Vaporwave music widget

What a vaporwave 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 vaporwave style shapes it

Vaporwave widgets use a pink-to-purple sunset gradient, teal highlights and wide retro type. The look comes from 1980s graphics remembered through early internet art.

• Photos: Tint photos pink or purple; palm trees and sunsets are the classic subjects.
• Text: Use wide capitals in white with a pink or teal label underneath.
• Bars and rings: Use a pink bar on a translucent white track, or a half sun made from a circle.

Vaporwave music widget recipe

Vaporwave color palette

• Twilight #2B1055Background
• Haze blue #7597DESurface and tracks
• White #FFFFFFText
• Lavender #E0C3FCLabels
• Bubblegum #FF71CEAccent

How to make a vaporwave music widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to gradient #2B1055 to #7597DE at 45° and the corner radius to 14.
2. Open Data and set up the media connection; Android will ask for notification access.
3. Add an Image layer, 140 × 140 with radius 4, and connect it to the cover art.
4. Add two Text layers connected to the track title (size 20, #FFFFFF) and the artist (size 14, #E0C3FC).
5. Add a Progress layer as a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends in #FF71CE, then three shapes for the controls. In Tap, assign previous, play/pause and next.
6. Add the vaporwave ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a pink half sun (circle) rising from the bottom right, cut by four thin horizontal bars in the background color.
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 vaporwave music widgets

• Set the background to a gradient from purple to blue at an angle.
• Use pink and teal as the only accents.
• 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 use dark grey text; white reads best on the gradient.
• Do not add extra colors beyond pink, purple and teal.

Questions about the vaporwave music widget

What size is a vaporwave 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?

Twilight (#2B1055) for the background, White (#FFFFFF) for the main text, Lavender (#E0C3FC) for labels and Bubblegum (#FF71CE) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

The vaporwave 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 synthwave music widget, retrowave music widget, 80s music widget, outrun music widget. They describe the same look as this vaporwave music widget.

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