A dark, cinematic music visualizer for Windows built on MilkDrop/Butterchurn. Works with Spotify, VLC, or any system audio.
- 500+ MilkDrop presets — auto-cycle per track or navigate manually
- Spotify + VLC support — real-time track info, album art, lyrics, and playback controls
- Local audio mode — reacts to any system audio without a music service
- Synced lyrics — fetched automatically via LRCLIB, Classic or Physics display mode
- 12 GLSL image FX — Rain, VHS, Ink, Fog, Paint, Film, Metal, Shatter, Corrupt, Plasma, Holo, Heat
- 6 UI themes — Gold, Neon, Forest, Dusk, Ice, White
- BYOK — Bring Your Own Spotify Client ID. Your credentials never leave your machine.
- Windows 10/11 x64
- Spotify account (Premium required for playback controls) or VLC media player
- Your own free Spotify Developer App (takes ~2 minutes to set up)
- Download
IKANDY Setup x.x.x.exefrom Releases - Run the installer — Windows SmartScreen may warn you, click More info → Run anyway (the app is not code-signed)
- On first launch, enter your Spotify Client ID
- Go to developer.spotify.com/dashboard and log in
- Click Create app
- Fill in any name/description, then under Redirect URIs add:
http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback - Copy the Client ID and paste it into IKANDY on first launch
This uses your own Spotify API credentials — IKANDY never sees your Spotify password.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
H |
Hide / show UI |
F |
Fullscreen |
? |
Restart tooltip tour |
To use VLC as an audio source:
- In VLC: Tools → Preferences → All → Interface → Main interfaces → check Web
- Set a password, restart VLC
- In IKANDY sidebar → Source → VLC, enter port (default
8080) and password
- Electron
- Butterchurn (MilkDrop WebGL)
- LRCLIB for synced lyrics
- Spotify Web API
If you find IKANDY useful, consider supporting development:
☕ buymeacoffee.com/felixbagoftricks
MIT