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Desktop App: Smaller / Compact Desktop App Option

horselass — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:23:00 GMT

Does anybody else hate this app as much as I do? I would love to have the one I used to install on XP and Windows 7. It was so compact and complete. Seems like more and more programs are detoriating rather than getting better. Oh well.... Just venting.

Moderator Edit: Edited titled for clarity

Re: Windows Desktop App

TannerPandora — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 19:02:28 GMT

Hi @horselass - we always appreciate when listeners give feedback! I've passed this on to our products team.

Thanks for posting to community! 👍

Re: Windows Desktop App

Drewmcg — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 18:21:26 GMT

I don't like how much screen real estate it takes up on opening. I wouldn't mind if it started in a compact player (like prior), and you could click an icon to maximize.

My main issue, though, is that it asks me to signon anew each time I open the app. How do I get it to stop doing this? I used to be able to sign into my account once (in the app) and not have to do so subsequently. TIA.

Re: Windows Desktop App

AlyssaPandora — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:48:24 GMT

Hey, @Drewmcg. 👋

Thanks so much for your post.

Compact Player Option:

We currently have an existing feature request for a compact player option here.

If you'd like to see an option like this, feel free to search for the suggestion on the main Feature Request page. Once you see the title, click on the ❤️icon to upvote this idea.

Staying Signed In:

Are you signing out of the Pandora desktop app each time you're done with your listening sessions?

Also, have you tried running through these steps to troubleshoot the desktop app?

Let me know if the steps help with the issue you're experiencing. 🖥

Desktop App from Days of Old

111Vark — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 01:06:07 GMT

Using Pandora since 2009. Reset system and account. Used to have a small 3x4 inch black box with album cover and song title. Now its a window and only shrinks to bigger 5 or 6 inch rectangle with 50% wasted blank space. Can I recover or get that older app thing? Using Win10 and have the new multi-colored Quick-start P. (Used to be a tiny white box with a blue P).

Re: Desktop App from Days of Old

AlyssaPandora — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:22:00 GMT

Hi there, @111Vark. 👋

I moved your post over to this existing thread to keep the community space organized.

While this isn't a feature at this time, we do have a feature request for a more compact desktop app here. Feel free to leave a comment if you'd like to see this option implemented.

In the meantime, I've definitely noted your feedback regarding the new desktop app interface. It means a lot that you care enough to speak up.

Thanks so much for posting on the community! 🎶

Re: Desktop App from Days of Old

mhg10 — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:44:05 GMT

Outstanding idea, bring back the old, minimalist player screen. Don't try and cram all the bells and whistles into what was designed as a simple station player with minimal screen presence. Stick with the KISS principle of design. Make the old Pandora|One app a user installation choice. The new desktop app doesn't do much more than the web page and a shortcut could do.

Re: Smaller / Compact Windows Desktop App Option

toy — Wed, 26 May 2021 21:19:24 GMT

It wat the Pandora Mini. I LOVED that thing. It worked great with Windows. I really wish they had updated it with the new versions of Windows.

Re: Desktop App from Days of Old

Althor007 — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 18:09:45 GMT

I know the box you are talking about I had to reinstall windows and I couldn't find that mini Pandora player its gone why? now they have this lame one.

Re: Smaller / Compact Windows Desktop App Option

AlyssaPandora — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:44:09 GMT

Hi there, @Althor007. 👋

Nice to see you around the community space.

It sounds like you're referring to the smaller Pandora One Desktop App. We no longer support this app.

You can find out more information about our newest desktop apps here: Pandora Desktop App for Windows + MAC Computers

We currently have an existing feature request for a compact player option here.

To upvote this existing suggestion, click on the 💙icon next to the title of the request.

