MediaWidget

This project provides a simple API to retrieve information about the currently playing media on a Windows system. It uses ASP.NET Core to create a local web server that serves media information, including title, artist, and thumbnail. The project also includes a static web page for displaying the media information.

Features

• Retrieves current media information from Windows Media Transport Controls
• Provides a JSON API endpoint for easy integration
• Includes thumbnail data as base64-encoded string
• Runs as a local web server on port 5000
• Includes a static web page for displaying media information

Requirements

• Windows 10 or later
• .NET 8.0 or later

Installation

Pre-built binary

1. Go to release page
2. Download MediaWidget.zip
3. Extract zip file in a new folder
4. Run MediaWidget.exe

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/Maks0u/MediaWidget.git
cd MediaWidget
dotnet build
dotnet run

Usage

1. Install and run the application
2. The server will start on http://localhost:5000
3. Access the API endpoint at http://localhost:5000/data
4. In a web browser, access the static web page at http://localhost:5000 or http://localhost:5000/index.html

API Endpoint

GET /data

Returns JSON data about the currently playing media.

Example response:

{
  "title": "Song Title",
  "artist": "Artist Name",
  "thumbnail": {
    "base64": "base64encodedstring",
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  }
}