Like Songs Without Opening Spotify While screening candidates
A one-tap Liked Songs toggle that stays in sync.
💡 Overview
Good songs show up at inconvenient times. Music has to stop for every screening call, then start again afterwards.
The popup includes a heart toggle that mirrors your Liked Songs state on the Web Player. Tap it, or press L inside the popup, to like or unlike the current track. The change is reflected immediately, so you can save a song and carry on without ever opening the Spotify tab.
🧭 A Day of Recruiters
Resumes, an ATS and interview calendars crowd your day.
The problem: Music has to stop for every screening call, then start again afterwards.
The fix: Use play/pause as your call start and end ritual with one repeatable shortcut.
🚀 Try It in Three Steps
- Hear a song you want to keep.
- Open the popup and tap the heart, or press L.
- Find it later in your Liked Songs library on Spotify.
✨ What You Get
- Four default hotkeys: Shift+Alt+Up toggles play and pause, Right skips, Left goes back and Down pauses only.
- Zero-polling design: A MutationObserver updates the UI only when the page changes, keeping CPU and memory use low.
- Local focus analytics: Daily and weekly focus time, a seven-day chart and top artists and tracks, all stored on your device.
| Task | Switching tabs | Spotify-Web Playback Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Any app, any tab | Spotify Web Player (open.spotify.com) only |
| Focus impact | Context switch every time | Your work window keeps focus |
| Skipping a track | Switch window, click next, switch back | Shift+Alt+Right from any window |
| Privacy | Depends on the tool | No credentials collected, local analytics |
Note: it works with the Spotify Web Player at open.spotify.com only, and does not control the desktop app.
📸 See It in Action

Mini-Player

Dashboard

Shortcuts
Control Spotify Without Leaving Your Work
Global-capable hotkeys, a mini-player and local-only analytics for the Spotify Web Player.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
It controls the like button on the Web Player, so your Liked Songs library updates.
Inside the popup, press L. Global commands cover play, pause, next and previous.
It can be if you spend your day screening candidates. Use play/pause as your call start and end ritual with one repeatable shortcut.