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24 alternatives to Looking Glass for Spotify/Apple Music

macOS menu bar music remote and Last.fm scrobbler

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Looking Glass for Spotify/Apple Music launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Looking Glass▲74

   Menubar music remote

   2022 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SpotMenu▲259

   Spotify and iTunes in your macOS menu bar

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   SpotMenu v2▲91

   Spotify and Apple Music in your macOS menu bar

   2025 · kmikiy.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4SY
   See your current Spotify song in the menu bar▲55

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dock Party 3▲81

   Spotify+Apple Music visualizer & controls in your macOS dock

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Baritone▲116

   Spotify controls that live in your menubar.

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tuneful▲115

   Native way to control your music on macOS

   2025 · tuneful.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Play Spotify together by Remotion▲227

   Talk and listen to music like you’re side by side

   2022 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Background Music▲218

   Control the audio on your Mac apps from the menu bar

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TrayPlay▲93

    Control Spotify and iTunes from your menu bar

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Soundbar▲213

    A lightweight SoundCloud player for Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Skip Tunes▲115

    Control iTunes, Spotify, or Rdio from your Mac's menubar

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    PlayTray▲82

    Control the Spotify web player with your macOS media keys

    2018 · its alternatives →

14. 14CY
    Control your Bose headphones from your Mac's menubar▲450

    2021 · boze.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Parallel▲303

    Listen to music with friends over Spotify at the same time

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    NepTunes▲85

    Great iTunes controller with Last.fm scrobbler.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Music Widget for Apple Music on macOS▲98

    A take on the classic iTunes Widget

    2021 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    AudioPriorityBar▲217

    Priority-based audio switching for macOS menu bar

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Squidoo▲91

    Control iTunes, Spotify, & Rdio from your Mac menu bar

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Heartbeat▲246

    Listen to music with your friends together, on Spotify

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Simplify for Mac▲220

    The simplest way to control Spotify, Music, iTunes and Vox

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    VolumeHub▲195

    Per-app volume control for macOS with no driver installs

    Feb 2026 · volumehub.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Poolside FM for Mac▲231

    An infinity pool of summer sounds in your Mac menu bar

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Heartbeat 3.0▲133

    Listen to Spotify with your friends

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →