enhance autoplay into desktop overlay

js/src/App.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect } from "react";
-import { HashRouter, Routes, Route } from "react-router-dom";
+import { HashRouter, Routes, Route, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { TooltipProvider } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/auth-store";
 import { LoginPage } from "@/features/auth/login-page";
@@ -42,9 +42,22 @@ const App = () => {
   return <AuthenticatedApp />;
 };
 
+function AutoplayNavigationListener() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return window.electronAutoplay.onNavigate((data) => {
+      navigate(`/${data.networkId}/${data.streamId}`);
+    });
+  }, [navigate]);
+
+  return null;
+}
+
 function AuthenticatedApp() {
   return (
     <HashRouter>
+      <AutoplayNavigationListener />
       <Routes>
         <Route path="settings" element={<SettingsPage />} />
 

js/src/autoplay/AutoplayApp.tsx

@@ -1,39 +1,89 @@
-import { Mic, X } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { X } from 'lucide-react';
+import type { AutoplayPayload } from '@/lib/autoplay-ipc';
 
 export function AutoplayApp() {
-  const handleClose = () => {
+  const [payload, setPayload] = useState<AutoplayPayload | null>(null);
-    window.electronWindow.closeAutoplay();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return window.electronAutoplay.onPlay((p) => setPayload(p));
+  }, []);
+
+  if (!payload) {
+    return <div className="h-screen w-screen" />;
+  }
+
+  const isVideo = payload.mimeType.startsWith('video/');
+
+  const handleClick = () => {
+    window.electronAutoplay.navigate({
+      networkId: payload.networkId,
+      streamId: payload.streamId,
+    });
+  };
+
+  const handleClose = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    setPayload(null);
+    window.electronAutoplay.dismiss();
+  };
+
+  const handleEnded = () => {
+    setPayload(null);
+    window.electronAutoplay.dismiss();
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex h-screen w-screen items-center justify-center bg-card text-card-foreground">
+    <div
-      <div className="relative w-full">
+      className="flex h-screen w-screen cursor-pointer overflow-hidden rounded-xl bg-card text-card-foreground shadow-lg ring-1 ring-foreground/10"
-        <button
+      onClick={handleClick}
-          className="absolute top-2 right-2 z-10 rounded-full bg-black/50 p-1 text-white hover:bg-black/70"
+    >
-          onClick={handleClose}
+      {isVideo ? (
-        >
+        <div className="relative w-full">
-          <X className="size-3.5" />
+          <button
-        </button>
+            className="absolute top-1 right-1 z-10 rounded-full bg-black/50 p-0.5 text-white hover:bg-black/70"
-
+            onClick={handleClose}
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3">
+          >
-          <div className="relative">
+            <X className="size-3.5" />
-            <div className="flex size-6 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary/10 text-primary text-[10px] font-medium">
+          </button>
-              JD
+          <video
+            key={payload.particleId}
+            src={payload.downloadUrl}
+            autoPlay
+            playsInline
+            onEnded={handleEnded}
+            className="w-full object-cover"
+          />
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2">
+            <div className="flex size-6 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary/10 text-primary text-[10px] font-medium">
+              {payload.senderInitials}
             </div>
-            <Mic className="text-primary absolute -bottom-0.5 -right-0.5 size-3" />
+            <p className="truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground">{payload.senderName}</p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="relative flex w-full items-center gap-2 px-3 py-3">
+          <button
+            className="absolute top-1 right-1 z-10 rounded-full bg-black/50 p-0.5 text-white hover:bg-black/70"
+            onClick={handleClose}
+          >
+            <X className="size-3.5" />
+          </button>
+          <div className="flex size-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary/10 text-primary text-xs font-medium">
+            {payload.senderInitials}
           </div>
           <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-            <p className="truncate text-sm font-medium">john.doe</p>
+            <p className="truncate text-sm font-medium">{payload.senderName}</p>
-            <p className="text-muted-foreground truncate text-xs">
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Playing audio...</p>
-              Playing audio...
-            </p>
           </div>
+          <audio
+            key={payload.particleId}
+            src={payload.downloadUrl}
+            autoPlay
+            onEnded={handleEnded}
+          />
         </div>
-
+      )}
-        <div className="bg-muted/50 mx-3 mb-3 h-1 overflow-hidden rounded-full">
-          <div className="bg-primary h-full w-2/3 rounded-full transition-all" />
-        </div>
-      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }

