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SmashTunes for Mac

Control Apple Music and Spotify from your menu bar.

Free
In English
4.5
Based on 10 user rates

SmashTunes overview

SmashTunes is a Music (/ iTunes) and Spotify controller that lets you control your favorite music apps by keyboard shortcuts (hot keys). It displays the currently playing song in your menu bar and artwork floating in a window. SmashTunes automatically adopts to the available menu bar space. This means no more interruptions of your work, to lookup what song's palying. From the menu you can control rate the songs as well.

Features
  • Spotify and Music control
  • Media keys support.
  • Display artist, track, duration, rating info (& more) in the menu bar.
  • Change the rating of a track. Love or dislike tracks.
  • Directly select a playlist from the menu
  • Control volume of Spotify and Music through keyboard shortcuts.
  • Countdown of song time
  • Start at login

What’s new in version 4.3.1

  • This release fixes the display of the count down time when a song was paused.
  • It also improves on displaying Apple Radio track information.
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SmashTunes for Mac

Free
In English
Version 4.3.1
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What customer like

Price
Value

What needs improvements

Customization

SmashTunes qualities

Value
5.0
Ease of use
5.0
Features
4.0
Reliability
5.0
Customer support
5.0

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4.5

(10 Reviews of SmashTunes)

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  • User Ratings

zsargodhahosttead
zsargodhahosttead
May 24 2021
3.8
5.0
May 24 2021
5.0
Version: 3.8
if you don't like switching between apps - this one is for you, does exactly what it says
Lounge-Deluxe
Lounge-Deluxe
Mar 29 2019
3.2.3
0.0
Mar 29 2019
0.0
Version: 3.2.3
Nothing but freezes lately that need a force quit of Smashtunes. Also even in its good days changing between Spotify and iTunes messed Smashtunes up too. Pity though, it was a sweet little program when it worked.
Baccaroeja
Baccaroeja
Jul 4 2016
3.1.4
5.0
Jul 4 2016
5.0
Version: 3.1.4
Works as advertised. Nice little tool.
Fking
Fking
Nov 15 2015
3.1.2
5.0
Nov 15 2015
5.0
Version: 3.1.2
a simple, but great menu app, that i can customize as i need. been using it for years, and now, with this update, using it in el capitan. reads my itunes AND spotify. perfect! (or close enough...)
RoyPDX
RoyPDX
Sep 2 2014
3.0.1
0.0
Sep 2 2014
0.0
Version: 3.0.1
I'm using Smashtunes with OS X 10.68 for now. Is there any way to get it to NOT beep several times every time a new song plays, or when you pause or play? This is very annoying and unnecessary. Otherwise, I love the app, especially now when it no longer relaunches iTunes when you quit iTuens.
vlipper
vlipper
Jun 10 2022
4.1
5.0
Jun 10 2022
5.0
Version: 4.1
zsargodhahosttead
zsargodhahosttead
May 24 2021
3.8
5.0
May 24 2021
5.0
Version: 3.8
Baccaroeja
Baccaroeja
Jul 4 2016
5.0
Jul 4 2016
5.0
Version: null
Fking
Fking
Nov 15 2015
5.0
Nov 15 2015
5.0
Version: null
Globe-Trotter
Globe-Trotter
Nov 13 2015
4.0
Nov 13 2015
4.0
Version: null
Yoxi
Yoxi
Jan 28 2014
4.0
Jan 28 2014
4.0
Version: null
xfiles1986
xfiles1986
Jan 8 2011
5.0
Jan 8 2011
5.0
Version: null
Smashbits
Smashbits
Dec 9 2010
5.0
Dec 9 2010
5.0
Version: null
Mikeaugustleo
Mikeaugustleo
Dec 8 2010
2.5
Dec 8 2010
2.5
Version: null
Sam-Rowlands
Sam-Rowlands
May 21 2010
5.0
May 21 2010
5.0
Version: null