The latest articles on DEV Community by Daniel Gidrewicz (@mahoxdd). https://dev.to/mahoxdd https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4040497%2Ff5ce1800-8d34-436a-8d05-9fd88b017844.png https://dev.to/mahoxdd en Daniel Gidrewicz Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:04:19 +0000 https://dev.to/mahoxdd/show-dev-i-built-a-free-macos-app-to-control-spotify-directly-from-the-notch-20ck https://dev.to/mahoxdd/show-dev-i-built-a-free-macos-app-to-control-spotify-directly-from-the-notch-20ck <p>Hey DEV community! 👋</p> <p>Like many of you, I listen to music while coding all day. However, I got tired of constantly switching browser tabs just to skip a track or see what song is currently playing on the Spotify Web Player. </p> <p>So, I decided to build a lightweight tool for macOS called <strong>NotchTune</strong>.</p> <h3> What is NotchTune? </h3> <p><strong>NotchTune</strong> is a minimal, native macOS app that transforms your screen notch (or top menu bar area) into a dynamic control widget for Spotify Web. </p> <p>It stays hidden until you need it and provides a clean, native UI inspired by macOS design principles.</p> <h3> ✨ Key Features </h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Notch Integration:</strong> Fits seamlessly around the MacBook notch.</li> <li> <strong>Real-time Track Info:</strong> Displays current song title, artist name, and album artwork.</li> <li> <strong>Playback Controls:</strong> Play, pause, skip, and progress bar tracking without leaving your workspace.</li> <li> <strong>Lightweight &amp; Native:</strong> Built purely with SwiftUI and tailored for low resource consumption.</li> </ul> <h3> Tech Stack </h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Language:</strong> Swift</li> <li> <strong>UI Framework:</strong> SwiftUI</li> <li> <strong>Platform:</strong> macOS</li> </ul> <h3> Looking for Feedback &amp; Contributors! </h3> <p>This is the initial <strong>1.0 release</strong>, and I'm actively looking for feedback from the developer community. </p> <p>I’d love to hear your thoughts! If you want to test it out, report a bug, or even contribute to the codebase (feature requests, UI tweaks, etc.), check out the repository below:</p> <p><strong><a href="https://github.com/blessedlab/NotchTune" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub Repository: blessedlab/NotchTune</a></strong></p> <p>If you like the project, a ⭐ on GitHub would mean the world to me! </p> <p>Thanks for reading.</p> showdev sideprojects swift tools