Sleeve is a desktop music accessory that displays your current track and controls playback from music apps like Apple Music, Spotify, and Doppler.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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Tuneful Alternatives
Tuneful is described as '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' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Tuneful for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, iPad, iPhone and Android Tablet apps. The best Tuneful alternative is Alcove. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ActivSpot or The Boring Notch. Other great apps like Tuneful are NotchNook, NotchFlow, Echo for Mac and vaho.
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Liqoria is a Liquid Glass music app for Mac that combines multiples music apps like Apple Music and Spotify into one place. Instead of switching between different apps, you can search for songs, play music, like tracks, and control everything from a single, clean interface.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
United States
25 SuperIsland alternativesExtends MacBook notch by centralizing live music controls, battery details, calendar events, notifications, weather, file sharing, and quick system adjustments, while enabling developers to create custom SwiftUI modules using a JavaScript SDK, all without native compilation.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
India
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28 DynamicNotch alternativesDynamicNotch treats the MacBook notch like a compact native surface instead of a static cutout. It stays close to the hardware shape until something important happens, then expands with queue-driven presentation, gesture support, and system-aware feature routing.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
Belarus
SpotSpot is an open source (MIT license), always on top, mini-player for controlling Spotify in macOS. It is an Electron-based app, and utilises André Haveman's excellent Spotify-Node-Applescript package to connect with the Spotify desktop app.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
United Kingdom
Lofi is a mini Spotify player with visualizations. It is not a replacement for the Spotify Desktop app, nor does it play music independently of the Spotify app; instead, Lofi works alongside it to provide a more intuitive and pleasant access to common features, including...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Turns your MacBook’s notch into a customizable HUD with widgets, AI chat, music, brightness, volume controls, and more ? Built for macOS 14+ with Swift.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
DynamicLake: Effortlessly control essential system functions such as volume, brightness, and keyboard backlight with a simple and intuitive interface.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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14 Bowtie alternativesBowtie 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.
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
+2
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Alfred
NotchNest is the #1 feature-rich notch enhancement app for Mac. Seamlessly integrate essential productivity tools right into your Mac's notch, keeping everything you need within easy reach, now enhanced with intelligent AI features.
- Key Features
• AI Clipboard Manager Nev.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- India
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