Windows Live Writer Plugins

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Now Playing 2.2

insert-now-playing Now Playing is a music signature plugin for Windows Live Writer with a new twist. And I feel like I shouldn’t say "a music signature plugin" but probably the music signature plugin.

Out of the box Now Playing is rock solid, fully functional and works with iTunes, Windows Media Player and WinAmp. It’s able to get all the data (artist, song, album) without a problem.

The new twist is that this is a plugin which can be extended with plugins… I’ll take a sip of tea while you read that sentence again :-)

now-playing-preferences Right now Now Playing comes with two plugins. One to get album information from Amazon, one to get artist information from MusicMap.

The download page offers both an easy installer and for those who wish to keep their registry clean a manual setup (how to manually install a Windows Live Writer plugin).

Once installed it is a good idea to visit the options/preferences screen (ToolsPreferences PluginsNow PlayingOptions).

now-playing-preferences-amazon Here you first select your player. You can then select the web services you wish to use. If you select Amazon, don’t forget to click the Options button to its right. You’ll be presented with a box where you can enter your Amazon (Web Services) Subscription ID (get it – it’s free). This is required if you want to use the Amazon service. You can also enter your Amazon Associate ID (optional – sign up here for free).

now-playing-preferences-markup Still in the options screen of Now Playing it’s a good idea to have a look at the Markup tab, even if it’s just to be familiar with it. It is here that you define how the music signature will look.

All setup? Time to test. Open your player and start playing. At any time when you feel it’s needed, hit the Insert Now Playing… option in the insert menu in the sidebar or in the insert menu dropdown.

What you end up with could look something like this (oh, and yes, that is a great track — see YouTube — and yes, that link in the music info is an example of an Amazon affiliate link):

BassHunter – LOL (Red Edition) – Boten Anna (Radio Edit)

Now Playing is, if not the best now playing/music signature plugin, at the very least the most promising one.

Recommended.

Download page for Now Playing plugin for Windows Live Writer

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