Control Spotify From a Second Monitor While managing projects
Park the Web Player on one screen and drive it from the other.
💡 Overview
A second screen is a luxury, until it fills with windows. Boards, docs, chat and meetings all happen in browser tabs.
Because the extension talks to the Web Player tab wherever it lives, you can leave it on another monitor, or even in another Chrome window, and still control it from the popup or by hotkey. Your main window stays untouched.
🧭 A Day of Project Managers
Boards, docs, chat and meetings all happen in browser tabs.
The problem: Searching through those tabs for the music one burns minutes you don't have.
The fix: Let the extension find the Spotify Web Player for you instead of scanning your tab strip.
🚀 Try It in Three Steps
- Move the Spotify tab to a second window or monitor.
- Pin the extension on your main window.
- Control playback from the popup or with the shortcuts.
✨ What You Get
- Device quick-switcher: One click to the Spotify Connect device drawer from the mini-player header.
- Playback speed 0.5x to 2.0x: Presets at 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.5x and 2.0x, locked across track changes.
- Shortcut profiles: Standard, one-handed WASD, compact Alt+arrows and function-key presets.
| Task | Switching tabs | Spotify-Web Playback Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Skipping a track | Switch window, click next, switch back | Shift+Alt+Right from any window |
| Liking a song | Open the tab, click the heart | Tap the heart in the popup or press L |
| Focus impact | Context switch every time | Your work window keeps focus |
| 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
No. It just needs to be open in Chrome.
The extension targets the Web Player tab at open.spotify.com, wherever it is open in Chrome.
It can be if you spend your day managing projects. Let the extension find the Spotify Web Player for you instead of scanning your tab strip.