Dynamic Music Pill, a GNOME Shell extension that enhances your desktop with now playing track information, media controls, and real-time lyrics, has rolled out some new features in its latest update.
One of the notable additions is a toggle to hide the artist’s name in the panel pill, catering to those who may prefer a cleaner interface. Additionally, the extension already had a feature to dynamically hide artist labels when space is limited, and now it supports scrolling for longer artist names and track titles, which continues even if the music is paused. Users now have the option to pause the scrolling effect when the music is paused.
In "Tablet Mode," the extension now also allows users to customize the position of playback control buttons within the pill, providing a more seamless experience.
Other improvements in the v1.2.0 update include:
- Options for media source button placement
- A toggle to hide the Auto (Smart Selection) from the player selector
- Parallelized lyric fetching for faster loading
- Improved display of artist names in panel mode
Dynamic Music Pill is free and open-source, compatible with GNOME versions 45 to 50; however, the current update is specifically available for GNOME 50. The extension is capable of interfacing with any MPRIS-compatible media source, although support for features like album art and lyrics may vary based on the player used.
For details on how the lyrics feature works, you can check out the full breakdown here.