Broadcast what you're playing

A macOS menu bar app that automatically updates your Slack status
with whatever you're currently playing in Apple Music.

Coming Soon to the Mac App Store

Requires macOS Tahoe or later

How it works

Connect your Slack workspace

A guided setup wizard walks you through creating a Slack app, adding the required permissions, and storing your token securely in the macOS Keychain. Multiple workspaces are supported.
Play something in Apple Music

Sound Status runs quietly in your menu bar, watching Apple Music in the background. No dock icon, no windows to manage — just a small icon that reflects your current playback state.
Your status updates automatically

Your Slack status reflects what's playing — track title, artist, and album — formatted exactly the way you want. When you pause or stop, the status clears.

Features

Menu Bar Native

Lives in your menu bar. See playback state at a glance — no dock icon, no windows to manage.

Customizable Status

Use {title}, {artist}, and {album} template variables to format your status exactly how you want.

Channel Posting

Optionally share now-playing messages to a Slack channel with album artwork — complete with cooldown and active-hours controls.

Multi-Workspace

Connect multiple Slack workspaces and update them all simultaneously with a single playing track.

Quiet Hours

Schedule quiet hours so your status stays clear during focus time, meetings, or off-hours.

Privacy First

Your Slack token lives in the macOS Keychain. No analytics, no telemetry, no servers — traffic goes directly from your Mac to Slack.

See it in action

Sound Status menu bar dropdown showing a playing track, with the Enabled checkmark and Preferences item — Menu bar dropdown while a track is playing

Sound Status Preferences window showing the General tab with status format, emoji, and behavior settings — Status format, emoji, and behavior settings

Sound Status Preferences window showing the Channel Posting tab with a channel selected and cooldown settings — Channel posting with cooldown and active-hours controls

Sound Status setup wizard welcome screen with music note icon and Broadcast what you're playing headline — Guided setup wizard for connecting your Slack workspace

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slack-status-result.png Slack profile card showing a musical note emoji status with the currently playing track title and artist

Your Slack status reflecting what's playing

A Slack channel message posted by Sound Status showing album artwork, track title, artist, and attribution — Optional channel posts with album artwork and track details

Ready to share the sound?

Sound Status is coming soon to the Mac App Store.