Hope this information helps clarify. 🎧

Desktop: Return of the Original Desktop Player

Ollie — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:41:07 GMT

Good morning, because there are many of us who have expressed a return of the desktop player I wanted to ask everyone a question. If it was available as an option for a small added fee would any of you opt to take advantage of that? I would because the player was the way I found new music and new artists. I never open the page that is available now. I always just go to Pandora on my iPhone and go to my collection. I never usually explore unless there is an artist I have heard on Instagram. Lets start a discussion on this if any or would opt to pay more to have the desktop player. I have decided that I would, but not more than $5. Thanks, Ollie

mod edit: changed title for clarity

Re: desk top player

AlyssaPandora — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:40:14 GMT

Hi there, @Ollie. 👋

Thanks for getting the conversation kicked off, and for your feedback.

It sounds like you're referring to the Pandora One Desktop application that was available in the past. We no longer support that compact desktop player. However, we now have a Pandora Desktop app for MAC and Windows computers.

To install the app, you can use this link.
You can find out more information here: Pandora Desktop App

In the meantime, you may be interested in upvoting this existing idea: Desktop Compact Player Option

To upvote an idea, click on the 💙icon next to the title of the request to express your interested in seeing that option implemented.

Hope to see you around the community space more often. 🎶

New Pandora desktop app is terrible

Deffect — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 02:16:28 GMT

What happened to the old Pandora one desktop app? This new one that you have to download from the window store S U C K S. The whole point of a desktop app was to use less memory then having it play in your web browser. All this new app is, is a smaller web browser window that still takes 200+ mb . Thank god I was able to find my old desk stop app that only takes 53mb. This is new update is dumb, bring back the old player!

Re: New Pandora desktop app is terrible

sffone — Wed, 10 May 2023 00:32:23 GMT

I agree totally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Old Pandora One desktop app

Gorgok — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:50:23 GMT

Had a little snafu the other day and after a bunch of attempts i relented and reinstalled windows keeping the old files. Fixed the snafu, i have sound again, but i lost my old Pandora One app, the one that was built on Adobe Air. I know there is the win store version but its huge (for no reason) and blue... So far i haven't managed to find it on the internet anymore. Anyone got a link to the good old stuff?

Re: Old Pandora One desktop app

AlyssaPandora — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:45:38 GMT

Hi there, @Gorgok. 👋

Thanks for your message about this. I moved your post over to this existing thread: Desktop: Return of the Original Desktop Player

I understand how loved the compact desktop player was but it's no longer available. Feel free to check out the accepted solution if you're interested in installing our newer desktop app.

We appreciate your feedback around this. 🎧

Re: Old Pandora One desktop app

Gorgok — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 23:38:43 GMT

Found an old install on a old computer of mine, copied the entire folder as is and it just works. Gonna have to store the whole thing on google drive or something to future proof this same thing ever happening again. Probably need to put adobe air install with it just in case that also becomes impossible to find.

Re: Desktop App: Smaller / Compact Desktop App Option

waeshaeltasting — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 03:04:04 GMT

Absolutely. I remember realplayer you could create your own player skin. If you want more listeners you allow them to be them

Re: Desktop App: Smaller / Compact Desktop App Option

RonBernstein — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:21:41 GMT

After doing some tinkering, the old Pandora One Mini PC Desktop app works just fine on Win 11. You will need the Adobe Air SDK from Harmon installed, you can get it hear: https://airsdk.harman.com/runtime . Then just copy the entire Pandora One folder from an old machine to your new machine. Search for Pandora.exe file. There's no install, just an executable. DM me if you need the file. I have it on a Google Drive. Love the mini player much more than the new desktop app.

Re: Desktop App: Smaller / Compact Desktop App Option

Jooga02 — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:28:36 GMT

I hope someone finds this helpful.

The best solution I found (for me) was to install pandora as an app (from Edge) and use PowerToys from Microsoft to keep the app/window always on top. It's not perfect but it does allow me to shrink the window down to the bottom footer with controls and does everything I'd want out of a mini player.

Ctrl+Win+T is the PowerToys hotkey to keep the active window on top. PowerToys will outline your window with the blue border. To get the box art, artist, and title, you have to move the right scroll bar to the bottom when you shrink the window as pictured below. That's about as small as I can get it and still have the volume control in the window.

Microsoft PowerToys - Windows Utilities for Power Users | Microsoft Learn