Shazam Brings Always-On Music and TV Recognition to Mac With Free Menu Bar App

music recognition service shazam, 1 of app store hits , has continued see success on mobile platforms, bringing services desktop in form of first music, tv show, , ad recognition app mac.

running menu bar item, shazam mac quietly monitors audio around user's mac , provides not pop-up notifications of content being played easy access supplemental content such lyrics, additional tracks album, purchasing options such itunes store, music videos, social sharing options, , more.

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once content has been identified shazam, standard notification center pop-up appears onscreen, , entry item added running list of shazam ids in menu bar app. clicking in either location takes user dedicated page on web identified content.

macrumors spoke shazam's chief product officer daniel danker launch, , danker highlighted utility of shazam mac in context of popularity of lyrics searches on internet. shazam's dedicated track pages on web, shazam mac seamlessly directs users high-quality lyrics presented in responsive layout appropriate various screen sizes , without ads or other distractions.

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content feature page on shazam.com​

in our testing of shazam mac, app did solid job of picking audio , identifying tracks being played. of course limited number of tracks available in shazam's database, , on eclectic mix of tracks shazam unable identify of tracks. identification solid, however, , came after track began playing.

beyond music, shazam works television channels in u.s., , shazam mac able identify number of shows , movies airing on nearby television. clicking on item's listing in shazam offers quick access content such cast information, imdb , wikipedia listings, , more. on 160 u.s. tv channels included in shazam's database, content can identified commercials being played between segments. ads such apple's latest "stickers" commercial macbook air can identified shazam.

shazam mac marks next step in service's evolution company seeks integrate platform users' daily technology experience. always-on status builds upon auto shazam functionality added ios app late last year. shazam has entered partnership apple see shazam's music identification services integrated siri, allowing users , ask siri identify music playing around them.

future of shazam mac , service in general, danker noted company working build seamless connections streaming music services aid listeners, , enhancing lyrics experiencing syncing , other features.

shazam mac [direct link] free app launching today in mac app store.

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