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Usage

Start What's Now Playing from wherever you installed it. On first launch, a Settings window will appear - configure your DJ software and outputs, then click Save.

After initial setup, the app runs in the background and can be accessed through:

  • macOS: Menu bar icon (top of screen)
  • Windows: System tray icon (bottom-right corner)

Mac menu bar animation

Windows system tray animation

Menu from the app

  • Settings - Reconfigure the application. See Settings for more information.
  • Oldest/Newest - Toggle mixing mode detection (not supported by all DJ software):
  • Oldest mode: Tracks the oldest song across decks (for manual crossfading)
  • Newest mode: Tracks the newest song across decks (for AutoDJ/playlists)
  • Pause/Unpause - Stop/resume track detection and output updates
  • Exit - Quit What's Now Playing