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A macOS application for Spotify notifications and a now playing visual widget!

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# Now Playing (For Spotify)

[![Maintainability][maintainability-badge]][maintainability-link]
[![Issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/teaminkling/mac-spotify-np)][issues]
[![Downloads][github-downloads-badge]][releases]
[![Latest Version][github-latest-release-badge]][latest-release]

## Maintenance Note

As of 19th August 2022, this application is [no longer being actively maintained](https://github.com/teaminkling/now-playing/issues/114). It may still work, but may break at any point in the future. While older, we recommend [Spotify Notifications](https://github.com/citruspi/Spotify-Notifications) as an alternative until Spotify themselves introduces macOS-native notifications.

Thanks for using Now Playing!

## Features

### Mini-Player and Notifications

Now Playing at its heart is a mini-player and native system notifications when running alongside Spotify Desktop!

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paced/now-playing/main/docs/img/screenshot_1.png)

### Monterey/Big Sur Expanded Notifications

> Now Playing supports Apple Silicon natively!

In Big Sur (and later) you can expand notifications to view the beautiful full-sized album art!

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paced/now-playing/main/docs/img/screenshot_3.png)

### Song At-A-Glance and Playlist Shortcuts

Optionally, you can see the song you're currently listening to at a glance and quickly add songs to your library!

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paced/now-playing/main/docs/img/screenshot_2.png)

## Installing

> This application is not yet available in Homebrew Cask. Help us get to 75 stars!

Download the `.dmg` file from the [latest release][latest-release], run it, and move the app to your system's
`Application` folder.

## Local Development

Install dependencies:

```shell
yarn install
```

You then [must create and register an app][spotify-app-registration] in the Spotify Developer portal.
Rename `.env.json.example` (file in the root of this project) to `.env.json` and update values.

To start the app, run:

```shell
yarn start
```

## Notes

New maintainers/forkers can see the [DEPLOYMENT.md](DEPLOYMENT.md) file for instructions on distribution.

Neither Apple nor Spotify associate with Now Playing. These business names, graphics, style guide, and other references
are the trademarks of their respective copyright holders.

Thanks to Cindy Xu of Inkling Interactive for designing the tray and app logos.

Thanks to @davicorreiajr's [original project][old-version-repo] on which this hard-fork is derived.

This project uses the [MIT License](LICENSE).

[maintainability-badge]:       https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/87b6080da2e2dce357a2/maintainability

[maintainability-link]:        https://codeclimate.com/github/teaminkling/mac-spotify-np/maintainability

[github-downloads-badge]:      https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/teaminkling/mac-spotify-np/total

[github-latest-release-badge]: https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/teaminkling/mac-spotify-np

[issues]:                      https://github.com/teaminkling/mac-spotify-np/issues

[releases]:                    https://github.com/teaminkling/mac-spotify-np/releases

[latest-release]:              https://github.com/teaminkling/mac-spotify-np/releases/latest

[spotify-app-registration]:    https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/app-settings

[old-version-repo]:            https://github.com/davicorreiajr/spotify-now-playing

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