Spotify Controller

Premium UI & Glassmorphism Design

A visual experience unlike any other GNOME extension.

Translucent Glass Look - The popup, buttons, and lists all feature a sleek glassmorphic effect that adapts beautifully to light and dark wallpapers
Dynamic Ambient Background - Dominant colors are extracted from the current track's cover art and applied as a live gradient across the popup
Spinning Cover Art - Album art rotates like a vinyl record while music plays; speed and radius are fully adjustable in settings
Polished Hover Effects - Every button and list item has smooth, custom hover states - Red on "Play All", Vibrant Purple on "Shuffle", Soft Red on the Heart icon

A complete playlist system, built right into the extension.

Custom Playlists - Create unlimited playlists, rename them on the fly with the edit icon, and delete them anytime
Quick Add - Save the currently playing song to any playlist instantly with the + button on the main player page
Smart Search - A search bar automatically appears once a list grows beyond 5 items, so you can filter fast
Track Intelligence - Each playlist automatically displays its song count and total playback time (e.g., 5 songs • 19 min)

Your favorites, always one tap away.

In-Player Heart Button - A dedicated Heart icon next to the playback slider saves the current track to Liked Songs with a single click; the icon glows with a glassy soft-red color when active
Dedicated Liked Songs Page - A separate section collects all your favorite tracks in one easy-to-access list

Full control over what plays and when.

Direct Play - Clicking any song in a playlist or Liked Songs instantly triggers playback in Spotify
Play All & Shuffle - Every playlist has dedicated action buttons at the top to play in order or at random
Full Media Controls - Play, Pause, Next, Previous, and Repeat, all wired up and ready
Smooth Seek Slider - A buttery-smooth progress slider lets you seek precisely through any track

One click to sing along.

One-Click Overlay - Tap the cover art to instantly transition to a synchronized lyrics view; tap again to return
Auto-Scroll - Lyrics scroll automatically in sync with the track's current timestamp - no manual interaction needed

Fast, lean, and built to last.

Offline Data - All custom playlists and liked songs are saved locally in a spotify-playlist.json file - no cloud dependency
Image Caching - Cover art is cached to a .cache folder after the first download, saving bandwidth and reducing RAM usage on every subsequent play
Auto Garbage Collector - Old, unused cached images are silently purged over time, keeping your storage clean

Open the Spotify Controller preferences to fine tune everything

Customize fonts, font sizes, and text colors
Adjust button spacing, margins, and icon sizes
Toggle the vinyl rotation animation for cover art
Choose between Wavy or Straight progress slider styles with custom thickness, speed, and colors
Reposition the panel widget to the Left, Center, or Right side
Show or hide individual panel buttons independently