Setup


Allow SimplyMusik to access music players

SimplyMusik requires access to the music player to get information about the track from and control the music player. To allow this app to access the music player, you can click OK to the popup window when you launch this app for the first time. You can also set this later in the System Settings.

Click OK to allow the App to control the music players

Allow the App to find SimplyMusik Remote on your local network and the App to access system events.

You can also change above settings in the System settings. (System Settings > Privacy & Security > Automation, Accessibility, Local Network)


Manual


Preferences

[Appearance]

artworks

  • Artwork position: The position of the artwork on screen. "L/R Toggle" means that the artwork position changes at every new track.

  • Toggle multiple artworks: In the local library of Apple Music or iTunes, a track can have more than one artwork. If this field is checked, SimplyMusik shows the artworks in turn at every time interval set by "Toggle interval (sec)".

[Track]

track information

  • Loved and rating: Shows different items depending on the music player. Apple Music shows both loved and rating with read/write (Apple Music streaming service only supports loved feature). Spotify shows read-only rating(popularity) only. Hermes shows loved only, with read/write attributes.

  • Highlight track title when playing: If checked, the track will show different colors when playing and when paused (or stopped).


fonts

  • Larger font: Set either Title or Artist to a larger font size. Both can be set to the same size.

[YouTube]

fullscreen

  • Fullscreen when showing search result: Changes the app to fullscreen when displaying a list of videos in YouTube search results.

  • Fullscreen when playing video: Displays the video in fullscreen when playing the video.


search

  • Sort by priority: Show your preferred video at the top by sorting the videos.

  • Exclude lyrics video: Try to exclude lyrics videos from YouTube search results.

  • Exclude cover video: Try to exclude cover videos from YouTube search results.


video player

  • Back to the video list after playing video: If unchecked, YouTube videos related to the video you just played will play continuously. To use this feature, you need to turn on the Autoplay on YouTube.


advanced

  • Youtube Search Server: If you encounter issues with YouTube search, try using a different server.

  • Force play video when video is selected: Check if a video doesn't play automatically when you select a video from the video list.

  • Max waiting time to video start: When "Back to the video list after playing video" is checked, increase this time if the app goes straight back to the video list instead of playing the video after the ad.

[System]

system settings

  • Prevent display and computer sleeping while playing: If this setting is on, SimplyMusik prevents the system from sleeping while a track is playing. If this setting is off, or a player's state is paused, stopped or etc., it follows the system settings of macOS.


music player

  • Select player: If you choose 'Auto selection', the app will automatically select the music player. If you choose a specific player, you can only control the selected player.


system information

  • IP (Port) for Remote: Shows the IP and port information of the app for 'SimplyMusik Remote' to interface with the app. The port is automatically assigned when the app launches, but you can also set it manually.


Have a question? Feel free to contact us.

Release Notes


  • v2.5.10
    Improvements & Updates
    - Launch on the Mac App Store !!
  • v2.5.9
    Improvements & Updates
    - Add button to enable remote control connection
    - Improve playback button click effect
    - Hide uninstalled player in Menu and Preferences
    Fixes
    - Fix issues where app hangs when player state is abnormal
    - Fix issues where ambient image appears strange on Retina displays
  • v2.5.8
    Improvements & Updates
    - Add feature for system wakeup from remote
    - can change ambient background style in Remote
    Fixes
    - Issues where Appearance doesn't match with System Appearance in macOS Catalina
  • v2.5.6
    Improvements & Updates
    - Redesigned app with new icons and text
    - Displayed IP and port information in the preference panel for remote connection
    - Enabled manual port configuration
    Fixes
    - Addressed UI issue where track numbers expanded with long Pandora station names
  • v2.5.4
    Improvements & Updates
    - Added support for average color code for artwork
    - Added customization options for progress bar position and style
    - Introduced new Ambient Background Mode: Solid
  • v2.5.3
    Improvements & Updates
    - Added new ambient background types: Diffusion and Misty
    - Enhanced remote commands to allow window repositioning
    - Adjusted saturation for remote background color
    Fixes
    - Resolved issue with average RGB value in Misty ambient background
  • v2.5.1
    Improvements & Updates
    - Added highlight title menu when playing
    - Introduced remote control support via the Remote App (iOS & Android)
    - Added support for background color changes in the Remote app
    - Restored click effects for FF and RW buttons
    - Improved sorting and searching for YouTube videos via Remote
    - Adjusted window mode transition logic
    Fixes
    - Fixed issues with player state detection and title highlighting
    - Resolved fullscreen issues when controlled remotely
  • v2.4.16
    Improvements & Updates
    - Added new play controls in the tiny window mode
    - Improved UI appearance with a transparent title bar at launch
    - Enhanced auto appearance for play control buttons
    Fixes
    - Resolved blocking issue when launching with no active players
    - Fixed track title size instability in mini mode
  • v2.4.13
    Improvements & Updates
    - Added support for multiple progress bar styles in wide mode
    - Introduced white track title option in Preferences
    - Improved transparency and appearance of play control buttons in mini mode
    - Updated Compact View Mode (formerly Square View Mode)
    Fixes
    - Resolved style issues for play control buttons after fullscreen mode
    - Addressed multiple UI behavior issues, including fullscreen bugs and disabled mouse clicks in some cases
  • v2.4.10
    Improvements & Updates
    - Expanded shortcut field display capacity to three characters
    - Stopped showing player controls when no players are active
    Fixes
    - Fixed beeping sound when selecting videos in the list
    - Fixed auto-play issues with YouTube videos in Safari
  • v2.2.3
    Improvements & Updates
    - add shuffle button for Music and Spotify
    - enhancement of user interface for play control button
    - popup alert for volume change by shortcut
    - ambient background become softer and has clear text color depending on background brightness
    - enhancement in navigating YouTube video list
    Fixes
    - fixed an issue where play control button became hidden even though mouse was on the the button
  • v2.0.0
    Improvements & Updates
    - tested on macOS 12.1 Monterey
    - showing multiple artworks is back
    - enhanced user interface of youtube list view
    - added ambient background
    - more bug fixes and stability improvement
    Fixes
    - fixed an issue where the keyboard shortcut for volume up, volume down doesn't work while youtube is playing


