The debut of the Spotify Desktop Miniplayer could potentially render third-party apps like Alfred Spotify Mini Player, Lofi Spotify Mini Player, and SpotMenu redundant. These apps were previously utilized by some users to bridge a perceived gap in the streaming service. A 2019 post on the Spotify community forum advocating for this feature garnered over 3,000 upvotes. It's worth noting that Apple Music has been offering a similar MiniPlayer for macOS and Windows users for quite some time now.