iTunes Media Player

iTunes Media Player is a lightweight Yahoo! widget developed specifically for helping you control iTunes media player from a minimalist interface.

You can install it on all Windows versions out there, provided that you have Yahoo! Widget Engine platform deployed on the target computer. iTunes is also required in order to make use of the widget’s playback capabilities.

iTunes Media Player puts at your disposal a simplistic interface that allows you to gain fast access to your iTunes playback options. It won’t take much of your time to set up the dedicated parameters because they look very easy to work with.

The widget offers you the possibility to pause or resume the current track, repeat or shuffle songs, rate audio files, show or hide iTunes, play and get access to your iTunes playlists, jump to the next or previous track, as well as adjust the volume.

Other important configuration settings worth being mentioned enable you to check out the name of the current artist and song directly in the main window, and change the looks of the player by altering the default background color and font type.

There are some extra configuration settings offered by the Yahoo! environment which give you the freedom to prevent the windows from being dragged, set the opacity level, and ignore mouse events.

You can also make the gadget stay on top of other applications, and this proves to be pretty useful, especially when dealing with multiple programs at the same time. What’s more, you can hide or close the widget.

Tests have pointed out that iTunes Media Player carries out a task quickly and without errors. It is not a resource hog so you do not have to worry that it hampers the overall performance of your computer.

To sum things up, iTunes Media Player comes bundled with several handy playback controls for helping you manage iTunes songs, and can be handled by beginners and professionals alike.