js/src/autoplay_window/index.html

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
     <title>llink - Autoplay</title>
+    <style>
+      html, body { background: transparent !important; margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; }
+    </style>
   </head>
   <body>
     <div id="root"></div>

js/src/electron.d.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { LinkMetadata } from './lib/link-metadata';
+import type { AutoplayPayload } from './lib/autoplay-ipc';
 
 declare global {
   interface Window {
@@ -7,11 +8,16 @@ declare global {
       maximize: () => void;
       fullscreen: () => void;
       close: () => void;
-      openAutoplay: () => void;
-      closeAutoplay: () => void;
       openHuddle: () => void;
       closeHuddle: () => void;
     };
+    electronAutoplay: {
+      play: (payload: AutoplayPayload) => void;
+      dismiss: () => void;
+      navigate: (data: { networkId: string; streamId: string }) => void;
+      onPlay: (callback: (payload: AutoplayPayload) => void) => () => void;
+      onNavigate: (callback: (data: { networkId: string; streamId: string }) => void) => () => void;
+    };
     electronLink: {
       fetchMetadata: (url: string) => Promise<LinkMetadata | null>;
       openExternal: (url: string) => Promise<void>;

js/src/features/network-root.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
 import { useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
 import { List, LayoutGrid } from "lucide-react";
 import { particlePath } from "@/lib/particle-path";
 import { ParticleListView } from "@/features/particles/particle-list-view";
 import { ParticleGridView } from "@/features/particles/particle-grid-view";
-import { AutoplayOverlay } from "@/features/particles/autoplay-overlay";
 import ControlsIndicator from "@/features/compose/controls-indicator";
 import { ComposeOverlay } from "./compose/compose-overlay";
 import { ToggleGroup, ToggleGroupItem } from "@/components/ui/toggle-group";
@@ -25,11 +24,6 @@ export default function NetworkRoot() {
   const viewMode = useViewModeStore((s) => s.viewMode);
   const setViewMode = useViewModeStore((s) => s.setViewMode);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    window.electronWindow.openAutoplay();
-    window.electronWindow.openHuddle();
-  }, []);
-
   const { streams } = useStreamParticles(path);
   const userId = useAuthStore((s) => s.user?.id);
   useDockBadge(streams, userId);
@@ -76,7 +70,6 @@ export default function NetworkRoot() {
         </ToggleGroup>
       </div>
 
-      <AutoplayOverlay networkId={networkId!} />
       <ComposeOverlay networkId={networkId!} onActiveChange={setComposeActive} />
       <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 flex justify-center p-3">
         <div className="pointer-events-auto">

