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24 alternatives to Spotify Miniplayer

Discreetly play music, podcasts & videos on desktop

Spotify Miniplayer is a desktop application that lets users discreetly play music, podcasts, and videos in a compact window. Designed for listeners who enjoy both audio and video content, it provides a balanced… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Spotify Miniplayer launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
MiniPlay for Spotify and iTunes▲136
What's currently playing in your favorite music app
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
New Spotify Web Player▲435
Spotify new UI for web player (no more Adobe Flash)
2017 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →
3
The New Spotify Desktop▲229
Explore, browse, and organize just like you do on mobile
2023 · newsroom.spotify.com · its alternatives →
4
Tiny Player for Mac▲86
Minimalistic music player with clean UI & quick search
2021 · catnapgames.com · its alternatives →
5MN
Minimal native MP3 player for Mac▲156
2018 · catnapgames.com · its alternatives →
6
DockPlayer▲66
Minimal Spotify controller for Mac
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
7AS
A site that makes Spotify playlists of bands coming to town▲346
2018 · nextweeksplaylist.com · its alternatives →
8
Jam-Pod▲114
A player for people who keep their own music collection
Jul 2026 · testflight.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Spotlist▲76
Play random tracks and visualise your Spotify playlist
2019 · spotlist.bdemaze.vercel.app · its alternatives →
10
Spotify Now▲316
Video, podcasts, smart playlists & more (pre-launch)
2015 · spotify.com · its alternatives →
11
PlayTray▲82
Control the Spotify web player with your macOS media keys
2018 · cleverthings.io · its alternatives →
12
Spotube▲78
A lightweight+free Spotify desktop-client made with flutter
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
13
Car Thing▲256
The smart player from Spotify that fills your car with music
2021 · support.spotify.com · its alternatives →
14
Noiseblend▲189
One-tap music for every occasion, with Spotify Premium
2018 · noiseblend.com · its alternatives →
15
Plexamp▲147
A small music player with a number of unique features
2017 · forums.plex.tv · its alternatives →
16
Lofi, a Tiny Spotify Player▲73
🎵🔉 A mini Spotify player with WebGL visualizations. - dvx/lofi
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
Notify for Spotify▲94
Notifications for Spotify tracks + menubar miniplayer
2020 · notifyspotify.app · its alternatives →
18
Listen▲94
Add songs to any Spotify playlist using your keyboard
2017 · listenmac.com · its alternatives →
19
Spotify Niche Mixes▲171
Personalized playlists for almost anything you can think of
2023 · newsroom.spotify.com · its alternatives →
20
Spotifyd – A spotify daemon▲53
A spotify daemon. Contribute to Spotifyd/spotifyd development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
21
Spotifast▲67
Unique Spotify music player for Android
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
22
Sidepod▲144
A Spotify widget to control your music from anywhere
2023 · its alternatives →
23
Alfred Spotify Mini Player▲17
Alfred workflow to fully control your Spotify library
2016 · alfred-spotify-mini-player.com · its alternatives →
24
Pod▲112
A desktop iPod that plays local music and radio
2025 · desktopipod.com · its alternatives →

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