Nowbar
What's playing, right in your menu bar.
Nowbar is a tiny Mac app that shows Artist - Title of the song playing in Apple Music or Spotify in your menu bar, with ⏮ ⏯ ⏭ next to it. Click the title to see the album cover. That's it: no windows, no settings screen, almost no memory.
- Works with Apple Music and Spotify
- Previous, play/pause and next in the menu bar
- Album cover one click away
- Optional progress line under the title
- Show the controls, the title or both
- Collects no data
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Common questions
Nowbar shows nothing. Nowbar needs permission to talk to Music or Spotify. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Automation, find Nowbar and turn on Music and/or Spotify.
I can't see Nowbar in my menu bar. When the menu bar is full, macOS hides items that don't fit. Turn off Show Title in Nowbar's menu (right-click it) or remove other menu bar items.
Where are the settings? Right-click Nowbar (or Control-click) for the menu: Show Controls, Show Title, Show Progress and Open at Login.