js/src/features/particles/autoplay-overlay.tsx

@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
-import { X, Mic } from "lucide-react";
-import { useAutoplayStore } from "@/stores/autoplay-store";
-import { useDownloadUrl } from "@/hooks/use-download-url";
-import { Avatar, AvatarFallback } from "@/components/ui/avatar";
-import { Small } from "@/components/ui/typography";
-import { getInitials } from "@/lib/utils";
-import { useNetwork } from "@/hooks/use-networks";
-
-interface AutoplayOverlayProps {
-  networkId: string;
-}
-
-export function AutoplayOverlay({ networkId }: AutoplayOverlayProps) {
-  const activeParticle = useAutoplayStore((s) => s.activeParticle);
-  const streamId = useAutoplayStore((s) => s.streamId);
-  const stop = useAutoplayStore((s) => s.stop);
-  const { data: url } = useDownloadUrl(activeParticle?.properties.object_id);
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-
-  const network = useNetwork(networkId);
-
-  if (!activeParticle || !url) return null;
-
-  const isVideo = activeParticle.properties.mime_type?.startsWith("video/");
-  const creator = network?.humans?.find((h) => h.id === activeParticle.created_by_human_id);
-  const senderInitials = creator ? getInitials(creator.email) : activeParticle.created_by_human_id.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase();
-  const senderName = creator?.email_prefix ?? activeParticle.created_by_human_id;
-
-  const handleClick = () => {
-    stop();
-    if (streamId) {
-      navigate(`/${networkId}/${streamId}`);
-    }
-  };
-
-  const closeButton = (
-    <button
-      className="absolute top-1 right-1 z-10 rounded-full bg-black/50 p-0.5 text-white hover:bg-black/70"
-      onClick={(e) => {
-        e.stopPropagation();
-        stop();
-      }}
-    >
-      <X className="size-3.5" />
-    </button>
-  );
-
-  const senderBar = (
-    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2">
-      <Avatar size="sm">
-        <AvatarFallback className="bg-primary/10 text-primary text-[10px] font-medium">
-          {senderInitials}
-        </AvatarFallback>
-      </Avatar>
-      <Small className="truncate text-muted-foreground">{senderName}</Small>
-    </div>
-  );
-
-  return (
-    <div
-      className="absolute bottom-4 right-4 z-40 w-52 cursor-pointer overflow-hidden rounded-xl bg-card text-card-foreground shadow-lg ring-1 ring-foreground/10"
-      onClick={handleClick}
-    >
-      {isVideo ? (
-        <div className="relative">
-          {closeButton}
-          <video
-            src={url}
-            autoPlay
-            playsInline
-            onEnded={stop}
-            className="w-full object-cover"
-          />
-          {senderBar}
-        </div>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="relative">
-          {closeButton}
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-3">
-            <Avatar size="sm">
-              <AvatarFallback className="bg-primary/10 text-primary text-[10px] font-medium">
-                {senderInitials}
-              </AvatarFallback>
-            </Avatar>
-            <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-              <Small className="truncate font-medium">{senderName}</Small>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <audio src={url} autoPlay onEnded={stop} />
-        </div>
-      )}
-    </div>
-  );
-}

js/src/features/particles/particle-list-view.tsx

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function StreamRow({
   const userId = user?.id ?? "";
   const network = useNetwork(networkId);
 
-  useStreamAutoplay(latestChild, particle);
+  useStreamAutoplay(latestChild, particle, networkId, network);
 
   const expiringSoon = useExpiringSoon(
     particle.last_child_created_at,

js/src/features/particles/stream-card.tsx

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const StreamCard = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, StreamCardProps>(function S
   const userId = useAuthStore((s) => s.user?.id) ?? "";
   const network = useNetwork(networkId);
 
-  useStreamAutoplay(latestChild, particle);
+  useStreamAutoplay(latestChild, particle, networkId, network);
 
   const expiringSoon = useExpiringSoon(
     particle.last_child_created_at,

js/src/hooks/use-stream-autoplay.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import beepSound from "../../assets/sound.wav";
-import type { Particle, StreamProperties } from "@/api/types";
+import type { Network, Particle, StreamProperties } from "@/api/types";
+import { apiClient } from "@/api/client";
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/auth-store";
 import { useAutoplayStore } from "@/stores/autoplay-store";
+import { getInitials } from "@/lib/utils";
 
 /**
  * Triggers autoplay when a stream's latest child changes to a new media particle.
  * Plays a beep sound for new text particles from other users.
+ * Sends autoplay data to the separate autoplay window via IPC.
  */
 export function useStreamAutoplay(
   latestChild: Particle | null,
   streamParticle: Particle & { type: "stream"; properties: StreamProperties },
+  networkId: string,
+  network: Network | undefined,
 ) {
   const userId = useAuthStore((s) => s.user?.id) ?? "";
   const settledIdRef = useRef<string | undefined>(undefined);
@@ -36,6 +41,26 @@ export function useStreamAutoplay(
 
     if (latestChild.type !== "media") return;
 
