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Use the Mini Player in Apple Music on Windows
Mini Player 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.
Mini Player displays the album artwork for the song that’s playing. When you move the pointer over the artwork, controls appear.
![Mini Player showing the controls for the song that’s playing. The main part of the window shows the album artwork for the song. Below the artwork, there is a slider to move to a different part of the song, and buttons to adjust the volume, choose options, show lyrics and see what’s playing next. In the top-right corner is a button to close the Mini Player.](https://help.apple.com/assets/660B35B22053A6CF7103CCBA/660B35B42053A6CF7103CCC0/en_GB/9481f23b9bafc91d3e86915e51b31799.png)
You can also show the album art — just select the album in the Mini Player; select the Collapse button to return to the original size.
![The Mini Player showing the album artwork.](https://help.apple.com/assets/660B35B22053A6CF7103CCBA/660B35B42053A6CF7103CCC0/en_GB/9d907da2198164cbe8d3aa1fd8d37849.png)
Note: Apple Music and lossless aren’t available in all countries or regions. See the Apple Support article Availability of Apple Media Services.
In the Apple Music app
on your Windows computer, play music from your library, stream music from Apple Music or play Apple Music radio.
Note: A song needs to be playing before you can use the Mini Player.
Select the Sidebar Actions button
at the top of the sidebar, then choose Switch to Mini Player.
Do one of the following:
Show the album artwork: Select the album artwork in the Mini Player.
To stop showing the album artwork, select the Collapse button
.
Show lyrics: Select the Lyrics button
.
View and edit a list of upcoming songs: Select the Playing Next button
at the bottom-right corner of the Mini Player window.
Exit Mini Player: Select the Close button
in the top-right corner of the Mini Player window.
Select the Apple Music app icon
in the Windows taskbar to show the Apple Music window again.
Tip: To quickly open Mini Player from the playback controls, select the album artwork.
![Select the album art on the left of the playback window to open Mini Player.](https://help.apple.com/assets/660B35B22053A6CF7103CCBA/660B35B42053A6CF7103CCC0/en_GB/bb951fcfe898fa2c2928521dda8ec123.png)
To keep Mini Player in the foreground on your desktop, select the Sidebar Actions button at the top of the sidebar, choose Settings, choose Advanced, then turn on the “Keep Mini Player on top of all other windows” option.