PlayStatus

Added the ability to add a global search shortcut. This option only works on Apple Music.

• The app would incorrectly prompt you to locate Spotify if you did not have it installed. This issue has now been fixed.

• Better Spotify/Apple Music integration.

• Code clean up and bug fixes.

• Option to choose only Logo.
• Added ability to specify the minimum length for titles to begin scrolling. By default it is set to 300 pts long.

• Fixed crash when playing local files on Spotify
• Added ability to search tracks on Apple Music by clicking the search button
• Code clean up

Version 2.2.1 :

• macOS Monterey support
• Modified icons used
• Code clean up and bug fixes.

• Titles can now slide in when a new song starts. To turn it on, go into the app preferences and select "slide in title for new track".

• The code is slightly less CPU intensive. If the app is causing high CPU usage it is likely due to scrollable title feature. Restart the app to fix this issue.

• Code clean up and bug fixes.

• Hotkeys Support!
  • Based on a feature request, PlayStatus now supports global hotkeys for play/pause, next/previous track, player volume up/down and system volume up/down.
  • The hotkeys work globally and do not require the app to be in focus.
• Redesigned Preferences.
• Code clean up and bug fixes.

• Based on a feature request, once tracks are paused, the artwork is still shown.
• Other minor bug fixes.

• Added a feature that allows the user to ignore text in parenthesis in song names to reduce the space taken up on the menu bar. Click on the settings icon and enable this feature.
• Brought back an earlier design where a light overlay is shown on the cover art to signify current track playback duration.
• Other minor bug fixes.
  

• Fixes an issue caused when both Spotify and Music/iTunes were open. The actions were sent to both apps, this is no longer the case and the active app is sent the correct action.

• Other minor bug fixes.

• New Settings options.

• Ability to choose between scrolling text and non scrolling text. This requires an app restart.

• Ability to choose menubar text options.

• Option to choose default music app.

• Code clean up.

• Major bug fixes.

• PlayStatus tool tip no longer appears.

• Code clean up.

• PlayStatus no longer stays in focus when moving between apps.

• Smooth fade in when songs change.

• Album artwork is now loaded first from the embedded track data within iTunes. If there is no available embedded artwork then the iTunes API is used.

• General code clean up and optimizations.

• Reduced the minimum OS version to macOS Mojave.

• Small bug fixes.

• The app is now significantly smaller.

• Changed the way the artwork is loaded. Artwork should be more accurate now.

• Small bug fixes.

• Changed playing icons to Music/Spotify depending on which app is currently playing music.

• Added padding to the right corner of the menubar.

• Implemented Spark to allow for auto updates.

• Now, you no longer have to visit the github page for new updates, just click on the settings icon on bottom left corner of the player view while hovering over the view and check for updates.

• Issues can now be reported by right clicking the PlayStatus menubar.

• Fixed a visual bug with the settings icon.

• Fixed an issue where Spotify wouldn't respond when iTunes/Music was open simultaneously.

Fixed issues with the app not playing nice with Spotify and Apple Music concurrently.