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Integrates Apple Music & Spotify & Volumio
When SmashTunes launched it integrated with iTunes, now know as Apple Music. Later came Spotify and since august 2025 it integrates with Volumio.
Volumio is an open source platform for playing back music and managing your music collection.
SmashTunes supports play, pause, next, previous, shuffle, repeat and a lot more functions, from the menu in the menu bar.
You can also assign keyboard shortcuts to all of these functions!
Scroll down to read about the features that SmashTunes has to offer!
Keyboard control
Control Spotify, Music and Volumio via hot keys aka keyboard shortcuts. All common features are customisable.
You can even love tracks with a simple keystroke, with minimal interruptions.
It is also possible to assign keyboard shortcuts for adding tracks to designated playlists.
Love, Rate and Like
Rating and loving tracks is possible for Apple Music. You can choose to automatically rate a track when you love it, or vice versa.
You can also dislike you don't like or hate. There's an option to skip to the next track when you do so.
Apple Music is a bit richer in the loving department, but it is possible to love Spotify tracks as well.
Widget with artwork
Display the track's artwork either in a floating window or as a widget on your Mac's desktop.
When you click the widget, the playing app is activated.
Manage music
Apart from playing back Apple Music playlists, you can also add tracks to them. Or add tracks to your library. This can be done manually, or when you make them a favourite.
Scrobble to ListenBrainz
Some people like to keep track of their listening history on ListenBrainz. You can do so with SmashTunes!
ListenBrainz is also a good way to discover new music, based on your listening history.
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| Control | Play / Pause / Next / Previous / Select / Playlist control / Ratings |
Play / Pause / Next / Previous / Playlist control/ Like tracks |
Play / Pause / Next / Previous |
| Display track info in menu bar | check_circle | check_circle | check_circle |
| Hotkeys a.k.a. keyboard shortcuts | check_circle | check_circle | check_circle |
| Rate tracks through the menu or by using hotkeys | check_circle | check_circle | circle |
| Add tracks to playlists or library | check_circle | check_circle | circle |
| Display artwork/ widget | check_circle | check_circle | check_circle |
| Scrobble to ListenBrainz | check_circle | check_circle | check_circle |
