About Tunes Notifier

Minimal, easy to use macOS application that uses the Notification Center to display the name of the artist, album, song and artwork track any time a song starts playing on Spotify.

Website: https://www.tunes-notifier.com

Contact: Jules Coynel (jules@56north.co)

Requirements

Tunes Notifier requires the following

• macOS 13.0 Ventura or later
• Spotify

Limitations

Some older versions of the Spotify app may not provide current song information when playing on external devices. As a result, Tunes Notifier is not able to present notifications or current song information in the menu bar. Please update to the latest version available.

Note: AirPlay 2 speakers are not affected by this issue.

History

• Version 2.0.21 (Submitted to Apple: 24/11/24)

  • Recompile for macOS 15.1

• Version 2.0.20 (Submitted to Apple: 09/02/24)

  • Recompile for macOS 14.3

• Version 2.0.19 (Submitted to Apple: 02/10/23)

  • Recompile for macOS 14

• Version 2.0.18 (Submitted to Apple: 11/09/23)

  • Remove legacy helper

• Version 2.0.17 (Submitted to Apple: 26/07/23)

  • macOS 13.0 Ventura required
  • Remove deprecated API

• Version 2.0.16 (Submitted to Apple: 02/01/23)

  • Recompile for macOS 13

• Version 2.0.15 (Submitted to Apple: 04/01/22)

  • Recompile for macOS 12

• Version 2.0.14 (Submitted to Apple: 14/04/21)

  • New app icon for macOS Big Sur

• Version 2.0.13 (Submitted to Apple: 16/01/21)

  • Fix rare crash

• Version 2.0.12 (Submitted to Apple: 06/11/20)

  • Recompile for macOS 11 and ARM architecture

• Version 2.0.11 (Submitted to Apple: 19/06/20)

  • Clarify song information may be missing when playing on external device, unless using AirPlay 2

• Version 2.0.10 (Submitted to Apple: 15/04/20)

  • Fix blank notification when Spotify doesn't provide song information, usually when playing to an external device

• Version 2.0.9 (Submitted to Apple: 17/02/19)

  • Fix album artwork not showing

• Version 2.0.8 (Submitted to Apple: 05/02/19)

  • Optimised for macOS Mojave

• Version 2.0.7 (Submitted to Apple: 31/12/17)

  • Minor improvements

• Version 2.0.6 (Submitted to Apple: 26/06/17)

  • Add current song info to menu bar

• Version 2.0.5 (Submitted to Apple: 25/06/17 - Rejected: 26/06/17)

  • Fix artwork images not loading

• Version 2.0.4 (Submitted to Apple: 13/09/16 - Released: 13/09/16)

  • Add support for macOS Sierra (10.12)

• Version 2.0.3 (Submitted to Apple: 11/05/16 - Released: 12/05/16)

  • Fix a crash affecting old versions of Spotify

• Version 2.0.2 (Submitted to Apple: 06/04/16 - Released: 09/04/16)

  • Restore support for OS X Yosemite (10.10)

• Version 2.0.1 (Submitted to Apple: 30/03/16 - Released: 01/04/16)

  • Fix incorrect analytics values

• Version 2.0 (Submitted to Apple: 26/03/16 - Released: 30/03/16)

  • Song artwork visible in notifications
  • New app icon
  • New menu bar icon for "Dark menu bar"
  • No more messages asking you to rate the app
  • OS X El Capitan required

• Version 1.6.1 (Submitted to Apple: 15/03/15 - Released: 20/03/15)

  • Fix for Spotify 1.0.1.1060

• Version 1.6 (Submitted to Apple: 20/05/14 - Rejected: 21/05/14)

  • Remove iTunes support (as notifications are now natively supported by iTunes)
  • Remove current song info from menu bar (to keep the app minimal)

• Version 1.5 (Submitted to Apple: 28/07/13 - Rejected: 31/07/13)

  • Add the current song artwork, title, album and artist in the menu bar

• Version 1.4 (Submitted to Apple: 06/05/13 - Rejected: 12/05/13)

  • Notifications for songs played from radio stations in iTunes

• Version 1.3 (Submitted to Apple: 30/12/12 – Released: 08/01/13)

  • Spotify support
  • Reduced processor usage

• Version 1.2 (Submitted to Apple: 30/10/12 – Released: 14/11/12)

  • Japanese language support
  • Spanish language support
  • Danish language support
  • Portuguese language support
  • German language support
  • Turkish language support
  • Clean up all notifications when closing Tunes Notifier
  • Various improvements

• Version 1.1 (Submitted to Apple: 28/09/12 – Released: 18/10/12)

  • New menu bar icon available in colour and in monochrome
  • Menu icon can be removed temporarily or permanently from menu bar
  • New shortcuts
  • Finnish language support

• Version 1.0 (Submitted to Apple: 23/08/12 – Released: 25/09/12)

  • Initial version