Playing Card

Footer widget showing the currently playing item and live progress (when available).

The Playing Card is a small footer widget that shows what’s playing right now. It displays poster, title, progress, and time left.

Save changes often. Most settings do nothing until you click the red floating Save button.

What it does

• Shows the current movie or episode (poster, year, SxxExx for episodes).

• Shows progress percent and time left.

• Shows the source provider (Plex/Emby/Jellyfin).

• Adds overview and links (TMDb/IMDb) when metadata is available.

• Hides itself when nothing is playing.

You can hide it temporarily, or disable it in Settings → UI → Playing Card.

Prerequisites

• Playing Card enabled in Settings → UI → Playing Card

• A connected media server in Settings → Authentication

• A configured metadata provider in Settings → Metadata

• One real-time source:

  • Watcher (recommended), or

  • Jellyfin Webhooks with Playback Progress enabled

Ticking real-time progress requires Watcher or Jellyfin Playback Progress.

Quick setup

1

Enable the card

1. Open Settings → UI → Playing Card.

2. Set it to Show.

3. Click the red Save button.

2

Add metadata (recommended)

1. Open Settings → Metadata.

2. Configure TMDb.

3. Click the red Save button.

3

Enable a real-time progress source

Use one of these:

• Watcher (recommended)

• Jellyfin Webhooks with Playback Progress

Troubleshooting

FAQ

Q: I see no Playing Card?

• Enable it in Settings → UI → Playing Card.

• Configure a metadata provider in Settings → Metadata.

• Start playback on your media server.

The bar doesn’t “tick”

• Plex/Emby webhooks don’t send live progress.

• Use Watcher for real-time progress.

Related topics

• Real-time progress source: Watcher

• Better posters and ID links: Metadata

• UI settings overview: Settings

Summary

Playing Card shows the current item, progress, and time left.

It needs a real-time source. Watcher is the best option.

TMDb improves posters and external links in the card.

Next steps

• Enable Watcher for live progress: Watcher

• Improve posters and ID links: Metadata

• Toggle the footer widget in UI settings: Settings