Now Playing for rekordbox
rekordbox on screen. Automatically.
Mix in rekordbox and every track appears on your stream: title, artist, artwork, BPM, and key, exactly as your library has them.
Screenshot: rekordbox and Now Playing side by side on one desktop. rekordbox has a track playing; Now Playing shows that same track detected, with artwork, title, artist, BPM, and key.
How it connects
How Now Playing reads rekordbox
Now Playing connects to rekordbox running on the same computer and reads track data straight from the software as you mix. No network configuration, no plugins, no exports. Open both apps and they find each other automatically.
From there it's the same everywhere: tracks flow to your overlay, Twitch chat, files, and every other output the moment they go on air.
What works
- rekordbox 6 and 7, all current versions
- Performance mode with any DDJ controller or linked hardware
- Title, artist, album, artwork, BPM, and musical key from your library
- Two-computer setups with a separate streaming PC
Known limits
- rekordbox 5 and below are not officially supported
- Playing from USB sticks in standalone CDJs is covered by the PRO DJ LINK source instead
Setup
Three steps, then forget it's there
- 1
Download Now Playing free and open it
- 2
Open rekordbox and the connection happens automatically
- 3
Add the overlay to OBS and play
The overlay updates itself for the rest of the set.
VIDEO (60–90s, muted with burned-in captions, poster frame): screen recording of the whole rekordbox setup, done once at real speed — open Now Playing, connect rekordbox with the exact settings visible on screen, add the overlay to OBS, then play a track and watch the overlay fill in by itself. Ends on the live overlay, no narration needed.
In the app
Connected in one screen
Put rekordbox on your stream
Download free, connect, and the overlay is live in minutes. Free includes overlays and file output.
See exactly what's captured in the help center