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24 alternatives to TrayPlay

Control Spotify and iTunes from your menu bar

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TrayPlay launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Skip Tunes▲115

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

   2015 · skiptunes.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Background Music▲218

   Control the audio on your Mac apps from the menu bar

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Simplify for Mac▲220

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

   2015 · mmth.us · its alternatives →

4. 4
   SpotMenu▲259

   Spotify and iTunes in your macOS menu bar

   2017 · kmikiy.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   PlayTray▲82

   Control the Spotify web player with your macOS media keys

   2018 · cleverthings.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   MiniPlay for Spotify and iTunes▲136

   What's currently playing in your favorite music app

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Emcee▲63

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

   2015 · ilyabirman.net · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Baritone▲116

   Spotify controls that live in your menubar.

   2017 · tma02.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Soundbar▲213

   A lightweight SoundCloud player for Mac

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Heartbeat▲246

    Listen to music with your friends together, on Spotify

    2017 · getheartbeat.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Heartbeat 3.0▲133

    Listen to Spotify with your friends

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Squidoo▲91

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

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dock Party 3▲81

    Spotify+Apple Music visualizer & controls in your macOS dock

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Songstack▲171

    Swipe to discover new music for Spotify

    2017 · about.songstack.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Notify for Spotify▲94

    Notifications for Spotify tracks + menubar miniplayer

    2020 · notifyspotify.app · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Spotify for Xbox▲112

    Control Spotify on your Xbox from your device

    2017 · connect.spotify.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Spotify Miniplayer▲510

    Discreetly play music, podcasts & videos on desktop

    2024 · community.spotify.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Control Air▲113

    Touch-free gestures to control iTunes, Spotify, + more

    2015 · eyesight-tech.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

20. 20
    Tuneful▲115

    Native way to control your music on macOS

    2025 · tuneful.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Looking Glass▲74

    Menubar music remote

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Playlist Machinery▲136

    Tools that help you create & organize your Spotify playlists

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    22tracks 2.0▲220

    DJ curated Spotify playlists on iOS

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    DockPlayer▲66

    Minimal Spotify controller for Mac

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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