What's on iTunes for Mac download

See your current iTunes track at a glance

What’s on iTunes is a small utility that places information about the song you’re playing directly in the macOS status/menu bar. It fills a gap in macOS by showing track details where you can always see them, without opening iTunes or the Music app.

What information you can show

You decide which pieces of metadata appear in the status bar. Options include:

Track duration (how long the song is)
Release year
Number of times the track has been played
Song title
Artist name
Album name

Visual customization

Adjust the look so it matches your menu bar:

Choose the character that separates fields (for example, a dash, pipe, or bullet)
Pick a background color for the display area
Set the text color to ensure readability

Playback controls in the bar

Control iTunes without switching apps — basic transport buttons are available:

Skip to the previous track
Pause or resume playback
Move to the next track

Notes on system support

This convenience isn’t included with macOS by default, so you’ll need to install the utility to get the menu-bar display and controls.

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What's on iTunes

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Available languages

License

Full

Latest update

2023-05-23

Author

Imre Katai

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