Keep Apple Music control bar visible when app is mimised

Apple Music now has a task bar of its own displaying at the bottom of the screen and it looks great, it also looks like it should be able to be visible even when the rest of the app is minimised, however I cannot see anything that will allow me to get this feature working. Is it not meant to, is there a way of separating the panel so that it stays on screen even when the rest of the app is minimised?

iMac 24″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Sep 16, 2025 4:35 AM

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Posted on Sep 16, 2025 5:20 AM

I don't think that is how it was intended to work, though potentially not a bad idea. If you switch to the Mini Player (Shift+Cmd+M) this can be resized to hide artwork so that it is just a small control bar.


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