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Background Music

Background Music alternatives

Control the audio on your Mac apps from the menu bar

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The best alternatives to Background Music are Sound Control, Alizarin, and Umbra app. If these 3 options don't work for you, we've listed a few more alternatives below.
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Best alternatives to Background Music
  • Sound Control
    1. Sound Control
    5 reviews
    10 alternatives
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    App-specific volume control
  • Alizarin
    2. Alizarin
    6 alternatives
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    Unlimited high-def music
  • 3. Umbra app
    15 alternatives
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    Umbra is a little menu bar app that lets you specify different desktop wallpapers for both light & dark appearances in macOS. Umbra also allows you to quickly toggle dark mode in a single click, rather than dig...
  • SoundR
    4. SoundR
    6 alternatives
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    Music for how you feel!
  • harmony
    5. harmony
    9 alternatives
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    ◾️ FREE stream-able music ◾️ Smart playlist with support for stream-able, download-able and local music combined ◾️ Video playback ◾️ Lyrics ◾️ Sound effects (5-10 band equalizer, bassboost, virtualizer, reverb...
  • NepTunes
    6. NepTunes
    16 alternatives
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    NepTunes is a desktop accessory that allows you to see and control your music (Apple Music, Spotify) with customizable shortcuts, built-in scrobbler for Last.fm, and beautiful widgets.
  • RNG.FM
    7. RNG.FM
    6 alternatives
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    A continuous stream of random, trending podcasts for when you're in need of some background noise. Hit play and RNG.FM will keep you company while you go about your day.
  • Looking Glass
    8. Looking Glass
    1 review
    4 alternatives
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    Menubar controller for Apple Music, with playback controls, loving + adding current track to library and playlist browsing. Mini Player and keyboard shortcuts are also available.