It’s occurred, Spotify has lastly launched a miniplayer for desktop that helps music and video (together with podcasts). As proven above, you should use a couple of designs together with a minimal bar, or resizable sq. or rectangle.

Spotify shared the information on its Neighborhood weblog:

I’m excited to introduce a brand new addition to the Spotify desktop expertise: the Spotify Miniplayer!

Every time I’m working, Spotify is at all times working within the background. I preserve leaping from observe to trace and this implies I preserve switching between home windows. If I’ve to regulate quantity or change the Repeat mode, for instance, I would like to modify to the Spotify window. I guess that you just additionally felt every now and then that there ought to be a greater approach to deal with these controls?

Nicely, we obtained fortunate! That’s what the Miniplayer is for! Appears like this nifty function is designed to provide us most management over our music and podcasts with minimal intrusion, making certain the workflow goes undisturbed.

Spotify says the miniplayer is discreet but “floats over different functions” for straightforward entry. It really works independently of the primary Spotify desktop window. Which means you’ll be able to open and shut the miniplayer with out stopping your content material.

Moreover, you’ll be able to “alter it to any measurement” for plenty of flexibility from the slim bar to bigger rectangles or squares.

For now, the desktop miniplayer is just out there for Spotify Premium customers.

To start out utilizing it, search for the small sq. inside a sq. icon within the backside proper nook of the desktop app.

You may obtain Spotify desktop for Mac, Winodws, Linux, and Chromebook totally free for those who don’t have already got it.

Who is aware of why it took over a decade longer than Apple’s desktop Music app (prev. iTunes) for Spotify to ship this function, however higher late than by no means! 😅

High picture through Spotify