Now Playing
Whatever is playing on your Mac shows at the bottom left of the bar, with buttons to pause and skip, and you can type pause or next track too.
In the footer
When music, a podcast or a video is playing (the same thing macOS shows under Now Playing in Control Center), the bottom left of the bar shows its artwork, title and artist, and ⏮ ⏯ ⏭ buttons. A thin ring around the play button fills as the track plays.
- Click the buttons to go back, play or pause, and skip.
- Click the title to open the app that's playing.
- Hover over a long title or artist to see all of it.
A paused track stays in the footer for 5 minutes, so you can start it again. When nothing is playing, the footer shows Saiki's S instead. While an AI answer is being written, the footer needs the room, so it shows just the artwork and the play button.
Type a command
While something is playing (or paused in the last few minutes), these rows appear in search:
| Row | Find it by typing |
|---|---|
| Pause or Play | pause, play, resume |
| Next Track | next, skip, next track |
| Previous Track | previous, back, previous song |
Press ↵ to run it. The bar stays open, so you can skip again. On these rows, ⌘O opens the app that's playing.
Settings
Now Playing has one switch, Now Playing, in Settings → General → Now Playing (also listed in Settings → Features). Turn it off and the footer and the media rows go away, and Saiki stops watching what's playing.