Observed arrival · 2026-10-29
Umak puts a turntable in your Mac’s notch
A free Mac app that lets you control Apple Music or Spotify from the screen notch and keep favorite album records on your desktop.
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- For
- Mac users who control music with Apple Music or Spotify
- Worth noticing
- It supports Apple silicon and Intel Macs on macOS 14 or later, and needs Automation permission to control the music app.
Field notes
The page demonstrates clicking the notch to play or pause, swiping between tracks, and pulling down a record to seek. It also shows album records being dragged around the desktop, with Option-drag described as a way to keep a record. The listed 0.5.0 download is 3.9 MB and supports Apple silicon and Intel Macs; macOS 14 or later is required.
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