If you want to enjoy Google’s streaming service without being stuck inside a browser, you should certainly check it out. Which is why the developer of GPMDP is being really smart he’s scratching an itch many are irritated by. in an application window I can manage using my OS, playback I control with my keyboard’s media keys or desktop sound applet, see media-rich track change notifications, and so on.

If you want to enjoy Google’s streaming service without being stuck inside a browser, you should check this app outīut call me old - hey, I am - but I like to listen to music the old school way, i.e. Google is busy promoting YouTube Music as its go-to audio offering and I get that, like regular YouTube, the “supposed” way to use it on the desktop is through my browser. Google Play Music Desktop Player: YouTube Music Support

Choose your audio output device from within the playerĪnd the latest version adds support for YouTube Music.

Minimize to task bar for background music playing.Smooth scrolling and overlay scrollbars for a nicer User Experience.Supports media keys (play, pause, stop, next, previous).

Naturally you do need a Google account to use the player (and have some tracks uploaded to your online library to use the Google Play Music side). It’s fully customizable, supports last.fm scrobbling (always a win with me) and apparently features a built-in equalizer for fidelity fans to fine-tune (though I haven’t found it). GPMDP also boasts of being more “resource efficient” than running Google Play Music in a regular browser tab (though being an Electron app it’s not going to be super lightweight). GPMDP has had over 3 million downloads since launch

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