# AF Media Bar (open-source media player)

> AF Media Bar is a free, open-source media player for Windows. Windows 10/11 桌面上的媒体控制与轻度美化软件。 Media control and minor beautification software for Windows 10/11 desktops. It has 1,054 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at Fervent-Tempo/AF-Media-Bar.

AF Media Bar 是一款 Windows 10/11 任务栏媒体控制器。它从系统媒体会话读取正在播放的内容，让媒体信息、歌词、播放控制和设备切换在桌面更直观易用。 系统要求： Windows 10 1809 或更新的 x64 系统，需要 Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime；缺失时先安装 Evergreen Runtime。发布包自带.NET 运行时。

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Fervent-Tempo/AF-Media-Bar |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,054 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | C# |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Media players |
| Latest release | v1.6.0 (Oct 24, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 28, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/Fervent-Tempo/AF-Media-Bar/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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