Brutalist music widget

What a brutalist music widget shows

A now-playing widget shows cover art, the track and artist, a progress line and three controls. It works with whichever app is playing, not one particular service.

Reading the current track needs Android's notification access and a media connection, which is a Pro feature in WidgetCraft. The controls send play, pause and skip to the app that is playing.

How the brutalist style shapes it

Brutalist widgets look deliberately raw: oversized condensed type, square corners, thick black outlines and one loud color. Nothing is rounded or shaded, which makes them very readable at a glance.

• Photos: Use high-contrast black-and-white photos with a thick border and no rounded corners.
• Text: Set every label in capitals with wide spacing, like a stencil or a shipping label.
• Bars and rings: Draw progress as solid blocks or a thick bar with square ends, never rounded.

Brutalist music widget recipe

Brutalist color palette

• Concrete white #FBFAF4Background
• Raw paper #EFEDE3Surface and tracks
• Black #111111Text
• Soot #55534CLabels
• Hazard orange #FF6B2CAccent

How to make a brutalist music widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #FBFAF4 and the corner radius to 0. Add a 4-point outline.
2. Open Data and set up the media connection; Android will ask for notification access.
3. Add an Image layer, 140 × 140 with radius 0, and connect it to the cover art.
4. Add two Text layers connected to the track title (size 20, #111111) and the artist (size 14, #55534C).
5. Add a Progress layer as ten square blocks in #FF6B2C, then three shapes for the controls. In Tap, assign previous, play/pause and next.
6. Add the brutalist ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a strip of black diagonal hazard stripes, 10 points tall, along the bottom edge.
7. Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

The layout and styling are free. The live data connection for this widget needs WidgetCraft Pro, a one-time purchase.

Tips for brutalist music widgets

• Keep corner radius at 0 and outlines at 3 to 4 points.
• Use one loud accent against black and off-white.
• Long titles must truncate on one line; never let them wrap into the controls.
• Make each control at least 48 dp wide so it is easy to hit.
• The widget only shows a track while a media app has an active session.
• Do not add shadows, gradients or transparency.
• Do not use light font weights.

Ready-made Brutalist templates

WidgetCraft includes a Brutalist template pack you can import and edit instead of starting from a blank canvas.

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Questions about the brutalist music widget

What size is a brutalist music widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Concrete white (#FBFAF4) for the background, Black (#111111) for the main text, Soot (#55534C) for labels and Hazard orange (#FF6B2C) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

The brutalist design is free to build. Showing live track details needs the one-time Pro upgrade.

What else is this style called?

People also search for brutalism music widget, bold music widget, raw music widget. They describe the same look as this brutalist music widget.

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