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24 alternatives to Phosphor

Real-time visuals that move with the music

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

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I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers▲428
Ever since Apple introduced their video wallpapers I wanted to be able to put custom videos there. I decided to reverse engineer and see what I can do. I built Phosphene to sell it, but the existing competitors were polished enough that the time it would have taken to catch up wasn't going to pay off. So I'm open-sourcing it. WallpaperExtensionKit.framework is what powers macOS wallpapers. It controls what’s shows in the Settings app. It took a lot of trial and error to replicate the behavior, but the result is that your custom wallpapers appear alongside everything else. I wanted to have an…
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
2
Dock Party 3▲81
Spotify+Apple Music visualizer & controls in your macOS dock
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
SpotMenu▲259
Spotify and iTunes in your macOS menu bar
2017 · kmikiy.github.io · its alternatives →
4
VoxelWall▲81
Music-reactive live wallpapers for Mac
Sep 2026 · voxelwall.app · its alternatives →
5
doodooc Music Visualizer▲311
Online generative music visualization platform
2022 · its alternatives →
6
PlayTray▲82
Control the Spotify web player with your macOS media keys
2018 · cleverthings.io · its alternatives →
7
MuMood▲13
Adaptive wallpapers for macos | music-reactive desktop
2025 · mumood.com · its alternatives →
8
MD Vinyl▲198
Vinyl widgets for Apple Music & Spotify
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Artpip▲122
Transform your desktop into an art gallery.
2017 · its alternatives →
10
Arkestra▲136
Create, connect and perform realtime video (macOS)
2024 · arkestra.app · its alternatives →
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Bloop▲132
Turn any Mac audio into a visual you can actually export
Aug 2026 · bloooooop.com · its alternatives →
12
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 →
13
Simplify for Mac▲220
The simplest way to control Spotify, Music, iTunes and Vox
2015 · mmth.us · its alternatives →
14
Tuneful▲115
Native way to control your music on macOS
2025 · tuneful.app · its alternatives →
15
Shazam for Mac▲151
Listens and identifies music in the background
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
PhosphorLive▲2
Trigger videos, overlays and effects from midi live on stage
May 2026 · phosphorlive.com · its alternatives →
17
Baritone▲116
Spotify controls that live in your menubar.
2017 · tma02.github.io · its alternatives →
18
Reaktr▲190
Generate beautiful audio-reactive video easily
2022 · reaktr.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Dock Party▲3
Spotify and Apple Music visualizer IN your macOS Dock
2022 · dockparty.app · its alternatives →
20AM
A music player that creates real-time music videos▲61
Bring your music to life.
2021 · hyperchroma.app · its alternatives →
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Beatsy▲114
Augmented reality music visualizer for iOS
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Artworker▲74
Preview album art before submitting to Spotify & Apple Music
2020 · stockup.sitebuilderreport.com · its alternatives →
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Spatial Music Visualizer▲6
An Apple Music Visualizer: A new way to experience music
2024 · its alternatives →
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Harmonize▲115
A spotlight-like app to control your Spotify music
2023 · its alternatives →

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