MilkDrop

# MilkDrop

MilkDrop shows colourful animations that react to your music. Open it from
the top-bar visualiser button, Ctrl+Shift+K, Settings, or the mini player's
**V** menu. It runs in its own window.

MilkDrop is included on Linux, macOS and Windows, on Intel, AMD and ARM
PCs alike.

## The window

Drag the image to move the window. Double-click or press **F** for fullscreen.
Press **Esc** to leave fullscreen or close the window. Drag the lower-right
corner to resize it.

Like the other visualisers, MilkDrop follows changes you make with the
equalizer. Turning down the volume does not change the picture, even at zero.
It reacts only to music playing on this computer.

## Presets

Each visual design is called a **preset**. They change every ten seconds by
default; choose a different interval in Settings.

On first use, Spotifast automatically downloads the 550 MilkDrop 2 presets
and the 9,800-preset Cream of the Crop pack. You can download either pack
again from Settings. A built-in animation appears while the download starts.

Presets are saved in the `milkdrop` folder alongside your settings; see
[file locations](/settings-and-files/). MilkDrop is powered by
[projectM](https://github.com/projectM-visualizer/projectm) and supports its
`.milk` preset files.

## Controls

- **N** or right arrow: next preset.
- **P** or left arrow: previous preset.
- **H**: switch on the next beat.
- **L**: keep the current preset.
- **R**: switch between random and folder order.
- **T**: show or hide the preset name.
- **D**: show or hide the frame rate.
- **I**: cycle the song display between a change notification, always visible,
  and hidden.
- **?** or **F1**: show all shortcuts.

The normal playback shortcuts also work.

MilkDrop shows colourful animations that react to your music. Open it from the top-bar visualiser button, Ctrl+Shift+K, Settings, or the mini player’s V menu. It runs in its own window.

MilkDrop is included on Linux, macOS and Windows, on Intel, AMD and ARM PCs alike.

The window

Drag the image to move the window. Double-click or press F for fullscreen. Press Esc to leave fullscreen or close the window. Drag the lower-right corner to resize it.

Like the other visualisers, MilkDrop follows changes you make with the equalizer. Turning down the volume does not change the picture, even at zero. It reacts only to music playing on this computer.

Presets

Each visual design is called a preset. They change every ten seconds by default; choose a different interval in Settings.

On first use, Spotifast automatically downloads the 550 MilkDrop 2 presets and the 9,800-preset Cream of the Crop pack. You can download either pack again from Settings. A built-in animation appears while the download starts.

Presets are saved in the milkdrop folder alongside your settings; see file locations. MilkDrop is powered by projectM and supports its .milk preset files.

Controls

N or right arrow: next preset.
P or left arrow: previous preset.
H: switch on the next beat.
L: keep the current preset.
R: switch between random and folder order.
T: show or hide the preset name.
D: show or hide the frame rate.
I: cycle the song display between a change notification, always visible, and hidden.
? or F1: show all shortcuts.

The normal playback shortcuts also work.