On September 13, 2000, Apple Computer released the first Public Beta of Mac OS X ahead of its initial release in March 24, 2001. Mac users could purchase the Public Beta from Apple.com for the price of $29. This beta version of Mac OS included a music application capable of playing CDs & MP3 files, and was named Music Player.
Music Remote is a tribute to that short lived, long forgotten application. However, Music Remote is a remote application for Music on modern macOS, capable of controlling playback, volume, and playlists.
Music Remote has all the basic controls to control Apple Music
and just enough information and status indicators to keep it
glanceable. It’s there when you need it without needing any
interaction and you can even keep it floating above all your
other windows.
Use Music Remote to quickly switch to another playlist.
Simply click on the Playlists button above the playback
button, select another playlist from your library, and
press Play.
When you’re listening to live audio such as Apple Music Hits
or Channel Q, Music Remote adapts its user interface to
something suitable for streaming audio.
Music Remote is a 100% native app, written in both AppKit
and Swift. Much of the UI is drawn in code using Core
Graphics & Core Animation0 in order to
achieve crisp details for both Retina and non-Retina
displays.
| 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. |
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 of brushed metal textures and the volume knob. Images are used to render these on screen.
1 Music Remote is notarized.
2 Brushed metal textures and the volume knob are images.
3 Apple Music subscription not required. Not compatible with Spotify.