Spotify Web Now Playing

Export Spotify Web “now playing” song to a local file

Spotify Web Now Playing Chrome Extension

Spotify Web Now Playing is a Chrome extension that synchronizes a JSON file with the currently playing song on Spotify Web. It provides the artist, title and cover art URL of the playing song, enabling local usage of this information. This could be used for displaying the data on task bars or other applications.
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Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Version: 0.1.2 (Last updated: 2021-11-26)
Creation date: 2021-01-18
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • https://open.spotify.com/*
Size: 17.53K

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Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

This extension keeps a JSON file in sync with the currently playing song on Spotify Web (open.spotify.com). This is useful to make use of that information locally, for instance displaying the title and artist in the task bar, or whatever else you fancy.

The JSON file includes: the artist, the title and the cover art URL.

Please refer to https://github.com/zopieux/spotify-now-playing-chrome-extension for more technical details and integration examples.

WHAT'S NEW?

  • v0.1.2: fixes a bug that prevented the extension from working
  • v0.1.1: the startup routine is now more robust to slow page loads.

Extension safety

Risk impact

Spotify Web Now Playing requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Spotify Web Now Playing has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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