Songify Slim is a lightweight, open-source Windows application specifically designed for live streamers on platforms like Twitch. It acts as a dedicated music fetcher that pulls the track title and artist name of the currently playing song from Spotify (or Google Chrome-based players) and saves that data directly into a local text file. Streamers can then link this text file to broadcasting software like OBS Studio or Streamlabs to display a real-time “Now Playing” overlay on their stream. Why It Was Created
The application was built by developer Inzaniity as a quick, streamlined alternative after Spotify shut down its local API. This API change broke the original, fully-featured version of Songify, which previously handled advanced viewer song requests. Songify Slim serves as a dedicated, lightweight workaround to preserve the essential “Now Playing” functionality. Key Features
Marquee Optimization: The program automatically appends 15 blank white spaces after the Artist - Title text. This formatting ensures a smooth, seamless loop when used with text scrolling filters (marquees) in OBS.
System Tray Minimization: It can run entirely in the background, minimized to the Windows system tray so it stays out of the way while you play or broadcast.
Quality-of-Life Tools: Includes an automatic “Start with Windows” setting and an integrated background updater to alert you of new versions.
No Installation Required: The program runs as a portable utility right out of its executable directory.
Visual Customization: Features toggleable light and dark themes alongside 23 distinct accent colors. Important Technical Limitations
Because the app relies on fetching metadata directly from active windows rather than a local developer API, it will stop updating if Spotify is minimized to the system tray. To ensure your stream overlay updates consistently when a new song starts, you must keep the Spotify application open or standardly minimized to your taskbar rather than hidden in the tray.
If you are planning to use this for your stream, let me know:
Which streaming software you use (OBS Studio, Streamlabs, etc.)
If you need step-by-step instructions on how to set up the text source overlay I can guide you through the configuration process.
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