When Shazam is activated on your Mac and recognizes, say, a track, it'll let you know via an OS X notification pop-up, after which you can choose to ignore or click it for additional details, including quick access to lyrics, videos and links to the iTunes store. But why would someone want to use this over the smartphone equivalent? Daniel Danker, Shazam's chief product officer, thinks it perfect for users who may be on their laptop listening to Spotify, or on the couch watching something on TV. Ultimately, Danker says the goal is to "give people a magical, effortless connection to the world around them."

"We want to continue making our music and media discovery experience seamless by reaching fans on the platforms they already know and love, so launching on Mac was a natural next step," he told us. And of course in the fall we'll take yet another step down this magical path when Shazam becomes a part of Siri with Apple's iOS 8 launch -- making it even easier for people to explore music, quite literally with the touch of a single button." It's available now from the Mac App Store.