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Show HN: See your current Spotify song in the menu bar

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55 points jonathang6k | 4 comments | 25 Apr 24 00:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.606s | source
1. msarnoff ◴[25 Apr 24 02:28 UTC] No.40152657[source]▶
Nice! I made a similar app about 10 years ago for iTunes: https://github.com/74hc595/Currentsong

Had a lot of the same features (like the scrolling marquee), but I just built it as a personal project, never put it on the app store or anything like that. I don’t even know if it’ll build or run on modern macOS, but it’s still on github if you want to see some fossilized Objective-C code :p

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2. jonathang6k ◴[25 Apr 24 02:45 UTC] No.40152763[source]▶
That's awesome, I'll be sure to check it out!

I deliberately chose not to use marquee because of CPU usage, but if there's a more efficient way, I can definitely integrate that.

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3. treve ◴[25 Apr 24 02:55 UTC] No.40152838[source]▶
Wild that marquee, which was a browser feature in the late 90s, could cause CPU concerns 25 years later.
4. NaOH ◴[25 Apr 24 03:01 UTC] No.40152893[source]▶
Since I'm back on Mojave this is great. Thank you. Much better than the method I previously used combining GeekTool and AppleScript. If I upgrade my OS and ever use Spotify I'll hit the OP's menu bar app.