NotchMind and Spotify.

See what Spotify is playing in the notch and control it without switching to the Spotify window.

What it does with Spotify

  • Artwork, song and artist in the collapsed notch while Spotify plays.
  • Play, pause, skip and scrub from the open notch.
  • A floating player with synced lyrics, and music on your lock screen.
  • Send the sound to AirPods or another speaker with the output button.

Set it up

  1. Open Spotify and play something. The notch shows it straight away.
  2. Grant Media Controls in Settings → General → Permissions so the buttons work.
  3. If macOS asks whether NotchMind may control Spotify, choose Allow; NotchMind uses it to read whether Spotify is playing.
  4. To show only Spotify, set Playback source to Spotify in Settings → Now Playing.

Good to know

  • The favorite button works with Apple Music and the YouTube Music app, not with Spotify.
  • Lyrics come from public lyrics databases, so some songs have none.

Step by step.

Pay once. Keep it.

US$5.99 for 2 Macs for the first 50 customers, then US$15.99. Or 1 Mac for US$9.99 or 5 Macs for US$29.99. Every 1.x update and a 14-day refund. For Macs with Apple silicon on macOS 15 or later.