Take Back the Car Thing
Upcycle your discontinued Car Thing into a versatile desktop assistant that enhances your flow. Reduce e-waste and boost your productivity in the process. Everyone wins.
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DeskThing Apps
Explore core and community-built applications that expand your Car Thing's functionality. From current weather to song lyrics, there's an app for almost every need. And if you want, it's easy to create your own.
Local Audio
v0.11.2 by Riprod
A cross-platform audio app that lets you control any locally playing music
Spotify App
v0.11.1 by Riprod
The primary way to interact with spotify
Past Releases
- spotify-v0.11.1.zip (5/17/2025)Download6293 dl0.40 MB
- spotify-v0.11.0.zip (5/17/2025)Download899 dl0.40 MB
- spotify-v0.10.8.zip (5/17/2025)Download864 dl0.41 MB
- spotify-app-v0.10.1.zip (12/9/2024)Download13710 dl0.32 MB
- spotify-app-v0.10.0.zip (12/9/2024)Download1271 dl0.41 MB
- spotify-app-v0.9.0.zip (10/30/2024)Download7691 dl0.32 MB
- spotify-app-v0.8.0.zip (8/23/2024)Download1169 dl0.26 MB
Weather Waves
v0.11.2 by Dammit Jeff
A redesigned weather and spotify at a glance. For best experience,assign your 2 of your top buttons to rewind/skip using the desktop app
DeskThing-GMP
by RandomDebugGuy
GMP (Global Media Player) is a DeskThing app that locally controls playback of your selected streaming platform.
DeskThing-GitHub
by dakota-kallas
The GitHub app for DeskThing offers seamless management of repositories, pull requests, and issues, helping you stay organized and focused with real-time updates.
In the News
The Verge
Spotify shuts down Car Thing, and now owners have one last chance at a refunds
Spotify’s Car Thing is displaying a final goodbye message for any remaining owners, although some have found new uses for the gadget.
CREDIT: Ashley Carman
Tom's Guide
Spotify Car Thing is dead — or is it? Here's how to hack your bricked music slab
Reanimate that which has left this mortal coil.
CREDIT: Dammit Jeff
Linus Tech Tips
With Modding, All Things Are Possible
Several modders have developed custom firmware for the soon-to-be-bricked car thing.
CREDIT: LMG Clips
Adafruit Industries
What to do with the Spotify Car Thing
You may have heard that Spotify’s car thing will stop operating after December 9.
CREDIT: Dammit Jeff
Support Development
What began as a simple hobby has evolved into a true passion project. We’re committed to making the DeskThing an essential part of our users’ lives by continuously enhancing its features and refining the user experience. Our goal is to keep improving and innovating, ensuring the DeskThing becomes even more valuable for everyone. Take back the Car Thing.