  • v1.5.4
    Improvements & Updates
    - universal app (support Apple Silicon and Intel)
    - improvement of getting an artwork when using Apple Music Streaming
    Fixes
    - fixed an issue where app crashes at launch in macOS 11.3.1
  • v1.5.3
    Fixes
    - fixed an issue where the app crashes in getting a track duration
    - fixed an issue where "Back to the video list after playing video" doesn't work since next playing scheme of Youtube has been renewed
  • v1.5.2
    Improvements & Updates
    - Supports Big Sur
    - Show play control buttons when using a hotkey
    Comments
    - This version is only for Big Sur and Catalina, not for Mojave
  • v1.4.0
    Improvements & Updates
    - Play videos in areas where YouTube Music doesn't support
    . should check "Alternative play" in the Preferences
  • v1.3.3
    Improvements & Updates
    - add an option to change the display order of track information
    . change the font size of the title and artist relatively
    - performance enhancement
    Fixes
    - fixed a crash when using ”Create Station" in Music
    - fixed an issue where a video is still playing after it got back to the video list page
  • v1.3.0
    Improvements & Updates
    - YouTube embedded !!
    . find a video of your favorite music and play it
    . start a video in fullscreen automatically
    . search and sort videos according to your preference
    . support keyboard shortcuts to search and play video
    - improve user interface
    . player control buttons, preferences icons, etc.
    Fixes
    - potential error in reading and saving user preference values
    - artwork ratio when playing Spotify and Hermes


  • v1.1.0
    improves the shortcut input method more intuitively in the Preferences (Re-registration required)
    disables a pop-up alert window when players are not activated after boot
    shows release notes in 'Check for Updates' window and, changes UI of Download window
    fixes mouse didn't disappear when the app became a key window
    fixes reset action in the Preferences, which didn't reset recently added buttons: reset is applied to each preference tab separately
  • v1.0.5
    adds control buttons for player
    previous, play/pause, next, fast forward, rewind
    FF and RW work only with Apple Music
    automatically shows and hides by mouse movement
    fixes the app stuck when Music is in sleep mode: this occurred only after system boot
  • v1.0.4
    enhance artwork match for Apple Music streaming
    for Catalina, displaying multiple artworks was disabled temporarily
    fix : changing hotkey doesn't work on first try
    many feature enhancements and bug fixes.
  • v1.0.0
    finally, support artwork for Apple Music streaming
    enhance stability in changing artwork image, etc.


  • Version 0.9.1
    support macOS 10.15, Catalina
    fix : some fonts are not displayed
  • Version 0.8.7
    fix : renewal of code signing certificate of Apple
  • Version 0.8.6
    fix : codec information doesn't show properly after track changes
    fix : application has been blocked for a few minutes when Spotify is automatically launched at boot time
    stability improvement
  • Version 0.8.4
    Support Spotify and Hermes(Pandora client) as well as iTunes
    Select a music player manually or automatically
    Show/hide the current music player's icon
    Support custom hotkeys
    Added a volume control bar
    Improved stability and performance
    Suppress beep sound when a hot-key hits
  • Version 0.5.3
    Add track info.: loved and rating of the track
    Add option: show/hide each information of the track
    Add option: start iTunes with SimplyMusik
    Add function for check for update
    Add hot keys: hit 'h' for the hotkeys' list
    Adjust spaces between the track information
    Improve many things... & bug fix
  • Version 0.3.4
    font size changes automatically depending on size of the window.
    fit artwork to it's full size on screen even if it is not a square.
    bug fix: elapsed progress time is truncated.
  • Version 0.3.2
    hide window frame
    bug fix: preference setting by reset, close and apply
  • Version 0.3.1
    hotkey: 'n' for forced change to the next artwork
    bug fix: artwork and vinyl position
  • Version 0.2.1
    reset preferences to defaults
    version 0.2.0
    auto resizing artwork and vinyl image
  • Version 0.1.3
    show current progress time
  • Version 0.1.2
    prevent computer sleep
    version 0.1.1
    add artwork position: left, right, toggle
    hotkeys: 'v' for the vinyl view, 'm' for multiple artworks
  • Version 0.1.0
    first version