Minimalist Browser Users

Spotify Sleep Timer for Minimalist Browser Users

Quick timers for 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes with a live countdown.

💡 Overview

Some music is meant to end on its own. You keep few tabs and fewer extensions.

The smart background sleep timer offers quick presets of 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes. A live countdown badge shows time remaining, and the timer runs on background alarms, so it keeps counting after you close the popup. When time is up, playback pauses automatically.

🧭 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

  1. Open the popup and choose a sleep timer preset.
  2. Watch the countdown badge for the time remaining.
  3. Let playback pause itself when the timer ends.

✨ What You Get

  • Zero-polling design: A MutationObserver updates the UI only when the page changes, keeping CPU and memory use low.
  • Floating mini-player: Popup with play, pause, next, previous, shuffle, repeat, seek and a Liked Songs toggle.
  • Mouse-wheel volume: Scroll over the player for fine volume steps, plus one-tap mute memory.
TaskSwitching tabsSpotify-Web Playback Controller
PrivacyDepends on the toolNo credentials collected, local analytics
Focus impactContext switch every timeYour work window keeps focus
Pausing musicFind the tab, click pause, returnOne keystroke
Liking a songOpen the tab, click the heartTap the heart in the popup or press L

Note: it works with the Spotify Web Player at open.spotify.com only, and does not control the desktop app.

📸 See It in Action

Spotify-Web Playback Controller mini-player

Mini-Player

Spotify-Web Playback Controller dashboard

Dashboard

Spotify-Web Playback Controller keyboard shortcuts

Shortcuts

Control Spotify Without Leaving Your Work

Global-capable hotkeys, a mini-player and local-only analytics for the Spotify Web Player.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Quick presets of 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes.

Yes. It runs on background alarms and pauses playback when it finishes.

It can be if you spend your day keeping a clean browser. Check the permissions: scripting, storage and alarms, plus open.spotify.com only.