# unchihugo/FluentFlyout

The modern Flyout app for Windows 11, built with Fluent 2 Design principles. Media Flyouts, Taskbar Widgets and more.

Repository: https://github.com/unchihugo/FluentFlyout
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fluentflyout
Homepage: https://fluentflyout.com
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: audio, fluent, flyout, media, music, windows, windows-11, collaborate, flyouts, fluent-design, acrylic, customization, blur, taskbar
Last push: 2026-08-25T17:30:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 97, longevity 49
- inputs: {"age_days": 689, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 21, "gap_med": 8.5, "n_releases_24m": 39}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4171, forks 202 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:37.948566+00:00)

## What it is
FluentFlyout is an open-source Windows 11 utility that displays modern, Fluent 2-styled flyouts for media control, lock key status, and taskbar media widgets. It blends natively with Windows 11 theming (Mica/Acrylic, light/dark, accent colors) and is deeply customizable.

## Use cases
- show a media flyout with cover art and controls when changing volume
- add a media widget to the Windows 11 taskbar
- display lock key status popups
- customize Windows 11 flyout appearance with Fluent design
- see what song is up next when a track ends
- replace ModernFlyouts with a maintained alternative

## When to choose
- you want native-looking media controls and flyouts on Windows 11
- you need a taskbar media widget with deep customization
- you want a free, open-source ModernFlyouts successor

## When to avoid
- you are not on Windows 10/11
- your media player does not implement Windows SMTC
- you use taskbar-modifying tools that may conflict with the widget injection

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, gui, ui-components, theme, animation
- domain: desktop-applications, media, developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows
- tags: fluent-design, media-flyout, taskbar-widget, windows-11, system-tray, media-controls, customization, mica, acrylic, desktop

## Member repositories
- unchihugo/FluentFlyout (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:37.948566+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:44.860990+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/unchihugo/FluentFlyout (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:37.948566+00:00, sha 0f0c23c09646)
  - homepage: https://fluentflyout.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:13:22.471494+00:00, sha 5b1af416f05f)
  - site_page: https://fluentflyout.com/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T09:13:22.480644+00:00, sha 47cd4834c298)
  - site_page: https://fluentflyout.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:13:22.483019+00:00, sha f07689393f4d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.