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Please remove this, I paid and I'm still seeing your support message. Edit: Thanks for the response and fix. All good now

This app covers everything Sizzling Keys did, and way more!!! Clean interface, preferences and sturdy. THANK YOU Dev.

This app fulfills a huge gaping hole in the current functionality of the Mac. Currently, there is no way to keep an ever-present display of your misic on the screen. Now, with SmashTunes there finally is! I love being able to see the full name of the track, artist, and album—as well as duration. And with one click I can see the album artwork—something that is completely missing from Apple main Music app right now. With SmashTunes I barely have to interact with Apple's Music app and that is a good thing! Show more

I was looking for an easy way to see what was playing and rate my music. I didn't expect convenient features of hot keys (they work for me Meemaw312), easy customization, great readable font, and even cover art if you want it. Five stars if my suggestions for time remaing count down and dimmed stars for no rating make it. :) Show more

The functionality of this app goes above and beyond similar menu bar iTunes controllers that just let you pause and skip. You can see a menu of all your playlists as well and start them directly from the menu bar. This is way more efficient than going back into iTunes just to change a playlist. Show more

Input window is blank no matter what.

Doesn’t open on my iMac. I have been a long time user and this disappoints.

RE: Version 3.1.4 Nice to see updates over the years I’ve owned this, thanks! However, recently Playlist menu isn’t showing my playlists any more….that makes me sad. From my version 2 review…. I’ve been using a different iTunes control program for many years…that has been abandoned. I found SmashTunes by luck. I reallly wanted several simple things. A. The ability to play any of my playlists, from a menu. B. The ability to at least stop and start the music with a hotkey. C. I didn’t want to have to swich into iTunes to do the above. I wish it did more things and was more flexible and customizable…but hey, it does EXACTLY what i NEED so I’m happy to have purchased it. When there are upgrades I’ll enjoy them. Thanks SmashBits. Show more

The main reason I bought this app was to see the song that’s playing in the menu and it delivered flawlessly. Playback controls are nice perks, too. My only complaint so far is the lack of support for new Apple Music functionality: likes for songs (ratings are here, but they’re not that relevant anymore) and the ability to start a radio from the current song. Dislikes are coming in Sierra and they would be nice to have, too. Still, the app does its main job perfectly, so I definitely recommend to buy it. Show more

I was looking for a simple app to display what I was currently listening to on Spotify on my desktop, along with some menu bar controls without having to open the Spotify app itself. SmashTunes does just that, and with a reasonable price tag. Easy control and has enough preferences available to make it worthwhile. Allows the user to determine which information is displayed in the menu bar, and the album art can be dragged to any place on the desktop with a simple click and drag. Show more

version 3.0.2 appears not to work with OS X 10.6.8, So, I've retro'd to an earlier version. Also, when songs change or when stopping or starting something, the app causes several annoying beeps to play. Otherwise, I really like it and continue to use it, even with a couple annoyances. Show more

I was looking for an app that would do 2 things: 1) put info about the track playing in iTunes in my menu bar; and, 2) display cover art. This app does that, plus allows me to control iTunes playback from the menu bar. Couldn’t be happier! Show more

Only problem I had with it before was that it would disappear if there wasn't enough room - now with the auto-shortening feature, it works perfectly in my crowded menu bar! Show more

I use this constantly and is always better to get a quick look at what's playing by just looking at menu bar. But i need one feature. Currently you can have duration show in the bar, but i wish that it would countdown as the song plays so i can at a glance know exactly how much is left in the song. Why this isnt there already is beyond me. Please add!! I could also see a progress bar sit below the the info displayed to show song progress if the countdown is too distracting. A subtly line starting on the left and filling to the right as the song goes on would be awesome. Show more

I updated my review to reflect that the developer added several new fields that can be displayed including Album Artist and Composer… which is great if you have a lot of classical music in your collection. I've tried several of the App Store menu/music bars and this is by far the best for my needs. You can choose up to 200 characters to be shown in the menu bar including Artist, Title, Rating, Duration, Album, Year, and the 2 others I mentioned. For the other reviewer who complained that there wasn't enough space, well I guess there's never enough space but I'm able to display all the fields I need with room left over. Perhaps removing some other icons from the menu bar would help. Scrolling would be cool though. Anyway, I find SmashTunes works great and the developer has been responsive. Show more

never worked

I wanted a simple app to tell me what song is playing. This app needs to do a ticker effect when the song info is too long instead of shortening or pushing out menu icons. This app is overpriced and total garbage. Not even worth more than $0.99. I'm getting my money back. Show more

This app no longer works for me in OS 10.7.4. It was working fine in 10.7.3. Nevermind, it seems OK again.

Nice program. Keep up the good work!