Use iTunes MiniPlayer on PC

MiniPlayer takes up very little space on your screen and still lets you adjust the volume, search for songs, choose which songs play next, and more.

MiniPlayer displays the album artwork for the song that’s playing. When you move the pointer over the artwork, controls appear.

Expanded MiniPlayer showing the controls for the song that’s playing. In the upper-right corner is the close button, used to switch to the full iTunes window. In the bottom of the window is a slider that you can drag to go to a different part of the song. Below the slider on the left side is the More button, where you can choose view options and other options for the song that’s playing. On the far right below the slider are two buttons—the magnifying glass to search the music library, and the Up Next list to see what’s playing next.

You can also shrink the MiniPlayer screen to an even smaller size.

The smaller iTunes MiniPlayer, showing only the controls (and not the album artwork).

In the iTunes app on your PC, do any of the following to play music:
Choose View > Show MiniPlayer.
Do one of the following:
- View and edit a list of upcoming songs: Click the Up Next button in the bottom-right corner of the MiniPlayer window.
- Shrink to the smaller MiniPlayer screen: In the row of controls, click the More button , then choose Hide MiniPlayer Large Artwork.
  To expand back to the full MiniPlayer, click the More button , then choose Show MiniPlayer Large Artwork.
- Exit MiniPlayer: Click the Close button in the top-right corner of the MiniPlayer window.

Tip: To quickly open MiniPlayer from the playback controls, click the album artwork.

To keep MiniPlayer in the foreground on your desktop, choose Edit > Preferences, click Advanced, then select “Keep MiniPlayer on top of all other windows.”

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Use iTunes MiniPlayer on PC