Menu Bar Ticker is a simple macOS menu bar item that displays the current artist and song playing in Music (aka iTunes) or Spotify.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
NepTunes Alternatives
NepTunes is described as 'Simple to use, yet powerful Last FM scrobbler for iTunes that is light, super reliable and fully works with Apple Music streaming and radio and can help you with discovering new music' and is an app in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to NepTunes for a variety of platforms, including Mac, iPhone, iPad, KDE Plasma and Spotify apps. The best NepTunes alternative is Tuneful. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try MD Vinyl - Music Widget or Silicio Mini Player. Other great apps like NepTunes are Sleeve - Music on Desktop, Muwi: Music Widget, TunesArt and Bowtie.
Alternatives list
BarTunes allows you to control iTunes from your Mac's menu bar.
Quickly view album artwork, play/pause, skip forward and jump back through your music, with controls right in the menu bar.
• Play/Pause, Next, Previous controls in menu bar (optional) • View album artwork in m.
Play/Pause and Next/Previous functions for Spotify directly on your Menu Bar!
The original and best Spotify utility!
HOW TO USE:
- Launch SpotiMy, perhaps set it to auto-launch on login.
- Click on the system tray icon, and click "Play". Wait for Spotify to launch.
Cost / License
- Pay once
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
KDE Plasma widget that shows currently playing song information and provide playback controls.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
PlasMusic Toolbar is the most popular Linux alternative to NepTunes.
- PlasMusic Toolbar is Free and Open Source
- PlasMusic Toolbar is Privacy focused and Lightweight
This is a popup that shows Spotify current playback information, made and tested specially for macOS. It also allows you to add tracks to your library and playlists.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
