BarTunes is described as 'Allows you to control iTunes from your Mac's menu bar' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to BarTunes for a variety of platforms, including Mac, iPhone, iPad, KDE Plasma and Spotify apps. The best BarTunes 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 BarTunes are Echo for Mac, Sleeve - Music on Desktop, Muwi: Music Widget and Bowtie.
Tuneful lets you control Spotify or Apple Music effortlessly on your Mac, designed from the ground up to feel like a native part of macOS—from UI and animations to performance. Running in the background, Tuneful uses minimal system resources.
Private Mac player resumes songs, podcasts, and videos from Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, podcasts, and browser tabs, keeping a single history, bookmarks, and floating overlay. All data stays on-device with no account or cloud needed, license includes updates.
United Kingdom
A beautifully designed widget for Apple Music & Spotify. It syncs the songs you're playing in the Music app to display in the widget.
China
Silicio Mini Player is a desktop music controller that integrates with various music apps like iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and Vox, offering features like a customizable mini player, song change notifications, global keyboard shortcuts, Touch Bar control, and Last.fm integration.
Sleeve is a desktop music accessory that displays your current track and controls playback from music apps like Apple Music, Spotify, and Doppler.
Muwi is a music player and widget that provides a nostalgic vinyl record display, offers control over song playback, supports Apple Music, and features a variety of themes and styles.
Bowtie is a desktop accessory that allows you to see and control your music (iTunes, Spotify, Sonora, or Rdio) with customizable shortcuts, advanced Last.fm support, and hundreds of beautiful themes available to download for free.
United States
CoverSutra gives you a handy and attractive way to control iTunes without ever leaving your current app.
Germany
EU
Tune Instructor is a software add-on for iTunes that offers a range of features for track information, quick access to ratings, basic functions, and efficient library and track organization.
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.
