v3.0.0

Note: this version requires macOS 13 or higher

New Features

• A new circular theme is available for the audio & brightness HUDs. The theme resembles a gauge look, often used for the iOS lock screen widgets.
• Audio & brightness HUDs can now be shown in the notch. This feature is in beta and may contain weird behaviour when hovering.
• An onboarding has been added to ease the setup of the app.
• Support for BetterDisplay (Brightness, Audio)
• Additional support for Lunar (Audio)
• Now playing in the notch can be shown by hovering over the notch.
• Accessibility permission is now optional, depending on which event mode is chosen.
• An option has been added to show the muted volume state as empty for the volume HUD.
• New keyboard shortcuts are available to quickly skip or rewind 15 seconds of the playing media.
• Settings have been reworked and has a sidebar now, just like System Settings. A dedicated style tab has been added for now playing, increasing the consistency of the settings, and reducing clutter. Some other settings have been moved or reworked, making it more clear what they mean.

Improvements

• The internals of the Now Playing feature have been rebuild. This should result in Now Playing being more reliable.
• The Now Playing HUD won't show on play and pause of media by default. This behavior can be changed in settings.
• The Now Playing HUD will be hidden on the Lock Screen by default.
• A new method is used for launch at login.
• The layout of the small system HUDs has been improved. When a HUD is placed in a display corner, it should be aligned better.
• A new button has been added to quickly add the current playing app to the now playing blacklist
• The menubar menu is more compact (macOS 14+)
• The design of the classic system HUD has been slightly tweaked.
• The transition between the classic now playing small & large HUD has been improved.
• Added an option to ignore the dock area.
• Added option to disable extended keyboard support. Previously, this was enabled by default. Disabling this will reduce the idle power usage of the app slightly.
• Increased Demo Mode time to 1 hour
• Improved messages and UI for when actions need to happen.
• Reduced CPU load when displaying the Now Playing progress bar
• Reduced CPU load when skipping songs, showing the notch, and showing the detached HUDs.
• Reduced memory usage for some parts of the app.

Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where the notch would not animate when using Spotify
• Fixed an issue where the notch contents would not animate
• Fixed an issue where the now playing progress bar would flicker
• Fixed an issue where the now playing progress bar would not update
• Fixed an issue where the now playing progress bar would jump when pausing or resuming
• Fixed an issue where the now playing progress bar would be too small
• Fixed an issue where Spotify Connect would not work properly with Now Playing.
• Fixed an issue where disk access would be requested when showing theme settings when using a custom wallpaper
• Solved a crash that could occur when displaying certain types of artwork
• Fixed an issue where the keyboard and mouse would stop working after disabling accessibility permission.
• Fixed an issue where setting the time of a song would be incorrect.
• Fixed an issue where demo mode would be disabled when the screen is locked.

Removed

• The option to customize the accent color has been removed. Instead, the app will follow the accent color set by the system.

v2.5.1

Improvements

• Non-Apple audio devices connected via Bluetooth will have a headphone / speaker icon instead of the Bluetooth icon
• USB-C EarPods will have a dedicated icon instead of the default one.

v2.5.0

New Features

• Show the Now Playing HUD when the volume is changed
• Show the Volume HUD when an external device changes the volume (e.g. headphones)

BugFixes

• Fixed an issue where the audio output device icons would be too small in the classic theme
• Fixed an issue where the add button in allowed apps for Now Playing would not show on Monterey
• Fixed an issue where the app icon would not show up in the dock when settings are opened on macOS Sonoma
• Fixed an issue where the settings window would not be activated on macOS Sonoma

v2.4.1

Improvements

• Increased the demo mode time to 30 minutes

v2.4.0

v2.4.0

New Features

• Drag support for classic HUD theme
• Quickly enable or disable features from the menu bar (macOS 13.0+)

Improvements

• Improved reliability of opening settings from menu bar on macOS 14.0

Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where the app could crash or become unresponsive when skipping through songs.

v2.3.3

Bugfixes

• Fixed AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C case support
• Fixed an issue where the media playing app icon wouldn't show in the notch HUD when no artwork is available

v2.3.2

Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where the settings window would not open on macOS Sonoma

v2.3.1

Bugfixes

• Fixed incorrect drawing of notch edges on the lock screen when Now Playing was set to always show, and no media is playing
• Fixed an issue where the brightness of the internal display could not be set when an external display was connected

Improvements

• Added support for AirPods Pro (USB-C) for audio HUD output icon

v2.3.0

v2.3.0

Note: this is the last version to support macOS Monterey, except for bug fixes

New Features

• The notch style Now Playing HUD can now be used for each display.
• Hide the close button on the Now Playing HUD (Can be enabled in settings -> Now Playing -> Layout -> Show Close Button)

Improvements

• Replaced go to app icon in Now Playing by click on the artwork

Bugfixes

• Fixed focus filter not showing up in System Settings
• Fixed the Now Playing HUD still showing up in Safari, even when disabled in settings
• Fixed an issue where the HUDs would jump and resize after switching screens
• Fixed a regression where the small HUDs would not reposition after dock position changes
• Fixed the Now Playing HUD not resizing when the display resolution changes
• Fixed HUDs not working after granting accessibility settings

v2.2.4

v2.2.4

New Features

• Always show the Now Playing HUD on the internal screen (must be enabled in settings)

Improvements

• Improved logic of showing the Now Playing HUD conditionally based on users preferences
• Added a way to manually add a bundle id to the now playing blacklist

Bugfixes

• Fixed notch alignment issue when the dock was placed left or right
• Fixed an issue where now playing keyboard shortcuts could stop working when settings are changed