternatives →
21
Heartbeat▲246
Listen to music with your friends together, on Spotify
2017 · getheartbeat.io · its alternatives →
22
Parallel▲303
Listen to music with friends over Spotify at the same time
2016 · parallel.fm · its alternatives →
23
Looking Glass▲74
Menubar music remote
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
Playlistor▲99
Convert Apple Music playlists to Spotify and vice versa
2020 · playlistor.io · its alternatives →

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