An LCD Applet for the Logitech Gaming keyboard family (G510, G13, G15 etc) that displays current track information and Spotify playback status.
Spotify provides out-of-the box integration with the keyboard media keys, so SpotifyStatusApplet provides a mechanism to interact with Spotify without needing to open the application window.
Binaries are available at http://lucaspardue.com/spotifystatusapplet
The applet is provided as a zip file that can be extracted to any location.
SpotifyStatusApplet runs as a tray icon. Once launched, the icon can be right-clicked to bring up a context menu that allows the application to be exited.
is dependent on:
- An instance of Spotify running (of course!). The applet utilises the Spotify service SpotifyWebHelper.exe to access information, further details are available at Spotify Local API
- A compatible Logitech Gaming Keyboard with LCD and official Logitech drivers / software installed. The software has only been tested on a G510 to date but support for all LCD equipped devices is expected.
- Windows and .Net. Tested on Windows 7 64-bit and .Net Framework 4.
SpotifyStatusApplet is written in C# and has been developed using Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop. A solution file is provided to gather all dependencies, it is anticipated this could be backported to support earlier versions of Visual Studio.
SpotifyStatusApplet builds upon the great efforts of other developers/projects! The following software components are incorporated into the source tree to aid distribution
- Spotify Local API - A very simple and small library that allows .NET developers to get track information, (un)pause spotify, play tracks, get cover art and more!
- GammaJul LgLcd - A .NET wrapper around the Logitech SDK for G15/G19 keyboard screens. Supports raw byte sending, GDI+ drawing and rendering WPF elements onto the screen.
- Json.net - Json.NET is a popular high-performance JSON framework for .NET.