-    useAutoplayStore.getState().play(latestChild, streamParticle.id);
+    if (useAutoplayStore.getState().muted) return;
+
+    const particle = latestChild;
+    const creator = network?.humans?.find((h) => h.id === particle.created_by_human_id);
+    const senderName = creator?.email_prefix ?? particle.created_by_human_id;
+    const senderInitials = creator ? getInitials(creator.email) : particle.created_by_human_id.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase();
+
+    apiClient.getParticleDownloadUrl(particle.properties.object_id).then((downloadUrl) => {
+      window.electronAutoplay.play({
+        particleId: particle.id,
+        streamId: streamParticle.id,
+        networkId,
+        downloadUrl,
+        mimeType: particle.properties.mime_type,
+        durationMs: particle.properties.duration_ms,
+        senderName,
+        senderInitials,
+      });
+    }).catch(() => {
+      // Failed to get download URL — skip autoplay silently
+    });
   }, [latestChild?.id]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 }

js/src/lib/autoplay-ipc.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export interface AutoplayPayload {
+  particleId: string;
+  streamId: string;
+  networkId: string;
+  downloadUrl: string;
+  mimeType: string;
+  durationMs: number;
+  senderName: string;
+  senderInitials: string;
+}

js/src/main.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, session, shell } from 'electron';
+import { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, screen, session, shell } from 'electron';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import started from 'electron-squirrel-startup';
 import { updateElectronApp, UpdateSourceType } from 'update-electron-app';
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ if (process.platform === 'darwin' && !app.isPackaged) {
   app.dock?.setIcon(path.join(__dirname, '../../assets/icon.png'));
 }
 
+let mainWindow: BrowserWindow | null = null;
 let autoplayWindow: BrowserWindow | null = null;
 let huddleWindow: BrowserWindow | null = null;
 
 const createWindow = () => {
-  // Create the browser window.
+  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
-  const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
     width: 800,
     height: 600,
     resizable: true,
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ const createWindow = () => {
     },
   });
 
-  // and load the index.html of the app.
   if (MAIN_WINDOW_VITE_DEV_SERVER_URL) {
     mainWindow.loadURL(MAIN_WINDOW_VITE_DEV_SERVER_URL);
     mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
@@ -47,21 +46,26 @@ const createWindow = () => {
       path.join(__dirname, `../renderer/${MAIN_WINDOW_VITE_NAME}/index.html`),
     );
   }
+
+  mainWindow.on('closed', () => {
+    mainWindow = null;
+  });
 };
 
 const createAutoplayWindow = () => {
-  if (autoplayWindow) {
+  if (autoplayWindow) return;
-    autoplayWindow.focus();
-    return;
-  }
 
   autoplayWindow = new BrowserWindow({
-    width: 300,
+    width: 320,
-    height: 100,
+    height: 88,
     resizable: false,
     frame: false,
     alwaysOnTop: true,
     skipTaskbar: true,
+    focusable: false,
+    show: false,
+    transparent: true,
+    hasShadow: false,
     webPreferences: {
       preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js'),
     },
@@ -111,6 +115,13 @@ const createHuddleWindow = () => {
   });
 };
 
+function positionAutoplayWindow() {
+  if (!autoplayWindow) return;
+  const { width } = screen.getPrimaryDisplay().workAreaSize;
+  const [winW] = autoplayWindow.getSize();
+  autoplayWindow.setPosition(width - winW - 16, 16);
+}
+
 // Window control IPC handlers
 ipcMain.on('window:minimize', (event) => {
   BrowserWindow.fromWebContents(event.sender)?.minimize();
@@ -132,12 +143,6 @@ ipcMain.on('window:fullscreen', (event) => {
 });
 
 // Secondary window IPC handlers
-ipcMain.on('window:open-autoplay', () => {
-  createAutoplayWindow();
-});
-ipcMain.on('window:close-autoplay', () => {
-  autoplayWindow?.close();
-});
 ipcMain.on('window:open-huddle', () => {
   createHuddleWindow();
 });
@@ -145,6 +150,31 @@ ipcMain.on('window:close-huddle', () => {
   huddleWindow?.close();
 });
 
