Spotty Web Remote Control

Name: Spotty Web Remote Control
Rating: 4.382352941176471 (34 reviews)
Author: sebcej

Spotify notifications, hotkeys and playlists everywhere on your desktop

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Spotty Web Remote Control enhances your Spotify web player experience by allowing easy management without switching tabs or opening the player page. This Chrome extension provides global hotkeys to play, pause, skip tracks, and control shuffle/repeat, making music control seamless across your desktop.

Features include song notifications with options to disable, adding songs to favorites, quickly focusing the Spotify tab, and a detachable popup interface for multitasking. Customize keyboard shortcuts globally and enjoy updated versions with improved performance and search capabilities. Ideal for Spotify web users seeking efficient music control without interrupting their workflow.

Note: This extension is not affiliated with Spotify.

Music & Audio Productivity

By:

sebcej

Users:

546 -12

Rating:

4.38

(34)

Version:

1.4.0 Last updated: 2019-10-23

Creation date:

2019-10-23

Risk:

Permissions:

*://*.spotify.com/*
storage
notifications

Size:

188.42K

Email:

di*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 39,467 ▼ 357

Other rankings

#926 in Just for Fun ▼ 9 #108 in control keyword 32 ▲ 1 #233 in song keyword 54

User reviews

Spotty Web Remote Control is praised for its effective Spotify control features, media key support, and neat interface that reduces clutter. Users appreciate the pop-out option and seamless playback controls without leaving their current page. However, several reviews highlight the lack of updates since 2019, resulting in functionality issues on newer Chrome versions. Common problems include play/pause shortcut malfunctions, difficulties customizing hotkeys, inability to like songs, and inability to mute notification sounds. Despite flaws, it remains a favorite remote control extension for many users.

Pros

Provides effective remote control functionality for Spotify web player.
Supports media keys like Play, Next Track, and Previous Track reliably.
User-friendly and ergonomic interface that enhances user experience.
Useful pop-out feature allowing control without leaving the current page.
Helps avoid taskbar clutter by consolidating Spotify controls into one extension.

Cons

No updates since 2019 leading to compatibility issues with newer Chrome versions.
Shortcut key customization is confusing or limited, with some users unable to set custom hotkeys.
Problems with specific functions like play/pause shortcut keys not working.
Issues with liking songs/favorites feature not working properly or showing incorrect status.
Notification sound cannot be turned off or customized causing annoyance to some users.

Recent reviews

RyanJon Iman, 2023-11-20

its not detecting spotify tab

Sarvesh Patil, 2022-04-29

Its no longer working now and no updates either

Naveen P Nair, 2021-10-16

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Spotty Web Remote Control requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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Risk likelihood

Spotty Web Remote Control has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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