Use Music MiniPlayer on Mac

MiniPlayer takes up very little space on your screen and still lets you adjust the volume, search for songs, choose which songs play next, and more.

MiniPlayer displays the album artwork for the song that’s playing. When you move the pointer over the artwork, controls appear.

Expanded MiniPlayer showing the controls for the song that’s playing. In the top-left corner are the window controls used to open and close the Full Screen Player. The main part of the window shows the album artwork for the song that’s playing. Below the artwork are a slider to move to a different part of the song, and buttons to adjust the volume, show lyrics, and open the queue.

You can also shrink the MiniPlayer window to an even smaller size.

The smaller Music MiniPlayer, showing only the controls (and not the album artwork).

Note: Apple Music, lossless, and Dolby Atmos aren’t available in all countries or regions. See the Apple Support article Availability of Apple Media Services.

Open Music for me

Go to the Music app on your Mac.
Play music from your library, Apple Music, the radio, or a CD.
Note: A song needs to be playing before you can use the MiniPlayer.
Choose Window > Switch to MiniPlayer.
If you subscribe to Apple Music, songs available in lossless have the Lossless icon next to them; songs available in Dolby Atmos have the Dolby icon next to them.
Do one of the following:
- Shrink to the smaller MiniPlayer window: In the row of controls, click , then choose Hide Artwork.
  To expand back to the full MiniPlayer, click , then choose Show Artwork.
- Show lyrics: Click .
  To view the Full Screen Player, click in the top-left corner of the MiniPlayer window.
- View and edit a list of upcoming songs: Click in the bottom-right corner of the MiniPlayer window.
- Exit MiniPlayer: Click in the top-left corner of the MiniPlayer window.

Tip: To quickly open MiniPlayer or the Full Screen Player from the playback controls, click the album artwork, then choose an option.

To keep MiniPlayer in the foreground on your desktop, choose Music > Settings, click Advanced, then select “Keep MiniPlayer on top of all other windows.”

Helpful?

Apple Music User Guide

Use Music MiniPlayer on Mac