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Now Playing & Album ArtStream Deck plugin for Windows

The song playing on your PC, with its album art, on your Stream Deck

Play, pause, skip and seek Spotify, YouTube and other music on Windows from keys that show the cover.

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Now Playing & Album Art: The song playing on your PC, with its album art, on your Stream Deck

Overview

What Now Playing & Album Art does

To see what is now playing on Windows on a Stream Deck, add Now Playing & Album Art and drag the Now Playing action onto a key: it shows the album art, title and artist of what plays in Spotify, YouTube in your browser and other apps in the Windows media controls.

Add Play / Pause, Next Track, Previous Track and Skip Back / Forward keys to control the song, put four keys in a square for one big cover, use the Stream Deck + dial, and send the song and cover to OBS for your stream.

Features

What you can do

01

See what's playing

The album art, song title and artist on a key, with a bar for how far the song is. Press it to play or pause, or set it to next, previous or nothing.

See what's playing: The album art, song title and artist on a key, with a bar for how far the song is. Press it to play or pause, or set it to next, previous or nothing.
02

One big cover

Put four Now Playing keys in a square and each key shows its quarter of the album art.

One big cover: Put four Now Playing keys in a square and each key shows its quarter of the album art.
03

Play, skip and seek

Play / Pause, Next Track and Previous Track keys with the cover behind the symbol or a dark look, and Skip Back / Forward keys that jump 5 to 60 seconds. A key turns grey when the app blocks that step.

Play, skip and seek: Play / Pause, Next Track and Previous Track keys with the cover behind the symbol or a dark look, and Skip Back / Forward keys that jump 5 to 60 seconds. A key turns grey when the app blocks that step.
04

Music app or browser

Spotify, YouTube in Chrome, Edge or Firefox, Media Player and other apps in the Windows media controls. Switch Player picks the app the keys follow, or give a key one app of its own.

Music app or browser: Spotify, YouTube in Chrome, Edge or Firefox, Media Player and other apps in the Windows media controls. Switch Player picks the app the keys follow, or give a key one app of its own.
05

The song on the dial

On Stream Deck +, the touch screen shows the cover, title, artist and time. Turn to move through the song or skip songs, push to play or pause, touch for the next song.

The song on the dial: On Stream Deck +, the touch screen shows the cover, title, artist and time. Turn to move through the song or skip songs, push to play or pause, touch for the next song.
06

Song and cover for your stream

The song as text in your own pattern, such as "{artist} - {title}", plus title, artist and cover files that follow the song, ready for OBS Text and Image sources.

Song and cover for your stream: The song as text in your own pattern, such as "{artist} - {title}", plus title, artist and cover files that follow the song, ready for OBS Text and Image sources.

Also built in

  • Pick a look for each key

    Cover with title, text, or cover only. English and Japanese.

Set up

How it works

  1. Install the plugin from the Elgato Marketplace.
  2. Play music in Spotify, a browser tab or another music app, then drag Now Playing onto a key. It shows the song right away.
  3. Add Play / Pause, Next Track, Previous Track, Skip Back / Forward, Switch Player and the Media Dial where you want them. To show the song in OBS, turn on "Write the song to text files" in any key's settings.

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FAQ

Questions

Short answers to what people ask before they add it.

Something not working?

Email contact@gramshift.com and we will help you get it going. You can also use the support page.

How do I show the song playing in Spotify on my Stream Deck?

Add the Now Playing key of Now Playing & Album Art. It shows the album art, title and artist of the song playing in Spotify on Windows, and a press plays or pauses it.

Can I control YouTube in my browser with a Stream Deck?

Yes, when the tab shows in the Windows media controls (the box that appears next to the volume when you press a media key). Play / pause, next and moving in the video work as far as the web site allows.

How do I show the current song in OBS?

Turn on "Write the song to text files" in any key's settings. In OBS, add a Text source with "Read from file" for nowplaying.txt, and an Image source for cover.jpg. They change with the song. The files are in Documents\Now Playing unless you choose another folder.

Can the Stream Deck + dial skip through a song?

Yes. Turn the Media Dial to move back or forward in the song, 5 seconds per notch by default, or set it to skip songs instead.

What if two apps play at once?

Press Switch Player to choose which app the keys show and control, or set a key to one app so it always shows that app.

Requirements

Before you buy

Works with

Works on Windows 10 version 1809 or later and Windows 11, with the Stream Deck app 6.9 or later and apps that show their song in the Windows media controls. It uses Windows PowerShell, which is part of Windows, so there is no other app to install.

A Stream Deck plugin sold on the Elgato Marketplace.

Limits

  • Windows only. It shows apps that share their song with the Windows media controls; a player that does not, such as some older desktop players, cannot be shown or controlled.
  • When one app plays two things at the same time, the keys show and control the first one.
  • Some web sites and live streams block skipping or moving in the song; those keys turn grey.
  • The cover and the time come from the app. When an app sends no cover, the key shows a plain colored background with a music note; when it sends no time, there is no time bar.
  • Volume stays with Windows and your apps.
  • Requires Windows 10 version 1809 or later (or Windows 11), Windows PowerShell (part of Windows) and the Stream Deck app 6.9 or later. Not for Mac.
  • Something not working, or an idea? Email contact@gramshift.com any time, in English or Japanese, with the Status line from the key's settings, and we will help.

Get Now Playing & Album Art

Works on Windows 10 version 1809 or later and Windows 11, with the Stream Deck app 6.9 or later and apps that show their song in the Windows media controls. It uses Windows PowerShell, which is part of Windows, so there is no other app to install.

Coming soon: Elgato Marketplace