If you’re a music lover, then you know that desktop gadgets are essential for keeping your music library organized and accessible. Here are five of the coolest music desktop gadgets for Vista and Windows 7 that will make your listening experience even better.

  1. Music Player Plus: This software is perfect for managing your music library on your desktop. It has a variety of features such as playlists, Genius Mixes, and more. Plus, it’s free to download and use.
  2. Groove Music: This software is perfect for organizing your music collection on your desktop. It has a variety of features such as playlists, Genius Mixes, and more. Plus, it’s free to download and use.
  3. Windows Media Player: This software is perfect for managing all of your media files including music, videos, and photos. It has a variety of features such as playlists, Genius Mixes, and more. Plus, it’s free to download and use.
  4. iTunes: This software is perfect for managing all of your music files including songs, albums, tracks, etc. It has a variety of features such as playlists, Genius Mixes, and more. Plus, it’s free to download and use!

UnsignedBandWeb.com Radio

Check out new artists and bands emerging on the music scene with the UnsignedBandWeb.com gadget.  It allows you to control playback, volume, and songs.  You can can pick from a wide variety of music genres including Ska, Rock, Rap, and much more.

Download UnsignedBandWeb.com Radio Desktop Gadget

iTunes Accessory Gadget

This cool gadget allows you to control playback of tracks and other settings in iTunes without having to open up the entire iTunes application.

Download iTunes Accessory Gadget

ChroniX MetalRadio

If you’re a fan of heavy metal, one of the coolest online metal stations is ChroniX Radio.  This handy gadget lets you stream and control playback of their three channels–Aggression, Metal, and Grit–where each has a different flavor of hard rock and metal.

Download Chronix MetalRadio Gadget

iClassical Radio Player

For fans of classical music this gadget lets you stream classical music from a variety of online classical stations.  The only controls are stop and play but being able to select from a wide variety of stations on your desktop make this a excellent app for the classical music connoisseur.

 

Download the iClassical Radio Player Gadget

Media Player Gadget

This ties into your Windows Media Player library and allows you to easily search it.  It also will display album artwork, track information, and give you visualizations when playing a song.  It is a lot easier to navigate than opening the full WMP application.

Download Media Player Gadget

If you are a fan of Music and desktop gadgets you might want to give these a try.  We would like to know about some of your favorite Windows Desktop Gadgets just leave a comment below.