A little help with your music setup.

Get Playstate working with your music apps and speakers, sort out connection problems, and find songs you’ve played before.

Playstate guides

Setup, priority, and shortcuts

Choose your playback sources
Pick the apps and speakers you want Playstate to follow, put them in order, and check permissions.
Set up keyboard shortcuts
Choose your own keys for playback, volume, mute, and the widget. Includes default shortcuts and help with conflicts.

Sonos not showing up on your Mac?
Check your network, permissions, and speaker settings, one step at a time.
Find your Apple Music listening history
See where Music, Replay, and Playstate each keep track of what you’ve played.
Is your HomePod playing directly or using AirPlay?
Find out which device is playing the music and where to control it.
Can’t control your HomePod from your Mac?
Here are a few ways to control music that’s already playing on your speaker.
Control HomePod and Sonos from one Mac
See what you can do from Playstate’s menu bar and what still needs your music apps.

Control your HomePod from your Mac
Pause, skip, and adjust the volume from the menu bar. Try it with your setup for free.
Control your HomePod without opening Music
Already have music playing? Use Playstate to control supported playback from your Mac.
Adjust your HomePod volume from your Mac
Choose the right speaker and change its volume from the menu bar.
HomePod not showing up?
Check your network, permissions, and playback source.

See which music apps work with Playstate
Find setup steps and control details for Music, Spotify, VOX, Doppler, VLC, and experimental Qobuz support.
See what’s playing on your desktop
Show the artwork, song, artist, source, and playback state in a resizable desktop widget.

Playstate vs Apple Home on Mac
Compare Playstate with Apple's Home and AirPlay controls on Mac. Choose by playback source, speaker controls, setup, and one-time cost.
Airfoil vs SoundSource for HomePod and Sonos
Compare Airfoil and SoundSource for sending Mac audio to HomePod and Sonos: outputs, sync, per-app control, requirements, and price.

Control Sonos from your Mac
Pause, skip, and adjust the volume on supported Sonos speakers from your menu bar.