ByteController Alternatives

ByteController is described as 'Small user interface utility for controlling iTunes. ByteController gives you three buttons in your menu bar: Previous Song, Next Song and Play/Pause. Holding the Previous Song and Next Song buttons plays fast forward or rewinds' and is an app. There are four alternatives to ByteController for Mac and Windows. The best ByteController alternative is SizzlingKeys, which is free. Other great apps like ByteController are iTunesKeys, iTunes Volume Control and iTunesControl.

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  1. SizzlingKeys icon
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    Have you ever wished you could control iTunes without leaving your current app? Sizzling Keys is an iTunes controller that lets you do just that - and more - in an intuitive and unobtrusive way. Whether it's to pause the player, adjust the volume, skip a track or rate a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • SizzlingKeys is the most popular Mac alternative to ByteController.

    • SizzlingKeys is the most popular free alternative to ByteController.

    • SizzlingKeys is Free and ProprietaryByteController is also Free and Proprietary
  2. iTunesKeys icon
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    iTunesKeys is a system-tray utility that lets you control iTunes with global hotkeys or from the tray icons menu while in the background.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • iTunesKeys is the most popular Windows alternative to ByteController.

    • iTunesKeys is Free and ProprietaryByteController is also Free and Proprietary
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    This little app allows you to control the iTunes volume using volume-up and "volume-down hotkeys from keyboard. It allows you also to control the same iTunes volume by means your Apple Remote. This is particularly useful to control volumes of AirPlay devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • iTunes Volume Control is the most popular Open Source alternative to ByteController.

    • iTunes Volume Control is Free and Open SourceByteController is Free and Proprietary
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    iTunesControl is a free, lightweight solution that adds many of the features that iTunes is missing. It features a sleep timer, over 40 global hotkeys, an easily customizable display, and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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