Music playback desktop widgets

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1. 01WinLand5★19 days—hobbyDesktop app that displays an interactive floating island on Windows showing media playback, charging status, and hardware stats, extensible through plugins.
2. 02Ondine2★1 daylivehobbyWindows desktop utility that provides an interactive island at the top of the screen for quick access to music, clipboard, timer, notes, calendar, and AI agents without switching windows.
3. 03gnome-shell-extension-dynamic-music-pill0★1 moliveopen sourceCustomizable GNOME Shell widget that displays and controls music playback, allowing users to manage their audio from the desktop.
4. 04windows-dynamic-island2★11 days—hobbyDesktop widget for Windows that shows currently playing music with playback controls and live status of AI coding agent sessions.
5. 05bd2-rhythm2★22 days—hobbyWindows tool that reads the current music chart in BrownDust II and automatically plays notes with adjustable rhythmic offset and timing.
6. 06soda-music-monitor1★2 days—hobbyDesktop widget that monitors and displays real-time audio quality parameters of the currently playing music stream, such as bitrate and sample rate.
7. 07plasma6-applets-plasmusic-toolbar0★2 moliveopen sourceDesktop widget that shows the currently playing song and provides playback controls.
8. 08Glassy-Music-Widget4★28 daysliveFloating desktop widget that shows now-playing info and controls media playback across music apps on Windows.
9. 09nowplaying0★8 days—hobbyFullscreen display that shows the currently playing track from a music daemon with album-art gradients and audio quality badges.
10. 10prism-dashboard0★9 days—Desktop music widget that derives colors from album artwork and adds animations, an audio spectrum, weather, and calendar to a dashboard.
11. 11lastfm-ios-widgets0★23 days—hobbyHome screen widgets that display Last.fm now-playing tracks and listening history, with album artwork, on iPhone and iPad.
12. 12beatframe0★16 days—hobbyWindows desktop app that lights the edges of the screen to the drums in whatever music the computer is playing.
13. 13DesktopMusicWidget1★21 days—hobbyDesktop music widget for Windows that plays a folder of music in a small click-through card above the wallpaper.
14. 14Guerriax-NowPlaying-Obs0★11 days—indieOBS widget that displays currently playing music with album art, title, artist, and progress bar for streamers.
15. 15WinMiniPlayer1★1 mo—hobbyDesktop utility that displays the current media session on the Windows taskbar with live playback controls and album art.
16. 16pacific-dashboard1★1 mo—hobbyDisplays hardware telemetry, AI agent session cards, now-playing music, and stock market data on a live Windows wallpaper.
17. 17taktdock0★1 mo—hand-codedindieMetronome widget for the Windows taskbar that keeps accurate time and click tracks for musicians.
18. 18pymusic0★1 molivehobbyDesktop music player with a dark neon theme and live visualizer.
19. 19LyricRail0★1 mo—hobbyDesktop overlay that displays the currently playing song and synchronized lyrics from media players in a compact taskbar-attached widget with playback controls.
20. 20desktop-card1★1 mo—hobbyWindows desktop widget platform that stays on top, offering audio playback, clock, unit converter, and todo management with plugin support.

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