beardedspice/beardedspice
Mac Media Keys for the Masses observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4614
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1939
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2843 stars · 267 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
BeardedSpice is a macOS menubar application that lets you control web-based media players (YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.) and native apps like Spotify using the media keys on Mac keyboards. It works with Chrome and Safari tabs via extensible per-site 'media strategies' and includes a Smart Mode that auto-detects which tab is playing.
Use cases
- control youtube with mac media keys
- use media keys with soundcloud in browser
- control spotify web player from keyboard
- pause music playing in a safari tab
- control multiple browser media players from menubar
- make media keys work with pandora on mac
When to choose
- you listen to web-based music services on a Mac and want hardware media key control
- you use Chrome or Safari and switch between multiple streaming tabs
- you want an extensible, community-supported set of site handlers
When to avoid
- you need a maintained app - the latest release is from 2021 and the project points users to a successor discussion
- you are on Windows or Linux
- you need control over media players outside browsers and the small list of supported native apps
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
gui developer-tools media desktop-applications apple-ecosystem developer-tools media-keys menubar-app music-control browser-tabs objective-c media-player-control macos desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/beardedspice/beardedspice · fetched 2026-08-28 · f0f04bb8d26b
- homepage: http://beardedspice.github.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0d261051a0d3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| beardedspice/beardedspice | main | 23 |
For agents
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