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Yo u’ll nee d OS X 10.10 or later Have you ever turned on the television or radio, heard a catchy tune but have no idea of the song title or artist? In that case, it’s time to start ‘Shazaming’.

The immensely popular iPhone app, which has now come to macOS listens in the background via your microphone and identifies music tracks using a Shazam’s own online database. Once a song has been identified, the app will display a pop-up detailing the title and artists.

Shazam also adds each track to a virtual playlist, where you can view information and song lyrics on the developer’s website. If you have an Apple Music subscription, you can also choose to play the song itself via iTunes.

The recognition time varies depending on sound quality but in our tests Shazam was able to identify popular artists within seconds.

Despite the fact that Shazam is always listening, it’s not an Orwellian surveillance tool – you can disable recording at any time.