BarPlay
July 24, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
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BarPlay is a lightweight Windows taskbar widget that shows media playback information and controls on your Windows 11 taskbar. It integrates as a deskband, so you can view the currently playing media and control playback without switching windows.
Features
- Integrates into the Windows 11 taskbar as a deskband widget
- Shows the current playing media thumbnail, title, and description
- Click the artwork to jump to the currently playing app
- Previous, Play/Pause, and Next transport controls
- Seek slider in an expanded flyout menu
- Works with any app that supports Windows System Media Transport Controls (Spotify, web browsers, YouTube, etc.)
- Option to run at system startup (auto-start)
- Compiled with NativeAOT for fast startup and low resource use
- Multilingual UI (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional)
Libraries Used
- Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK - WinUI 3 app platform and Windows integration
- Deskband11Lib - Windows 11 taskbar widget integration
- CommunityToolkit.Mvvm - MVVM architecture and source generators
- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection - Dependency injection container
License
This project is distributed under the MIT License.
Author
Howon Lee (airtaxi)