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# Now Playing

Spotify or Music in the notch: the song, its cover, play, pause and skip. A mini player in the menu bar too.

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![Now Playing in Clacky](https://clacky.app/features27/now-playing-light.webp)

## What it is

Now Playing shows the song playing in Spotify or Music in the notch, with its cover and the time. Play, pause and skip from there.

You can also have a mini player in the menu bar, and a small card that drops from the notch for a few seconds when the song changes.

Clacky listens for changes and never checks on a timer. Browser players like YouTube Music share no song info, but media keys let you play, pause and skip them.

## How to use it

1.  1
    
    Turn it on
    
    Add Now Playing to My Kit from Explore and switch it on, or go to Settings → Now Playing.
    
2.  2
    
    Play something
    
    Play a song in Spotify or Music. It shows in the notch.
    
3.  3
    
    Allow control
    
    The first press of play, pause or skip asks macOS once to let Clacky control that app. Say yes to get the cover, the time and the buttons.
    
4.  4
    
    Choose where it shows
    
    In Settings → Now Playing, pick In the notch, Mini player in the menu bar and A card when the song changes.
    

## Tips

-   Play, pause and skip from ⌘K too.
-   Turn on Other players (media keys) for YouTube Music and other browser players. It needs Accessibility to send the media keys.

## Questions

Which music apps does it work with?

Spotify and Music show the song, cover and controls. Browser players like YouTube Music can be played, paused and skipped with media keys, without song info.

It says Not allowed. What do I do?

Turn on Clacky under that player in System Settings → Automation.

Related features

-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/notch-light.webp)
    
    [Notch](https://clacky.app/features/notch/)
    
    Clacky’s status and controls around the notch: the voice pill, the recorder’s Stop, Now Playing and the focus timer. A drawn notch on screens without one, left out of recordings unless you want it in.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/volume-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/volume-dark.webp)
    
    [Volume Mixer](https://clacky.app/features/volume-mixer/)
    
    Each app its own volume, up to 200%, with a live meter, mute and its own output. Clacky remembers each app.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/focus-light.webp)
    
    [Focus Timer](https://clacky.app/features/focus-timer/)
    
    Pomodoro sessions of 25, 50 minutes or your own length, with soft ambient sound, live in the notch.
    

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