A replica of the classic iTunes MiniPlayer
to control Apple Music on modern macOS.
Design
Music MiniPlayer has all the basic controls to control Apple Music and just enough information and status indicators to keep it glanceable.
Playlists
Unlike the original MiniPlayer, Music MiniPlayer allows you to play another playlist without having to open the main Apple Music window. Just slide open the drawer to reveal additional controls.
Live Streaming UI
When you’re listening to live audio such as Apple Music Hits or LA’s KIIS FM, Music MiniPlayer adapts to a suitable UI for streaming audio.
Craftsmanship
Music MiniPlayer is a 100% native app, written in both AppKit and Swift. Nearly the entire UI is drawn in code using Core Graphics & Core Animation0 in order to achieve crisp details for both Retina and non-Retina displays.
MacLife Magazine - October 2022 Issue
"Great fun and a lovely piece of nostalgia that's also genuinely useful."
Kenny Hemphill
"The Music app does offer its own MiniPlayer option, but I find
Guzman’s utility to be both more useful and more capable for
almost everything."
Chance Miller - 9to5Mac
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"In fact, there's a good chance this could be the best Mac thing
to happen since the Mac Studio — and you can get this much quicker
than you can Apple's latest Mac!"
Oliver Haslam - iMore
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Specs and Requirements
| Software | macOS Monterey and newer; Music.app |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Universal Binary for Macintosh computers with Apple Silicon and Intel processors |
| Language | English, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, German, and Polish |
| Code | 100% Native. Written in Swift using AppKit. |
Details
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Apple Music and iTunes are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.0 With the exception the Shuffle, Repeat, Speaker, and Snap Back button icons. Images are used to render these on screen.
1 Music MiniPlayer is notarized.
2 Shuffle, Repeat, Speakers, and Snap Back button icons are images.
3 Apple Music subscription not required. Not compatible with Spotify.