# Plexamp Windows Media Control integration **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Labs\ **Tags:** plexamp\ **Created:** [May 14, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-windows-media-control-integration/792762 "2022-05-14T14:01:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MammothJerk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mammothjerk/32/148664_2.png) [@MammothJerk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MammothJerk)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-windows-media-control-integration/792762/1 "2022-05-14T14:01:21Z")
Several previous topics about this issue. > [@Plexamp doesn't respond to media keys](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-doesnt-respond-to-media-keys/642309): > > Server Version#: 1.20.1.3252 Player Version#: 3.2.1 Hi! I’m using Plexamp on Windows 10 Pro. My keyboard has media buttons that I like to use to pause/play music, and skip to the next song. All my other applications like Spotify and Firefox respond well to the buttons. However, plexamp seems to ignore them. Is there some setting for this? If not, how can I open a feature request? Thanks slight_smile > [@Plexamp on windows - add media buttons to taskbar preview](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-on-windows-add-media-buttons-to-taskbar-preview/712292): > > Quite useful feature to add on windows platform are buttons (play, stop, etc) in taskbar preview (when mouse is over taskbar icon): [image] > [@Plexamp missing native windows media notification (top left screen)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-missing-native-windows-media-notification-top-left-screen/735917): > > Hello everyone, sorry if a topic about this has already been created I did not find it. I’ve been trying out plexamp on windows it works fine but there’s no windows media notification when out of focus of plexamp like with other media apps (spotify, brave browser etc…) I’m talking about the notification appearing on the top left of the screen : [NVIDIA\_Share\_O1BaHSLmdV] It is very usefull when in fullscreen of another apps / games to see the current song and/or adjust volume by mouse without… [https://www.reddit.com/r/plexamp/comments/s1jamp/windows\_10\_media\_integration/](https://www.reddit.com/r/plexamp/comments/s1jamp/windows_10_media_integration/) It would appear plexamp is not using the SystemMediaTransportControls correctly(?) > **[SystemMediaTransportControls Class (Windows.Media) - Windows UWP applications](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.media.systemmediatransportcontrols?view=winrt-19041)** > > Represents an object that enables integration with the system media transport controls and support for media commands. This should be fixed. ---
**Author:** ![a\_chypre\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@a\_chypre\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/a_chypre_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-windows-media-control-integration/792762/2 "2022-05-14T15:10:05Z")
If you really want to enjoy plex music on desktop just stay on the web ui it’s way better than plexamp, they should just remove their desktop build at this is no way near a desktop app in both backend & frontend. But yea I hope they will try to do a real plexamp desktop software sometime… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-windows-media-control-integration/792762/3 "2022-05-15T07:34:50Z")
there are many reasons to use Plexamp over the web desktop: loudness leveling, sweet fades, EQ, sonic features, and so on. we would like to add media key controls but unfortunately not trivial with node/electron and windows APIs. ---
**Author:** ![a\_chypre\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@a\_chypre\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/a_chypre_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-windows-media-control-integration/792762/4 "2022-05-15T07:46:21Z")
There is really no point of having additional audio features when you don’t have basics UI features. The best way would be to develop a separate software for desktop and not try to reuse smartphone app and convert it to desktop. ---
**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-windows-media-control-integration/792762/5 "2022-05-15T12:23:11Z")
Many would disagree with you, and you’re off-topic. ---
**Author:** ![a\_chypre\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@a\_chypre\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/a_chypre_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-windows-media-control-integration/792762/6 "2022-05-15T12:54:10Z")
The topic here is plexamp desktop missing media key control wich I find being a part of “basic ui feature”. You talk about the many other reasons to use the desktop app but yea ok I am the one off topic. I see your answers did not change with the years… Always a pleasure to see that you don’t care much about negative feedback over plexamp desktop. I wonder how many people are actually really using plexamp on desktop right now when you can’t even press the pause button to pause the music. Or close the software with a close button. Don’t get me wrong, Plexamp is a great app with great technology and I love it. Plexamp desktop is a great app with great technology and a totally nonsense ui / ux. ---
**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-windows-media-control-integration/792762/7 "2022-05-15T15:03:18Z")
This topic is about media keys, please find somewhere else to voice other or more general concerns. ---
**Author:** ![azoriusmage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@azoriusmage](https://forums.plex.tv/u/azoriusmage)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-windows-media-control-integration/792762/8 "2022-07-14T10:43:09Z")
I disagree Plexamp in my desktop is the nice simple player for Music and I jump on the web to manage library ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-windows-media-control-integration/792762/9 "2022-10-12T10:44:00Z")
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