SpotifyFlyout

A modern, lightweight Spotify controller for Windows 11 with Fluent 2 Design.

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About

SpotifyFlyout is a media controller that blends seamlessly with Windows 11. It provides a clean, native-like experience for controlling your Spotify playback directly from your taskbar with smooth animations and Mica blur effects.

Note: This project is a fork of the open-source FluentFlyout.

Features

• Spotify Exclusive — Built solely for Spotify.
• Modern Flyout — Displays album art, track title, artist, and playback controls.
• Native Windows 11 Design — Uses Fluent 2 components and Windows Mica blur effects.
• System Integration — Matches your system color theme (Light and Dark mode support).
• Full Playback Control — Includes Play/Pause, Skip, Previous, Repeat, Repeat One, and Shuffle.
• Portable & Lightweight — Runs quietly in the system tray with no heavy background services.

Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• Spotify Desktop App
• .NET Desktop Runtime (v10)

How to Install

Using the Release (Recommended)

1. Go to the Releases page.
2. Download the latest SpotifyFlyout.zip file.
3. Extract the folder and double-click SpotifyFlyout.exe to run it! (No installation required).

Note about Windows SmartScreen: Windows might show a warning "Windows protected your PC" the first time you run it. Simply click More info -> Run anyway.

Tip: You can access the Settings and About pages by right-clicking the SpotifyFlyout app icon in your system tray.

Build from Source

First, clone the repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/AdamBadkouk/SpotifyFlyout.git
cd SpotifyFlyout

Option 1: Using Visual Studio

1. Open SpotifyFlyout.sln in Visual Studio.
2. Press F5 or click Start to build and run.

Option 2: Using the .NET CLI

1. To build the project, run: dotnet build
2. To run the application, run: dotnet run --project SpotifyFlyoutWPF

Dependencies

• CommunityToolkit.Mvvm
• Dubya.WindowsMediaController
• MicaWPF
• Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications
• NAudio
• NLog
• WPF-UI
• WPF-UI.Tray

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0), adopting the same terms as the original FluentFlyout project. See the LICENSE file for details.