PrestoDeck is one of Spotify’s most stylish Raspberry Pi-based Spotify players yet

Projects on Raspberry Pi are always appreciated not only for their functionality but also for their looks. If the device looks spectacular and harmoniously fits into the interior – the chances that you will want to build it for yourself increase many times. That’s why PrestoDeck is an instant eye-catcher: a minimalist yet fully functional Spotify controller based on the Pimoroni Presto.

PrestoDeck is a stylish and compact Spotify player on the Raspberry Pi Pico

The author of the project is a developer under the nickname AKZ Dev. He has posted a video on YouTube and detailed the build on GitHub. And the nice thing is, you won’t need a whole arsenal of parts to implement it. All you need is:

• Pimoroni Presto (includes touchscreen, Wi-Fi and speaker)
• (Optional) USB-C cable with angled connector

PrestoDeck displays album art, track title and artist name. You can control playback directly from your device’s touchscreen. Most of the work is on the software side: you’ll need to create your own Spotify app and connect it using code available on GitHub.

The device is built on a Raspberry Pi Pico 2, built into a Pimoroni Presto case. This makes the project especially compact – the player can easily fit on your desktop, where it can play music in the background without distracting you from your work. And it looks like a commercially available product.

The project is also interesting because it doesn’t require any additional modules: everything you need is already built into Presto. Add to that the sleek design and touchscreen control, and you have one of the most elegant options for listening to Spotify on the Raspberry Pi.

It’s also interesting because it doesn’t require any additional modules: everything you need is already built into Presto.

If you’re into music projects on the Raspberry Pi, check out some other interesting solutions. For example, a stylish eink display that shows the current Spotify track, or a Spotify alternative based on the Raspberry Pi and a Navidrome server.

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