Notch Plus Tool
Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube controls in your Mac notch
The Music tool embeds full media controls into the notch — album art, track title, artist, playback scrubber, and a live audio waveform visualizer. Works with Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube without switching windows.
What it does
- Controls for Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube
- Live audio waveform visualizer
- Playback scrubber with time remaining
- Album art and track metadata
- Previous, play/pause, next, and volume controls
Mac use cases
- Skip tracks or adjust volume without leaving your editor
- See what's playing without Command-Tabbing to Spotify
- Use the waveform visualizer as a focus cue while working
Works inside Notch Plus
Music is one of 22 tools built into Notch Plus — a native MacBook notch app for macOS. Every tool is a simple on/off switch. Turn off what you don't use, and it disappears from the panel entirely. One lifetime licence, 22 tools.
Get Notch Plus — $3.99 lifetimeFrequently asked questions
Does it work with local music files?
Yes — any audio source that macOS recognises as a media session will appear in the Music tool, including Apple Music local library.
Does it control Spotify without the desktop app?
The Spotify desktop app must be running. Notch Plus controls it via macOS media session APIs.
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