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24 alternatives to PlayTray

Control the Spotify web player with your macOS media keys

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PlayTray launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Simplify for Mac▲220
The simplest way to control Spotify, Music, iTunes and Vox
2015 · mmth.us · its alternatives →
2
TrayPlay▲93
Control Spotify and iTunes from your menu bar
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
3
Spotify Miniplayer▲510
Discreetly play music, podcasts & videos on desktop
2024 · community.spotify.com · its alternatives →
4
DockPlayer▲66
Minimal Spotify controller for Mac
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
Listen▲94
Add songs to any Spotify playlist using your keyboard
2017 · listenmac.com · its alternatives →
6
SpotMenu▲259
Spotify and iTunes in your macOS menu bar
2017 · kmikiy.github.io · its alternatives →
7
Tuneful▲115
Native way to control your music on macOS
2025 · tuneful.app · its alternatives →
8
Dock Party 3▲81
Spotify+Apple Music visualizer & controls in your macOS dock
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Spotify Controller▲160
Control your spotify on any web page.
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
10
Spotify for Xbox▲112
Control Spotify on your Xbox from your device
2017 · connect.spotify.com · its alternatives →
11
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 →
12
New Spotify Web Player▲435
Spotify new UI for web player (no more Adobe Flash)
2017 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →
13
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 →
14
MD Vinyl▲198
Vinyl widgets for Apple Music & Spotify
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
15
Play Spotify together by Remotion▲227
Talk and listen to music like you’re side by side
2022 · multi.app · its alternatives →
16
Baritone▲116
Spotify controls that live in your menubar.
2017 · tma02.github.io · its alternatives →
17
Squidoo▲91
Control iTunes, Spotify, & Rdio from your Mac menu bar
2015 · apps.apple.com · 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
Sidepod▲144
A Spotify widget to control your music from anywhere
2023 · its alternatives →
20
MiniPlay for Spotify and iTunes▲136
What's currently playing in your favorite music app
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
Songshare▲84
The fastest way to share what's playing on your Mac 🎶
2018 · its alternatives →
22
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 →
23
My side project just reached #6 on App Store music charts▲125
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.
2014 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
gestify for Spotify▲82
Control Spotify with simple hand gestures👋
2021 · gestify.app · its alternatives →

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