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Best Mac apps to control music from anywhere

Now-playing controls, lyrics and history without switching apps.

  1. 1. Echo Remembers every song, podcast and video you play, across your apps and browser. Control music from anywhere Sold separately
  2. 2. Gramola An album shelf at your screen edge that drives Apple Music or Spotify Control music from anywhere Sold separately
  3. 3. NowPlayingWidget Music controls, always close Control music from anywhere Sold separately
  4. 4. SmashTunes Your music, always in view Control music from anywhere Sold separately
  5. 5. Menu Bar Controller for Sonos Control music from anywhere Mac App Store
  6. 6. Menu Bar Controller Lite Control music from anywhere Mac App Store
  7. 7. MiniPlay for Spotify & iTunes Control music from anywhere Mac App Store
  8. 8. Silicio Widgets + Mini Player Control music from anywhere Mac App Store
  9. 9. MacNotch Notch utility for Mac Use the MacBook notch Setapp 98% · 41 ratings
  10. 10. Silenz Fades music for voices, passes the room through; mutes on disconnect and lock. Control speakers & microphones Setapp 82% · 57 ratings
  11. 11. Panel Widgets Widgets built like gear Add widgets to your desktop Sold separately
  12. 12. NotchVinyl Notch Music Widget Use the MacBook notch Mac App Store
  13. 13. PanTunes Listen to music, radio & podcasts Mac App Store
  14. 14. Remote Mouse Control your Mac remotely Mac App Store
  15. 15. VOX MP3 & FLAC Music Player Listen to music, radio & podcasts Mac App Store
  16. 16. Boom 3D Boost volume and audio quality Boost volume & sound quality Setapp 91% · 1,787 ratings
  17. 17. Sidebar Try a Dock alternative Customize your Dock Setapp 71% · 283 ratings
  18. 18. Lacona Tell your Mac what to do Launch apps & commands faster Setapp 74% · 72 ratings
  19. 19. Rook Widgets Your desktop, as a terminal Add widgets to your desktop Sold separately
  20. 20. Moonlight by Musopen Listen to music, radio & podcasts Mac App Store
  21. 21. NotchBox Easier Drag & Drop Access files faster Mac App Store
  22. 22. Pine Player Listen to music, radio & podcasts Mac App Store
  23. 23. Bartender Clean up and superpower your menu bar Tidy up your menu bar Setapp 97% · 15,789 ratings
  24. 24. DockApp Your Dock, your rules Customize your Dock Sold separately
  25. 25. DroidPort Your Android on your Mac: messages, notifications, calls, files, clipboard Move files between Mac and phone Sold separately
  26. 26. Isle AI usage limits, music and a Mac that stays awake with the lid closed Use the MacBook notch Sold separately
  27. 27. Lumen Widgets Widgets that wear your wallpaper Add widgets to your desktop Sold separately
  28. 28. Boom3D Volume Booster and EQ Boost volume & sound quality Mac App Store
  29. 29. InputConfig Automate with shortcuts & gestures Mac App Store

Related tasks

Listen to music, radio & podcasts 29 Add widgets to your desktop 41 Use the MacBook notch 15 Customize how your Mac looks 44 Launch apps & commands faster 23 Access files faster 28

Questions

What is the best Mac app to control music from anywhere?
Echo is the top pick here: Remembers every song, podcast and video you play, across your apps and browser. Also worth a look: Gramola, NowPlayingWidget.
Are these apps part of a Setapp membership?
6 of 29 apps are included in a Setapp membership; the rest are sold separately.
Do they run natively on Apple Silicon?
16 of 29 apps run natively on M-series Macs.