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Background Music for Mac

Audio utility

Quick answer: Background Music is a media app for macOS. Install it with brew install --cask background-music. The project is open source. It has 1,141 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What Background Music is

Background Music is a media app for macOS: audio utility.

It is distributed as a Homebrew cask, which installs a .app bundle into your Applications folder. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic.

How to install Background Music

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install --cask background-music.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install Background Music on Mac?

Run brew install --cask background-music in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is Background Music open source?

Yes. The project's source repository is linked from its homepage: kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic.

Does Background Music run on Apple silicon?

Yes, as a universal binary.

How popular is Background Music?

It was installed 1,141 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #959 in this catalogue.

What version of Background Music is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.5.0.