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24 alternatives to Listening Post

BarCuts is a menu bar app that surfaces your relevant Shortcuts workflows when you need them. "Tag" workflows to an application, and when that app is in front, BarCuts will show its tagged workflows in a menu, ready for you to access.

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

1. 1
   Shazam for Mac▲151

   Listens and identifies music in the background

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Soundbar▲213

   A lightweight SoundCloud player for Mac

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Listen▲94

   Add songs to any Spotify playlist using your keyboard

   2017 · listenmac.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Background Music▲218

   Control the audio on your Mac apps from the menu bar

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Heartbeat▲246

   Listen to music with your friends together, on Spotify

   2017 · getheartbeat.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   AudioNotes▲185

   Easily record and share audio messages from your Mac menubar

   2017 · audionot.es · its alternatives →

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   Tired of entering map directions on iPhone? I've streamlined it▲185

   The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

   2012 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Listen App▲293

   The first social network for podcast listeners

   2020 · listenapp.co · its alternatives →

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   Telescope – News and RSS Reader▲166

   The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

   2018 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Emcee▲63

    See what's playing on iTunes or Spotify in you Mac menubar

    2015 · ilyabirman.net · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Castro 3▲123

    Queue-based podcast app updated with trim silence, chapters.

    2018 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    AudioPriorityBar▲217

    Priority-based audio switching for macOS menu bar

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Learned Objective C as a high schooler and made this iPhone game▲158

    The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

    2012 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    pickupnote▲128

    Capture your music memories. Anytime. Anywhere.

    2025 · pickupnote.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Breaks▲118

    A quiet Pomodoro that lives in your menu bar.

    May 2026 · gjinprelvukaj.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Baritone▲116

    Spotify controls that live in your menubar.

    2017 · tma02.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    MacYaps▲88

    Hello HN! After having fun with SlapMac a few weeks ago, I wanted to take the idea further — so I built MacYaps, a menu bar app that makes your Mac talk back with funny sounds (or serious if you wish) for real events like low battery, WiFi drops, charger status changes, high CPU, and USB connections (more triggers to come). Multiple voice packs + full custom sound support included. Short demo found here: https://macyaps.com/demo. Would genuinely appreciate any feedback. Or let me know if you'd like any other triggers in the app. Discount Code: `HACKERNEWS` to get it for $4.49…

    Apr 2026 · macyaps.com · its alternatives →

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    TrayPlay▲93

    Control Spotify and iTunes from your menu bar

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Heartbeat 3.0▲133

    Listen to Spotify with your friends

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Tuneful▲115

    Native way to control your music on macOS

    2025 · tuneful.app · its alternatives →

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    A game I've been working on for the last year is out today▲165

    The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

    2013 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    Mood Listener▲81

    Handpicked playlists to fit your mood.

    2016 · moodlistener.com · its alternatives →

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    NepTunes▲85

    Great iTunes controller with Last.fm scrobbler.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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