Artwork that belongs on the desktop
A desktop now-playing companion for Mac
Playstate is a resizable now-playing companion for the Mac desktop. It shows the current album, track, artist, source, and playback state for supported Music.app, HomePod, and Sonos playback.
Visible when you want it
Keep the artwork large, shrink it to a compact control, or close the window and use the menu bar. Playstate adapts without becoming another full library browser.
Useful even without Last.fm
Scrobbling is built in, but the desktop now-playing experience stands on its own.
Native and lightweight
Playstate is built as a native macOS utility and stays out of the dock while it works.
Try it on your Mac
The full app is free for your first 30 minutes of listening — actual playback time, not calendar days, and no card required. A lifetime license is US$24, paid once.
Try free for 30 minutes