Huephony

Room lights that follow your music.

Download for Windows See how it works

What it is

Huephony reads the album cover playing on Spotify, spreads its colors across your Govee lights, and turns a spare screen into a matching pane of glass.

It starts with whatever you're playing.

On your PC, your phone or a speaker. Huephony follows whatever your Spotify account is playing, wherever it's playing. There's nothing to tap.

It reads the cover.

It pulls the colors out of the artwork and works out which ones matter, including the small accents an average would wash out.

Then it lights the room.

Every bulb gets a color, neighboring stands get contrasting ones, and the screen re-tints its glass to match.

Purple sky, orange sun and the red-pink stripes, spread so stands next to each other don't match.

Afterglow Avenue · Juno Hart

A pane of glass that changes with every song.

Put Huephony full screen on a second monitor or a TV. The album's colors drift behind the glass, and the player stays out of the way.

Huephony full screen, playing Afterglow Avenue by Juno Hart with the Frosted glass style Huephony playing Undertow by Saltwater Choir, tinted teal with a coral accent Huephony playing Green Room by Fern & Field, tinted deep green Huephony playing Lilac Hours by Mira Sol, tinted lilac and peach

Now playingAfterglow AvenueJuno Hart

Pick your glass.

Frosted glass style
Fluted glass style
Rain glass style
Glass block style
Stained glass style
Pool glass style
Crystal glass style
Bokeh glass style
01 / 08 Frosted

The player

Controls when you want them. Just the cover when you don't.

Huephony playing Undertow by Saltwater Choir, with play, skip, seek and volume controls around the cover The same song with the controls hidden: just the album cover, larger, over the glass
The usual controls
Play, pause, skip, seek and volume, right on the screen. Click the track title to open it in Spotify.
Just the cover
Hide the controls and the screen shows only the artwork. Make it as big or as small as suits the room.
Hold the motion
The album's colors drift slowly behind the glass. Freeze them whenever you want a calmer screen.

Try it

Play with the lights.

These are the colors Huephony's own color code picked for each cover, for a room with six bulbs on three stands.

Afterglow Avenue Juno Hart
Colors in the artwork

Purple sky, orange sun and the red-pink stripes, spread so stands next to each other don't match.

Each bulb holds a color picked from the cover, all song long.

Simulated in your browser. Real bulbs take commands about a third of a second apart, so think ambient light, not a strobe show.

Setup

From download to first song.

No Python, no command line. Everything happens in the app's Settings.

  1. The installer

    Install Huephony

    Run the installer. There's nothing else to install. Windows will warn you because the installer isn't signed yet: click More info, then Run anyway.

    Huephony_1.0.0_x64-setup.exe 25 MB · Windows 10 & 11 · 64-bit
    SmartScreen warning? More infoRun anyway

  2. Settings → Spotify

    Connect Spotify

    Create an app in the Spotify Developer Dashboard and add the redirect URI below. Make sure your account is listed under the app's Users Management, then paste its Client ID and Secret into Huephony.

    Redirect URI
    http://127.0.0.1:8000/callback
    Then, in Huephony
    Client ID Client Secret Save and connect

  3. Settings → Lights

    Find your lights

    Switch on LAN Control for each light in Govee Home, then hit Find my lights. Blink each bulb to see which is which and give it a name. If one is missed, add it by IP address.

    Huephony Settings, Lights page: a list of six Govee bulbs with names, spots and Blink buttons

  4. Settings → Room

    Lay out the room

    Tell it how many lights and stands you have and where each bulb sits. Turn on Sync lights to music and press play.

    Huephony Settings, Room page: six bulbs on three stands, lit red and cream for the Paper Moon cover

What you need

No lights yet? The screen works on its own, and you can add bulbs later.

PC
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
Lights
Govee Wi-Fi lights with LAN Control. Support varies by model, and each light shows one color, so strips won't do per-segment effects.
Network
Your PC and lights on the same home network. Guest networks and client isolation stop discovery from working.
Spotify
Premium and your own Spotify developer app. The app is free to make; Spotify requires Premium on the account that owns it.

Privacy

It talks to Spotify and your bulbs. That's it.

It runs on your PC. No accounts, no ads, no analytics.

  • Nothing comes to me

    No accounts, no ads, no analytics. Huephony only talks to Spotify, for sign-in, artwork and what's playing.

  • Straight to your bulbs

    Light commands go over your home network. You never need a Govee cloud key.

  • Listens, never records

    Pulse follows how loud your PC's audio output is. No microphone, and nothing is saved.

  • Easy to wipe

    Secrets are encrypted with Windows DPAPI where available. Disconnect Spotify deletes your sign-in, playback state and logs.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Why does Windows warn me when I run the installer?

The installer isn't code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen doesn't recognize it. Click More info, then Run anyway.

To check your download is the real thing, compare its SHA-256 (in PowerShell: Get-FileHash .\Huephony_1.0.0_x64-setup.exe) with this one:

9899EACF628769946FD8A5E48F72F43B8FFD43A214FB11EBC4FCA694D2124005

Why do I need my own Spotify developer app?

Spotify only lets an app in development mode serve a short list of approved users, so one shared Huephony app couldn't serve everyone. Making your own takes a couple of minutes, and your sign-in stays between you and Spotify.

Spotify requires Premium on the account that owns a development-mode app. That's their rule, not mine. See Spotify's docs.

Which Govee lights work?

Wi-Fi lights that have a LAN Control toggle in the Govee Home app. Support varies by model. Each light is treated as a single color, so LED strips won't do per-segment effects.

If discovery misses a light, you can add it by IP address.

Do I need smart lights to use it?

No. The full-screen display works on its own. Add lights whenever you like.

Does Pulse use my microphone?

No. It listens to your PC's own audio output, on your PC, and only tracks loudness, not individual beats. It needs Spotify playing through this PC's speakers or headphones. The other effects work with Spotify playing anywhere.

Does it work on Mac or Linux?

Not right now. Huephony is Windows-only.

How much does it cost?

Nothing. No ads, no subscription, no account.

Is this made by Spotify or Govee?

No. Huephony is an independent project and isn't affiliated with, or endorsed by, Spotify or Govee. Their own terms still apply to their services.

Get Huephony

Download for Windows GitHub
Version
1.0.0
Size
25 MB
Runs on
Windows 10 & 11
Works with
Spotify + Govee