TaskbarMediaControls is a lightweight Windows tray application that lets you control media playback directly from the system tray. It provides Previous, Play/Pause, and Next buttons as individual tray icons for quick access to media controls without opening your player.
I originally got the idea from a GitHub repository that I can no longer find, but I liked the concept so much that I decided to recreate it.
- Control media playback (Previous, Play/Pause, Next) with a single click
- Toggle Play/Pause with visual icon update
- Optional launch on Windows startup
- Customizable via tray context menu
- Lightweight and always-on-top tray presence
Light mode may not display correctly, as I did not bother creating new icons for it- VLC is currently not supported. I am working on supporting it though! (If anyone is faster - go ahead and create a pull request (; )
- Additional features may be added if there’s enough interest from users.
- Download the latest installer
- Run the app once
- Drag and Drop the Tray Icons from the "show more" menu if collapsed
- Use the tray menu to enable/disable launch on startup or exit the app.