

Audibar
Play audio files & live streams without opening any app windows. AudiBar lives in your menu bar, keeping your desktop clean with playlists when needed.
Cost / License
- Pay once
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac


Audibar
Features
Properties
- Support for Themes
- Privacy focused
- Lightweight
Features
- Works Offline
- Ad-free
- Lossless Audio
- No Tracking
- No registration required
- Music Library
Tags
- mac-apps
- MacOs
Audibar information
What is Audibar?
AudiBar: Menu Bar Audio Playback and Streaming Made Simple
Stop fighting with bloated music apps. AudiBar lives in your menu bar and does two things well: plays your audio files instantly and streams internet radio effortlessly. No library management, no cloud sync, no subscriptions. Drag a file onto the menu bar and it plays, or add radio stations for instant streaming.
Premium Features (One-Time Purchase)
- Playlist management with visual track list and playback controls
- Seek slider with previous/next track buttons
- Current time display with elapsed and total duration
- Playlist sorting by title or duration
- Drag folders to create playlists instantly
- Auto-play next track with seamless transitions
- Shuffle mode for randomised playback
- Unlimited tracks per playlist
- Add currently playing track to playlist
- Persistent playlists across restarts
- Visual highlighting of currently playing track
- Internet radio streaming with saved stations
- Stream list panel with management options
- Multiple streaming formats: M3U/M3U8, PLS, XSPF, ASX/WAX, RSS/XML, direct URLs
- Smart track naming with metadata extraction or filename display
- Customisable theme colours
- Configurable settings panel with tooltips
Free Features
- Instant playback from menu bar
- Drag-and-drop file loading
- Play/pause controls with real-time progress
- Time display
- File picker for browsing
- All major audio formats supported
- iCloud Drive support with smart loading
- Scrolling display for long filenames
- Clean, distraction-free interface
- Context menu for quick actions
- Remembers last played track or stream
- Native macOS window controls
Supported Formats Audio: MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, AAC, AIFF, AIF, CAF, MP4 Streaming: M3U/M3U8, PLS, XSPF, ASX/WAX, RSS/XML, direct URLs
Why AudiBar? Sometimes you just want to play an audio file or stream a radio station without importing into a library or opening a heavyweight app. Previewing music, listening to internet radio, playing audiobooks, checking audio quality, or playing files from external drives. AudiBar is for those moments.
Perfect For
- File-based playback over library apps
- Internet radio listeners
- Listeners storing music in folders
- Audiobook and podcast users
- Music on external or network drives
- Anyone tired of heavyweight players
- Quick menu bar audio access
Privacy First AudiBar runs entirely on your Mac. No account required, no data collection, no tracking. Your audio files, stations, and listening habits stay completely private and local.
Designed for macOS Native SwiftUI optimised for macOS 13.5+. Under 50MB memory, zero CPU when idle, energy efficient for all-day battery life.
One-Time Purchase Premium unlocks with a single purchase. No subscription, no recurring fees. Buy once, keep forever with all future updates.
Simple audio playback and streaming starts here.
