Description:
UI replacement for volume, brightness and now playing controls
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Type: Cask
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Latest Version: 3.8.3,319@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Productivity
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Tags:
macos
ui
productivity
multimedia
customization
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Install:
brew install --cask mediamate
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About:
MediaMate is a modern macOS utility that replaces the default system UI overlays for volume, brightness, and media playback. It provides highly customizable, aesthetic HUDs that appear on screen when you adjust system settings or change tracks. The tool enhances the user experience by offering a sleek, informative, and non-intrusive interface for core media controls.
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Key Features:
- Customizable HUD designs for volume and brightness
- Integrated Now Playing widget with album art and controls
- Support for keyboard shortcuts and media keys
- Seamless integration with macOS system functions
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Use Cases:
- Users seeking a more visually appealing alternative to default macOS system overlays
- Musicians or media professionals who want quick, unobtrusive access to playback controls
- Customizing the desktop experience for a more polished and modern aesthetic
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Alternatives:
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BetterTouchTool
– More complex, macro-focused tool that can also customize HUDs, but with a steeper learning curve.
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BackgroundMusic
– Focuses on audio routing and system-wide audio control, but lacks the polished UI overlays of MediaMate.
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| Sep 14, 2025 10:59am |
3.8.1,312 |
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| Sep 13, 2025 9:59pm |
3.8.0,310 |
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| Jun 26, 2024 12:52am |
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3.2.0,265 |
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| Feb 15, 2024 9:37am |
3.1.2,258 |
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| Feb 14, 2024 9:13pm |
3.1.0,256 |
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| Jan 16, 2024 11:05pm |
3.0.5,246 |
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3.0.4,243 |
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| Jan 15, 2024 11:34am |
3.0.0,235 |
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| Nov 30, 2023 7:51pm |
2.5.0,209 |
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| Nov 28, 2023 2:55pm |
2.4.1,204 |
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| Nov 27, 2023 10:35pm |
2.4.1,204 |
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