How it works
- Name a player or leave it empty for whatever Windows shows as playing.
- The outputs hold the title, the artist, the app and whether it is playing.
- Nothing playing isn't an error: the step succeeds with empty outputs and says so.
- It only reads, so it runs exactly the same in a dry run.
Routines that use it
What's this song?
A Hotkey reads the current track and Show banner displays the title and artist.
Listening log
Every … 5 minutes, Get now playing reads the track and Add text to file appends it to a log.
Share the track
Read the song and use Send webhook to post 'Now playing' with the title to your Discord channel.
Settings
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Player | The player: Spotify, a browser, VLC. Empty: whatever Windows shows as playing. |
Good to know
- Only players that report to Windows' media controls can be read.
Questions
- Can I show the song that's playing in a notification?
- Yes. Run Get now playing, then Show banner with its title and artist outputs. Bind it to a Hotkey to check any time.
- What happens if nothing is playing?
- The step still succeeds with empty outputs and a note saying nothing is playing. You can branch on its playing output or use Media is playing.