Privacy-First Spotify Controller for Minimalist Browser Users
No credentials, no browsing history, and local-only analytics.
💡 Overview
People who care about focus tend to care about privacy too. You keep few tabs and fewer extensions.
Spotify-Web Playback Controller states that it collects no Spotify credentials, passwords or personal information, and does not request access to browsing history. Its host permission covers only open.spotify.com. Focus insights are stored on your own device, and it does not log tracks or listening stats in Incognito mode. Optional anonymous diagnostics have their own toggle.
🧭 A Day of Minimalist Browser Users
You keep few tabs and fewer extensions.
The problem: Every extension should earn its place.
The fix: Check the permissions: scripting, storage and alarms, plus open.spotify.com only.
🚀 Try It in Three Steps
- Read the permissions on the Chrome Web Store page before installing.
- Review the privacy policy linked from the listing.
- Turn off optional diagnostics in the dashboard if you prefer.
✨ What You Get
- Four default hotkeys: Shift+Alt+Up toggles play and pause, Right skips, Left goes back and Down pauses only.
- Floating mini-player: Popup with play, pause, next, previous, shuffle, repeat, seek and a Liked Songs toggle.
- Playback speed 0.5x to 2.0x: Presets at 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.5x and 2.0x, locked across track changes.
| Task | Switching tabs | Spotify-Web Playback Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Focus impact | Context switch every time | Your work window keeps focus |
| Liking a song | Open the tab, click the heart | Tap the heart in the popup or press L |
| Resource use | A full tab in the foreground | Observer-based, near-zero overhead |
| Scope | Any app, any tab | Spotify Web Player (open.spotify.com) only |
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
No. The extension states it never collects Spotify credentials, passwords or personal info.
You must enable Allow in incognito under chrome://extensions. It does not log tracks or listening stats in private browsing.
It can be if you spend your day keeping a clean browser. Check the permissions: scripting, storage and alarms, plus open.spotify.com only.