Sleeve
Sleeve is a Mac desktop music companion that shows current track details and lets you control playback from supported music apps.
What is Sleeve?
Sleeve is a desktop music utility for Mac that displays what is currently playing and gives you quick playback controls without opening your music app. It is published by Replay and works with supported native macOS music apps including Apple Music, Spotify, and Doppler. The app can sit on the desktop or float above windows, making it useful for users who want album art, track information, and transport controls always close at hand. Sleeve also includes extensive visual customization, with themes, layout options, and styling controls for how track details are shown. It supports hotkeys and can integrate with Last.fm scrobbling, which makes it a practical companion for everyday listening setups on macOS.
Key features
- Show current track information and album artwork on the desktop
- Control playback for supported music apps without switching windows
- Customize the layout, fonts, and visual style of the now playing display
- Use themes to switch looks quickly or share custom designs
- Pin the display to desktop edges or keep it floating above other windows
- Control the app with keyboard shortcuts
- Scrobble listening activity to Last.fm
- Work with Apple Music, Spotify, and Doppler on macOS
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Sleeve is legitimate music companion software for macOS. It may request normal macOS permissions to control supported music apps, and Apple Music users may also see media access prompts needed for playback information and controls. Those permissions are consistent with the app’s purpose. If you stop using Sleeve, removing it simply takes away its desktop display, playback controls, themes, and related settings.
Recommendation: Keep Sleeve if you use Apple Music, Spotify, or Doppler on your Mac and want a persistent now-playing display with quick controls. If you no longer use it, you can remove it without affecting your music library, though its themes and custom settings may be lost.
Common paths
/Applications/Sleeve.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.replay.sleeve
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/com.replay.sleeve
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.replay.sleeve.plist
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