Play Spotify on multiple HomePods from a Mac
Updated November 13, 2026.
On its own, a Mac can’t do it: Control Center sends sound to one AirPlay speaker at a time, and Spotify for Mac doesn’t list HomePods. StreamPod, a free menu bar app, sends Spotify to several HomePods at once, each at its own volume. Notifications, calls and every other sound keep playing on your Mac.
What macOS can do on its own
Each of Apple’s own options does part of the job.
- Control Center
- Click Control Center in the menu bar, click AirPlay under Sound, then select a speaker. All of the Mac’s sound goes there, alerts included, and Apple notes that you can’t stream to multiple speakers from Control Center on a Mac.
- The Apple Music app
- Its AirPlay button can select several speakers at once, for what plays in Apple Music. The Podcasts app has an AirPlay button of its own.
- A HomePod as your Mac’s speaker
- With HomePod software 27.2, a HomePod (2nd generation) or HomePod mini 2, alone or as a stereo pair, can be the default sound output of a Mac that supports Wi-Fi 6E or later. It then plays all of your Mac’s audio.
With StreamPod
- Download StreamPod, open the disk image and drag StreamPod to your Applications folder.
- Open StreamPod. It lives in your menu bar: one small panel. macOS asks you for three permissions, explained on the privacy page.
- Play a song in Spotify on your Mac.
- Click the StreamPod icon in the menu bar, then click each room you want. The music goes to every room you turn on.
- Slide on a room’s tile to set its volume. Click the room again to turn it off.
StreamPod is free, for macOS 26 or later. No trial, no account, no ads.
Good to know
- StreamPod sends one app: Spotify, Apple Music or Podcasts. Every other sound stays on your Mac.
- It works with HomePod, HomePod mini, stereo pairs, Sonos and other AirPlay speakers. Not yet: Apple TV, Chromecast or Bluetooth.
- As with any AirPlay music, the sound reaches the speakers about two seconds after it plays. StreamPod is made for music: videos and calls stay on your Mac.
- Your Mac and your speakers need to be on the same network.