Menu Bar Controller for Sonos

Control your Sonos system instantly from your Mac's menu bar – no need to open a separate app or switch windows. Menu Bar Controller for Sonos rests discreetly in your menu bar, offering quick and easy access to essential controls like volume adjustments, pausing the current song, or skipping to the next track. When your music is set, the app disappears from view, allowing you to focus on your tasks.

When you need more, MBC delivers a full Mac-native Sonos desktop experience: a dedicated Music Library window with library browsing, full streaming-service search, drag-and-drop Queue editing, and Scenes – saved Sonos setups (which speakers, how grouped, volumes, EQ, source) you can recall in one click or from an Apple Shortcut.

PERFECT FOR

• Professionals who need quick music control while working

• Multi-room Sonos setups with complex grouping

• Power users who prefer keyboard shortcuts, Siri integration, or automations

• Mac users who want Sonos control without window-switching

MUSIC LIBRARY & QUEUE

• Music Library: The full Sonos desktop experience – browse your Sonos Favorites and Sonos Playlists, search every streaming service registered with your household, and switch to Speaker Inputs (TV, Line-In), all in a native macOS window.

• Your Music Library on a NAS: Browse and search your own music collection on a NAS or shared folder that Sonos has indexed – by artist, album, genre, composer, or folder – and play any track or album straight to your speakers. See which shared folders are reachable and refresh the index without leaving the app. (You add shared folders in the official Sonos app.)

• Queue Editor: Reorder the queue with drag-and-drop, remove individual tracks, clear the queue, or save it as a Sonos Playlist – changes go straight to the speaker.

SCENES — YOUR WHOLE SETUP IN ONE CLICK

Save your favorite Sonos configurations (which speakers, how grouped, volumes, EQ, soundbar mode, source) and recall any of them in one click.

• Apply Scenes from anywhere on macOS with the "Apply Scene" Apple Shortcut

ALWAYS WITHIN REACH

• Mini Player: Effortlessly track music and stay informed about the currently playing song with a sleek, compact window.

• Widgets: Add a Mini Player widget to your Desktop showing the currently playing song.

• Song Titles in Mac Menu Bar: Instantly see the current song title without opening the app.

• Battery Indicator: Monitor battery life on your Sonos speakers with built-in batteries.

• Rescue Mode: Detects when the Menu Bar is overfull and shows a hovering icon.

BUILT FOR MAC POWER USERS

• Keyboard shortcuts for several interactions

• Use the media buttons on your keyboard

• Apple Shortcuts integration

• AppleScript support for Apple Automator

• Control Center "now playing" integration

• Touch Bar integration

• Light and Dark Mode support

• VoiceOver support for visually impaired users

EVERYDAY CONTROLS

• Group rooms in your household

• Play music from your Sonos Favorites / Sonos Playlists

• See the current song and artist

• Change the volume of every individual speaker

• Mute speakers and groups

• Skip to the next song or play the previous song

• Set a sleep timer

• Guest Mode: control any Sonos system on your Wi-Fi network, even if it's not linked to your account – perfect for offices and vacation rentals

• Automatically start the app when you start your Mac

GOOD TO KNOW

This app requires you to log in with your Sonos Account. It does not allow streaming music from your Mac to a Sonos speaker (please use AirPlay for this), nor does it support Sonos headphones. Please refer to the official Sonos apps for this.

Developed by an indie Mac developer passionate about great user experiences.

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This is not an official app by Sonos Inc.

Sonos is a trademark of Sonos Inc.