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https://github.com/serban/menubar-ticker

A macOS menu bar item that displays the current song in iTunes or Spotify
https://github.com/serban/menubar-ticker

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A macOS menu bar item that displays the current song in iTunes or Spotify

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/serban/menubar-ticker
Owner: serban
License: mit
Created: 2012-06-04T05:47:53.000Z (about 12 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2021-02-14T19:56:48.000Z (over 3 years ago)
Last Synced: 2023-10-20T23:02:42.404Z (8 months ago)
Topics: itunes, macos, music, spotify
Language: Objective-C
Homepage:
Size: 136 KB
Stars: 169
Watchers: 8
Forks: 21
Open Issues: 2
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE

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README

        # menubar-ticker - Show the current song

Menu Bar Ticker is a simple macOS menu bar item that displays the current artist

and song playing in Music (aka

[iTunes](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210200)) or Spotify.

There are no other fancy features.

### Idle

![Light - Idle](/screenshots/light-idle.png?raw=true)

![Dark - Idle](/screenshots/dark-idle.png?raw=true)

### Active

![Light - Active](/screenshots/light-active.png?raw=true)

![Dark - Active](/screenshots/dark-active.png?raw=true)

## Installation

Download the

[latest release](https://github.com/serban/menubar-ticker/releases/latest) and

extract `Menu Bar Ticker.app` from the `menubar-ticker-vX.Y.Z.tar.bz2` archive.

Move it into the `Applications` folder. Follow Apple's instructions to

[start the app automatically](https://support.apple.com/kb/ph25590)

when you log in.

Since the app is

[not](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491)

[signed](https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/open-a-mac-app-from-an-unidentified-developer-mh40616/mac),

you will need to

[right-click](https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/right-click-mh35853/mac)

and select "Open" the first time you launch the app. A dialog will appear:

> "Menu Bar Ticker.app" can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for

> malicious software.

Click "Open". If the app does not appear in the menu bar, right-click on the app

again and select "Open".

The first time you run Music or Spotify together with Menu Bar Ticker, a dialog

will appear for each app:

> "Menu Bar Ticker.app" wants access to control "Music.app". Allowing control

> will provide access to documents and data in "Music.app", and to perform

> actions within that app.

>

> Menu Bar Ticker needs permission to read the current song.

Click "OK".

## Changelog

This project lives at [GitHub](https://github.com/serban/menubar-ticker).

Version numbers follow the [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org)

specification.

### v2.0.0

* Add support for Apple Silicon

* Drop support for pre-Catalina macOS (use v1 if you're running an older macOS)

* Drop support for pre-Catalina iTunes.app

* Drop support for Rdio (RIP)

Verified to work with the following on February 14, 2021:

* macOS Catalina (10.15.7)

* macOS Big Sur (11.2.1)

* Music 1.0.6.10

* Music 1.1.3.3

* Spotify 1.1.52.687.gf5565fe5

### v1.1.0

* Add support for Music.app in macOS Catalina

Verified to work with the following on January 28, 2020:

* macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)

* macOS Catalina (10.15.2)

* iTunes 12.8.2.3

* Music 1.0.2.37

* Spotify 1.1.24.91.g4ca6d5eb

### v1.0.0

* First release with support for iTunes, Rdio, and Spotify

Verified to work with the following on July 19, 2019:

* macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)

* macOS Mojave (10.14.5)

* iTunes 12.8.2.3

* iTunes 12.9.5.5

* Spotify 1.1.10.540.gfcf0430f

## Contributors

* [Jonathan Anderson](https://github.com/trombonehero)

* [Robin Macharg](https://github.com/robinmacharg)