NotchMuse v0.6.0 Beta

NotchMuse v0.6.0

NotchMuse v0.6.0 adds Apple Music support while preserving the existing Spotify experience.

Highlights

• Choose Spotify or Apple Music in Settings.
• Show synchronized lyrics in Status Bar Mode or Notch Mode.
• Recover cleanly when a player exits or Automation permission changes.
• Report a lyrics issue from the app with the current track details attached to a user-controlled email draft.
• Use NotchMuse in English or Simplified Chinese.

Installation

1. Download NotchMuse.dmg.
2. Open the DMG and drag NotchMuse.app to Applications.
3. Control-click NotchMuse, choose Open, and confirm the unsigned beta warning.
4. Open Spotify or Apple Music and play a song.
5. Choose the player in NotchMuse Settings and allow macOS Automation when prompted.

Unsigned macOS Notice

This beta is ad-hoc signed and not notarized with Apple Developer ID. If macOS blocks the first launch, open System Settings > Privacy & Security and choose Open Anyway for NotchMuse.

Known Issues

• Lyrics availability depends on third-party providers; some popular songs may still return no result.
• Most providers supply line-level timing rather than word-by-word timing.
• Apple Music may not retain its current track after the Music app restarts. NotchMuse clears stale lyrics and recovers after playback resumes.
• Left Status Bar Mode requires Accessibility permission.
• Intel Macs are not supported in this beta.

Compatibility

• macOS 14.0 or later
• Apple Silicon
• Spotify desktop app or Apple Music