Control Google Music, Pandora, and Spotify with a popup and keyboard shortcuts.

Latest Version

Version
0.7.3
Update
March 15, 2021
Size
937KiB
Developer
Category
Users
2,000+
Rating
4.33962 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
Notifications
Storage
Tabs
*://play.google.com/music*
*://*.pandora.com/*
*://songza.com/*
*://play.spotify.com/*
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MiniPlay Extension

MiniPlay extends Google Play Music, Pandora, and Spotify Web with keyboard shortcuts, a miniplayer, Last.fm scrobbling, rich notifications, and more!

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FEATURES
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- Control playback from a popup
- Browse and search through your library (currently only Google Music is supported)
- Global (Chrome-wide) shortcuts
- Rich notifications with actions
- Last.fm scrobbling

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PERMISSIONS
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MiniPlay uses the following permissions:

- Notifications: MiniPlay optionally displays rich notifications when a new song starts
- Storage: MiniPlay associates your settings with your Chrome account, so your settings are consistent across computers
- Tabs: MiniPlay needs to hook into music player tabs to function properly. Also, because some streaming services host their album art images on other domains, MiniPlay requires a more general permission to read data on any website.

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RECENT UPDATES
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v0.7.3: Tighten up permissions
v0.7.2: Fix recents page
v0.7.1: Fix Windows popup
v0.7.0: Browse and search your music library (limited to Google Play Music for now)!
v0.6.4: Hotfix for Google Play Music support and performance enhancements
v0.6.3: Fix Last.fm for real
v0.6.2: Fix Google Play Music support (again), and fix Last.fm support
v0.6.1: Fix Google Play Music support
v0.6.0: Add a playlist view, minor visual changes, and speed improvements
v0.5.2: Fix Play/Pause button swap on Google Play
v0.5.1: Fix Google Play Music support
v0.5.0: Beautiful new design and support for Pandora, Spotify Web, and Songza
v0.4.5: More responsive controls
v0.4.3: Add volume slider
v0.4.0: Add time slider and significantly reduce resource usage
v0.3.5: Added Last.fm toggle to the popup
v0.3.4: Revamped settings page
v0.3.3: Enable Google analytics
v0.3.0: Add support for Last.fm scrobbling
v0.2.0: Rich notifications support and an options page
v0.1.0: Initial release

The extension does not collect any information, but requires access to your other tabs for functionality.

MiniPlay is open source (github.com/iambald/MiniPlay)
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "MiniPlay", "short_name": "MiniPlay", "description": "Control Google Music, Pandora, and Spotify with a popup and keyboard shortcuts.", "version": "0.7.3", "icons": { "16": "img/icon-16.png", "48": "img/icon-48.png", "128": "img/icon-128.png" }, "author": "Jeff Chen", "homepage_url": "https://github.com/iambald/MiniPlay", "background": { "page": "background.html" }, "content_security_policy": "script-src 'self' https://ssl.google-analytics.com; object-src 'self'", "browser_action": { "default_icon": { "19": "img/icon-19.png", "38": "img/icon-38.png" }, "default_title": "MiniPlay", "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "permissions": [ "notifications", "storage", "tabs", "*://play.google.com/music*", "*://*.pandora.com/*", "*://songza.com/*", "*://play.spotify.com/*" ], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["*://play.google.com/music*", "*://*.pandora.com/*", "*://songza.com/*", "*://play.spotify.com/*"], "js": ["scripts/loader.js"] } ], "options_page": "options.html", "commands": { "play": { "suggested_key": { "default": "MediaPlayPause" }, "description": "Play/Pause", "global": true }, "ff": { "suggested_key": { "default": "MediaNextTrack" }, "description": "Play next song", "global": true }, "rew": { "suggested_key": { "default": "MediaPrevTrack" }, "description": "Play previous song", "global": true }, "up": { "description": "Thumbs up" }, "down": { "description": "Thumbs down" }, "shuffle": { "description": "Shuffle songs" }, "repeat": { "description": "Repeat songs" } }}
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How to download and manually install MiniPlay extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install MiniPlay extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install MiniPlay extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install MiniPlay extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download MiniPlay extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a MiniPlay extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the MiniPlay Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the MiniPlay extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the MiniPlay extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for MiniPlay extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the MiniPlay extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download MiniPlay extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install MiniPlay extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the MiniPlay extension file

Select and download the MiniPlay extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the MiniPlay extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your MiniPlay extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the MiniPlay extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install MiniPlay extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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James Johnson (ID: 0000009477f99e5c) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 07/22/2020 I have been using it for years with Google Play Music, but since that is going to be eventually replaced with YouTube Music it would be great if MiniPlay would work with that was well. I have tried to get it to work but it does not. This is a great tool to use my function keys on my keyboard and I would still love to have that function.

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Reuben Bedingfield (ID: 00000002c189c4c8) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 08/24/2018 Currently only seems to work with Google Music, but works well for that. Other music services would be a definite bonus.

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Paul Wiesen (ID: 000000dae769e2f9) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 07/21/2018 Worked fine for Google Play music but not Pandora.

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Александр Федорович (ID: 0000006047ad1af6) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/02/2018 Great extension!)

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Roman Pekshev (ID: 000000dd9da856be) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/26/2018 То что искал. Молодцы, так держать!