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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
   SpotMenu▲259

   Spotify and iTunes in your macOS menu bar

   2017 · kmikiy.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Looking Glass▲74

   Menubar music remote

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Dock Party 3▲81

   Spotify+Apple Music visualizer & controls in your macOS dock

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Baritone▲116

   Spotify controls that live in your menubar.

   2017 · tma02.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   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 →

6. 6
   Tuneful▲115

   Native way to control your music on macOS

   2025 · tuneful.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Play Spotify together by Remotion▲227

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

   2022 · multi.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Background Music▲218

   Control the audio on your Mac apps from the menu bar

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   TrayPlay▲93

   Control Spotify and iTunes from your menu bar

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Soundbar▲213

    A lightweight SoundCloud player for Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Skip Tunes▲115

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

    2015 · skiptunes.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    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 →

13. 13
    PlayTray▲82

    Control the Spotify web player with your macOS media keys

    2018 · cleverthings.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    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 →

15. 15
    NepTunes▲85

    Great iTunes controller with Last.fm scrobbler.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Music Widget for Apple Music on macOS▲98

    A take on the classic iTunes Widget

    2021 · marioaguzman.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Emcee▲63

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

    2015 · ilyabirman.net · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Squidoo▲91

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

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Heartbeat 3.0▲133

    Listen to Spotify with your friends

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    musaic.fm▲96

    A Screensaver for Spotify & Last.fm

    2016 · musaicfm.obrhoff.de · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Listen▲94

    Add songs to any Spotify playlist using your keyboard

    2017 · listenmac.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    DockPlayer▲66

    Minimal Spotify controller for Mac

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Muse▲4

    A simple Spotify, iTunes controller on your Touch Bar

    2019 · xzzz9097.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ToggleMusic ▲5

    Apple Music & Spotify in your menu bar, with Cover Flow

    Jun 2026 · besianshala.com · 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 →