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SmashTunes
SmashTunes
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SmashTunes free download for Mac

SmashTunes

Version 4.3.1

Control Apple Music and Spotify from your menu bar.

4.5
Based on 10 user ratesRead reviews & comments
Free
In-app purchases

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

Updated on Jan 27 2023

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

Information

License

Free

Size

2.3 MB

Downloads

4123

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • macOS 12 or later
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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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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.
Yoxi
Yoxi
Jan 28 2014
2.3
4.0
Jan 28 2014
4.0
Version: 2.3
I'm very happily using this now, and very happy that (a) it's currently supported, so it plays nicely with Mavericks, and (b) that it correctly places itself in the menubar (I was using the discontinued BravoTunes until now, but it didn't like Mavericks). My only puzzlement is that the Pause/Play menu items are switched (in this version, at least) so that it says Play when it's already playing - this is not intuitive, given that it's an action (along with Next and Previous), and not a status item. I'd also like the option to change font size/face. Very nice otherwise, though.
xfiles1986
xfiles1986
Jan 23 2011
1.6.1
5.0
Jan 23 2011
5.0
Version: 1.6.1
Turns out the developer has already given me a response the next day I email him, it was me that has missed it, would just like to apologize for this. Cheers
xfiles1986
xfiles1986
Jan 8 2011
1.6.0
5.0
Jan 8 2011
5.0
Version: 1.6.0
I have downloaded the trial last weekend and upon I started using it, I said out loud" this is what I've always wanted!". A great app plus extremely easy to use. So after a day or so, I decided to buy it, I clicked the button which indicated me to its website, but realized it could only be paid through paypal. The only problem was, paypal doesnt support my country (Macao), luckily on the site it has a button that says " if you want to pay through other methods, tell us" And so I sent the message/email to the developer...but even until today (after at least 5 days) still no reply. The trial is almost over, only a week left, and yet I still got no response. Hopefully I get a reply here within this weekend, cause I really love this app!
Sam-Rowlands
Sam-Rowlands
May 21 2010
1.4
5.0
May 21 2010
5.0
Version: 1.4
I was looking for such an application to display the song name in the menubar. Most of the other apps have a small display area where the song names scroll through and they use small typefaces. I found that hard to quickly read. SmashTunes displays it using the same typeface as the system and displays the whole info WITHOUT scrolling. A quick glance and I can see everything I need too. I found the developer to be very responsive and the price to be quite agreeable.
Lvdoc
Lvdoc
Mar 21 2010
1.3
0.0
Mar 21 2010
0.0
Version: 1.3
I know a person needs to make a buck, by I have to recommend checking out QuickTunes (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15414/quicktunes) as a free alternative. It has most of the same features as SmashTunes, plus it has adjustable font size. (The font also renders better in my menubar.) It also works fine in Snow Leopard.
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
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