How to show the current song on a second monitor
Spacedash's free Now Playing widget shows the track playing on your PC, with artwork, title, artist and playback buttons, and you can put it on any monitor.
It works with Spotify, browsers, Apple Music, VLC and any player that reports to Windows, without signing in to anything.
What you need
- Windows 10 or 11 with a second monitor
- Spacedash (free)
Steps
1. Install Spacedash
Download Spacedash and run the installer. It's free and needs no account.
2. Switch on the second monitor
Open Settings and find Screens. Switch on your second monitor. Leave Show on “Desktop only” to keep it behind your windows there.
3. Add Now Playing
Open Layout and pick the second monitor under Screen. Tap an empty cell and choose Now Playing.
4. Start something playing
Play a song in Spotify, or a video in your browser. Its artwork and title appear in the widget within a second or so.
5. Pick a layout
Right-click the widget and choose “Customize…”. Put the artwork on the left, right or top, behind everything, or as an edge-to-edge poster, and add buttons such as Shuffle or skip back and forward.
Checked against the app on 15 Nov 2026.
Tips
- Add Volume Mixer beside it to set the music's volume separately from a game or a call.
- Media Controls is the same set of buttons without the artwork, for a thin strip.
- On the free plan Spacedash shows on one screen at a time, so choose the second monitor as that screen. Premium shows on several screens at once.
- The widget follows whichever player Windows treats as current, so starting a video in the browser takes it over from Spotify.
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Questions
Do I need to connect my Spotify account?
No. Now Playing reads what Windows already knows about the player, so there is no sign-in.
Does it work with YouTube Music or SoundCloud in a browser?
Yes, when the browser reports the tab's media to Windows, as Chrome, Edge and Firefox do.
Can I control playback from the second monitor?
Yes. Play, pause, next and previous are on by default, and tapping the progress bar seeks where the player supports it.
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