Way again in 2005, Apple launched Mac OS X Tiger, and with it, the unique implementation of widgets on the Mac by way of its Dashboard software program. One of these widgets was a now-defunct iTunes media participant — however because of the efforts of programmer Mario Guzman, who’s recreated an exact replica of the widget for contemporary Macs, you’ll be able to as soon as once more take pleasure in your music in retro OS X model.

Ironically, the brand new Music Widget isn’t truly a widget (a minimum of, not within the present model of widgets launched in final yr’s macOS Big Sur,) however moderately a standalone app that mimics the look of the unique iTunes widget from 2005. The app is totally useful, providing the identical controls as the unique. Music Widget solely works with the Apple Music app, although— Spotify (or different music apps) received’t work with the widget.

Guzman’s duplicate additionally attracts a lot of the paintings and UI parts immediately in code, as a substitute of utilizing photos, so that you’re not caught with 2005-era visuals on the widget when working on a pixel-dense Retina show.

It’s not the one retro-style music participant to pop up just lately, both: software developer Tanner Villarete created a stylistically comparable internet app that gives an iPod Classic interface for listening to your Spotify or Apple Music library earlier this month.

Right now, Music Widget is still in beta, and might be downloaded free of charge from Guzman’s web site.