+// Autoplay IPC handlers
+ipcMain.on('autoplay:play', (_event, payload) => {
+  if (!autoplayWindow) createAutoplayWindow();
+  if (!autoplayWindow) return;
+
+  const isVideo = typeof payload?.mimeType === 'string' && payload.mimeType.startsWith('video/');
+  autoplayWindow.setSize(320, isVideo ? 260 : 88);
+  positionAutoplayWindow();
+
+  autoplayWindow.webContents.send('autoplay:play', payload);
+  autoplayWindow.showInactive();
+});
+
+ipcMain.on('autoplay:dismiss', () => {
+  autoplayWindow?.hide();
+});
+
+ipcMain.on('autoplay:navigate', (_event, data) => {
+  autoplayWindow?.hide();
+  if (mainWindow) {
+    mainWindow.webContents.send('autoplay:navigate', data);
+    mainWindow.focus();
+  }
+});
+
 // --- Link metadata ---
 
 const metadataCache = new Map<string, LinkMetadata>();
@@ -291,6 +321,7 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
   );
 
   createWindow();
+  createAutoplayWindow();
 });
 
 // Quit when all windows are closed, except on macOS. There, it's common

js/src/preload.ts

@@ -7,12 +7,26 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronWindow', {
   maximize: () => ipcRenderer.send('window:maximize'),
   fullscreen: () => ipcRenderer.send('window:fullscreen'),
   close: () => ipcRenderer.send('window:close'),
-  openAutoplay: () => ipcRenderer.send('window:open-autoplay'),
-  closeAutoplay: () => ipcRenderer.send('window:close-autoplay'),
   openHuddle: () => ipcRenderer.send('window:open-huddle'),
   closeHuddle: () => ipcRenderer.send('window:close-huddle'),
 });
 
+contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAutoplay', {
+  play: (payload: unknown) => ipcRenderer.send('autoplay:play', payload),
+  dismiss: () => ipcRenderer.send('autoplay:dismiss'),
+  navigate: (data: { networkId: string; streamId: string }) => ipcRenderer.send('autoplay:navigate', data),
+  onPlay: (callback: (payload: unknown) => void) => {
+    const handler = (_event: Electron.IpcRendererEvent, payload: unknown) => callback(payload);
+    ipcRenderer.on('autoplay:play', handler);
+    return () => { ipcRenderer.removeListener('autoplay:play', handler); };
+  },
+  onNavigate: (callback: (data: { networkId: string; streamId: string }) => void) => {
+    const handler = (_event: Electron.IpcRendererEvent, data: { networkId: string; streamId: string }) => callback(data);
+    ipcRenderer.on('autoplay:navigate', handler);
+    return () => { ipcRenderer.removeListener('autoplay:navigate', handler); };
+  },
+});
+
 contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronLink', {
   fetchMetadata: (url: string) => ipcRenderer.invoke('link:fetch-metadata', url),
   openExternal: (url: string) => ipcRenderer.invoke('link:open-external', url),

js/src/stores/autoplay-store.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 import { create } from "zustand";
-import type { Particle } from "@/api/types";
-
-type MediaParticle = Extract<Particle, { type: "media" }>;
 
 const STORAGE_KEY = "llink:autoplay-muted";
 
@@ -22,38 +19,17 @@ function saveMuted(muted: boolean) {
 }
 
 interface AutoplayState {
-  /** The media particle currently being autoplayed, null when idle */
-  activeParticle: MediaParticle | null;
-  /** The stream this particle belongs to (for click-to-navigate) */
-  streamId: string | null;
   /** When true, incoming play requests are ignored */
   muted: boolean;
-  /** Play a media particle, preempting any currently playing. No-op when muted. */
-  play: (particle: MediaParticle, streamId: string) => void;
-  /** Stop autoplay and clear state */
-  stop: () => void;
   /** Toggle muted state */
   toggleMuted: () => void;
 }
 
 export const useAutoplayStore = create<AutoplayState>((set, get) => ({
-  activeParticle: null,
-  streamId: null,
   muted: loadMuted(),
-  play: (particle, streamId) => {
-    if (get().muted) return;
-    set({ activeParticle: particle, streamId });
-  },
-  stop: () => set({ activeParticle: null, streamId: null }),
   toggleMuted: () => {
-    const wasMuted = get().muted;
+    const next = !get().muted;
-    // If muting, also stop any current playback
+    set({ muted: next });
-    if (!wasMuted) {
+    saveMuted(next);
-      set({ muted: true, activeParticle: null, streamId: null });
-      saveMuted(true);
-    } else {
-      set({ muted: false });
-      saveMuted(false);
-    }
   },
 }));