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It's a free utility that gives you complete control over iTunes from the Mac OS X menu bar. You don’t have to stop whatever it is you may be doing, switch to iTunes, take care of business and then go back to your original app. You can simply pull down a custom menu that gives you access to the iTunes controls (Next, Previous, Volume, Play/Pause, Stop) as well as displaying the current track, artist and album. You can navigate your entire iTunes music library from this menu as well so you never leave your current application
Key Features
Control iTunes without leaving your current application.
Assign hot keys to your favorite iTunes commands.
Navigate the iTunes library via a menu.
Cool overlays displayalbum artwork and current song.
Place iTunes controls directly in the Mac OS X menu bar.
Best of all it's free.
iTunes Control Nirvana