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Now Playing: A Music Widget in Your Mac's Notch

Album art, playback controls, and a live visualizer flowing from your notch.

seam transforms your MacBook's notch into a now playing widget. See album art, track info, and playback controls at a glance. An audio visualizer pulses with your music. Works with Spotify, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Tidal, and Amazon Music with no configuration needed. Unlike Sleeve or Silicio, the music widget lives in your notch instead of floating on your desktop.

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Why use this?

Beautiful Album Art

Full album artwork displays right in your notch. Peek to see track details, expand for full controls.

Universal Music Support

Works with Spotify, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Tidal, and Amazon Music out of the box. No setup required.

Live Audio Visualizer

A pulsing visualizer animates with your music in compact mode. See at a glance that something is playing.

Full Playback Controls

Play, pause, skip, and scrub through tracks. Control your music without switching to the player app.

How it works

  1. Play any music

    Open Spotify, Apple Music, or any supported player and start a track. seam detects it automatically.

  2. See it in your notch

    The notch shows a compact now playing indicator with a live visualizer. Hover to peek at track details.

  3. Control from the notch

    Click to expand full controls: play/pause, skip, scrub the progress bar. All without leaving your current app.

How Seam compares

Feature comparison table
seam MusicSleeveSiliciomacOS Control Center
Price$29 (all features)$4.99$3.99Free (built-in)
Lives in notchYesNo (desktop)No (desktop)No (menu bar)
Album artYesYesYesSmall thumbnail
Audio visualizerYesNoNoNo
Playback controlsFull (play, skip, scrub)FullFullBasic
10+ other featuresYesNoNoLimited
Multi-player support5 players3 players2 playersAll players

Frequently asked questions

What is the best now playing widget for Mac? +
seam's now playing widget is the only one that lives in your MacBook's notch. It shows album art, track info, and an audio visualizer without a floating window. Works with Spotify, Apple Music, Podcasts, Tidal, and Amazon Music for $29 one-time.
Does seam work with Spotify? +
Yes. seam works with Spotify, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Tidal, and Amazon Music. It detects whatever is currently playing and shows it in your notch automatically, no configuration needed.
How is this different from Sleeve? +
Sleeve is a desktop widget that sits on your wallpaper. seam's music widget lives in the MacBook notch, always visible on every desktop and full-screen app. Plus seam includes 9 other features (Pomodoro timer, voice-to-text, calendar, and more) for one price.
Can I control music from the notch? +
Yes. Hover over the notch to peek at track details. Click to expand full controls including play/pause, skip forward/back, and a draggable progress bar for scrubbing.
Does the visualizer use extra battery? +
No. The audio visualizer uses minimal resources. It's a lightweight animation that only runs when music is playing. seam is built natively in Swift for Apple Silicon and stays quiet when idle.

Get all features for one price

seam includes 10 features: Pomodoro timer, voice-to-text, music controls, calendar, and more. One-time purchase, no subscriptions.

Buy Now $29

Free 48-hour trial, then $29

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