diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a4da82..1f8ec4e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.8)
 include("cmake/create_resources.cmake")
 
+file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCES "src/*.cpp")
+
 #enable objective c support on mac os, needed for wxwidgets and compile for both intel macs and apple sillicon macs
 if(APPLE)
+    list(APPEND SOURCES "src/backends/darwin.mm")
     set(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "arm64;x86_64" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
     project ("PlayerLink" LANGUAGES C CXX OBJCXX)
 else()
@@ -10,7 +13,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 create_resources("rsrc" "src/rsrc.hpp")
-file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCES "src/*.cpp")
+
 add_executable (PlayerLink ${SOURCES})
 set_property(TARGET PlayerLink PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 20)
 add_subdirectory("vendor")
@@ -20,6 +23,15 @@ set(LIBRARIES discord-rpc libcurl_static mbedcrypto mbedx509 mbedtls wxmono)
 if(WIN32)
     list(APPEND LIBRARIES WindowsApp)
     target_link_options(PlayerLink PRIVATE "/SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS" "/ENTRY:mainCRTStartup")
+elseif(APPLE)
+    set(MEDIAREMOTE_FRAMEWORK_PATH "/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks")
+    find_library(MEDIAREMOTE_LIBRARY MediaRemote PATHS ${MEDIAREMOTE_FRAMEWORK_PATH})
+    if (MEDIAREMOTE_LIBRARY)
+        message(STATUS "Found MediaRemote: ${MEDIAREMOTE_LIBRARY}")
+        list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${MEDIAREMOTE_LIBRARY})
+    else()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "MediaRemote framework not found.")
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 #search directories for the autogenerated wxwidgets setup.h file for all plattforms
diff --git a/src/MediaRemote.hpp b/src/MediaRemote.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d5486a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MediaRemote.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+//
+//  MediaRemote.h
+//  MusicRPC
+//
+//  Created by Alexandra Aurora Göttlicher
+//
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+FOUNDATION_EXPORT CFStringRef _Nullable kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoDidChangeNotification;
+
+FOUNDATION_EXPORT CFStringRef _Nullable kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoTitle;
+FOUNDATION_EXPORT CFStringRef _Nullable kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoAlbum;
+FOUNDATION_EXPORT CFStringRef _Nullable kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoArtist;
+FOUNDATION_EXPORT CFStringRef _Nullable kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoDuration;
+FOUNDATION_EXPORT CFStringRef _Nullable kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoElapsedTime;
+
+typedef void (^ MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingInfoCompletion)(CFDictionaryRef _Nullable information);
+typedef void (^ MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationPIDCompletion)(int PID);
+typedef void (^ MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationIsPlayingCompletion)(Boolean isPlaying);
+
+FOUNDATION_EXPORT void MRMediaRemoteRegisterForNowPlayingNotifications(dispatch_queue_t _Nullable queue);
+FOUNDATION_EXPORT void MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationPID(dispatch_queue_t _Nullable queue, MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationPIDCompletion _Nullable completion);
+FOUNDATION_EXPORT void MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingInfo(dispatch_queue_t _Nullable queue, MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingInfoCompletion _Nullable completion);
+FOUNDATION_EXPORT void MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationIsPlaying(dispatch_queue_t _Nullable queue, MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationIsPlayingCompletion _Nullable completion);
diff --git a/src/backends/darwin.cpp b/src/backends/darwin.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1098a03..0000000
--- a/src/backends/darwin.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-#include "../backend.hpp"
-std::shared_ptr<MediaInfo> backend::getMediaInformation() { return nullptr; }
-bool backend::toggleAutostart(bool enabled) { return false, }
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/backends/darwin.mm b/src/backends/darwin.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93a6802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backends/darwin.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#include "../MediaRemote.hpp"
+#include "../backend.hpp"
+
+std::shared_ptr<MediaInfo> backend::getMediaInformation() {
+    MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingInfo(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^(CFDictionaryRef result) {
+      if (result) {
+          NSDictionary *playingInfo = (__bridge NSDictionary *)(result);
+          NSLog(@"Now Playing Info: %@", playingInfo);
+      }
+    });
+    return nullptr;
+}
+bool backend::toggleAutostart(bool enabled) { return false; }
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/backends/linux.cpp b/src/backends/linux.cpp
index 2bad487..9333c19 100644
--- a/src/backends/linux.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/linux.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__APPLE__)
 #include "../backend.hpp"
 std::shared_ptr<MediaInfo> backend::getMediaInformation() { return nullptr; }
-bool backend::toggleAutostart(bool enabled) { return false, }
+bool backend::toggleAutostart(bool enabled) { return false; }
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vendor/CMakeLists.txt b/vendor/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ba85c8..5ebbc38 100644
--- a/vendor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vendor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ SET(ENABLE_TESTING OFF FORCE)
 add_subdirectory("mbedtls")
 SET(CURL_USE_MBEDTLS ON)
 SET(CURL_USE_LIBPSL OFF)
+SET(CURL_USE_LIBSSH2 OFF)
+SET(USE_NGHTTP2 OFF)
 SET(USE_LIBIDN2 OFF)
 SET(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS ON)
 SET(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)