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And much more. See the full list of actions below, or just download and try it out.
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Skim your Release Radar
Listen to your Release Radar by just checking out the good parts of every song. Jump straight to the drop or the next section of music.
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Skip exactly how you want
Set global hotkeys to skip back or forward by seconds, beats or percentage.
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Fly through playlists
Browse playlists rapidly, quickly finding that certain style you really like.
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Control any device
Use keyboard controls for any device that can play Spotify. Your hotkeys work no matter where the music plays.
Global hotkeys work from any app
Your hotkeys are registered with the operating system, not with a window. They fire no matter what app you're in. Spotify doesn't need to be focused, visible or even running on this computer, since everything goes through the Spotify API.
- While gaming
- In your browser
- In your DAW
- Spotify minimized
- Playing on another device
Quick start
Just run the app and it will live next to your clock.
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Run the app
It lives in your tray, right next to your clock. No windows in the way.
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Log in to Spotify once
Connect your Spotify account (Premium required) a single time and you're set.
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Pick your hotkeys
Choose a premade hotkey template or create your own from scratch.
Full control over your Spotify hotkeys
This app gives you full control over your Spotify keyboard controls. Hotkeys are global and work at any time. Each one is bound to an action.
Available actions
| Action | Description |
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| Play/pause | Toggles play or paused |
| Smart jump | Jumps to the “drop”, the high energy part of the song |
| Jump to next section | Jumps to the next section of music |
| Jump to previous section | Jumps to the previous section of music |
| Jump forward | Jump forward by a given amount of seconds, beats or percentage |
| Jump backward | Jump backward by a given amount of seconds, beats or percentage |
| Jump to time | Jump to a set position in the song, by seconds or percentage |
| Go to next song | Starts playing the next song |
| Go to previous song | Starts playing the previous song |
| Go to last liked song | Starts playing the most recent liked song |
| Go to random song | Starts playing a random song in the current queue |
| Like current song | Like the currently playing song |
| Unlike current song | Unlike the currently playing song |
| Like and go to next song | Like the currently playing song and start playing the next song |
| Set volume | Set volume to a given percentage |
| Change volume | Increases or reduces volume by a given percentage |
Download
You can download Advanced Controls for Spotify here for free.
Spotify Premium is required by the Spotify API to change your playback.
On an older system? Previous versions for older macOS and Windows are on the releases page.
Technical stuff
The app only uses the following Spotify permissions:
| Scope | Reason |
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user-modify-playback-state | Basic back/forward controls |
user-read-currently-playing | To get song analysis |
user-read-playback-state | In order to toggle play/pause |
user-library-modify | Liking and unliking of songs |
user-library-read | To play most recently liked song |
Contact
Problems? Feature request? Found a bug? Feel free to send me a mail.
hi@rekord.cloud