diff --git a/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/DashboardLayout.tsx b/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/DashboardLayout.tsx
index fd631df7..7d59a627 100644
--- a/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/DashboardLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/DashboardLayout.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useDock } from 'officerdev';
+import { useDock, MusicPlayerHost } from 'officerdev';
 import { Background } from './Background';
 import { Header } from './Header';
 import { Dock, ALL_DOCK_ITEMS, DEFAULT_DOCK_PATHS } from './Dock';
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export function DashboardLayout({ children }: DashboardLayoutProps) {
           {children}
         </div>
       </section>
+      <MusicPlayerHost />
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Dock.tsx b/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Dock.tsx
index 87a2fe2e..8fee719e 100644
--- a/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Dock.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Dock.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Link, useLocation } from 'react-router';
 import type { LucideIcon } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useMusicPlayer, MUSIC_DOCK_HEIGHT } from 'officerdev';
 
 export type DockItem = {
   label: string;
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ export const Dock = ({ items, className }: DockProps) => {
   const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);
   const dockRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const location = useLocation();
+  const { current } = useMusicPlayer();
+  const musicDockPresent = !!current;
 
   const isActive = (to: string) => (to === '/' ? location.pathname === '/' : location.pathname.startsWith(to));
 
@@ -64,7 +67,10 @@ export const Dock = ({ items, className }: DockProps) => {
         backgroundColor: 'var(--dock-bg)',
         borderColor: 'var(--dock-border)',
         bottom: '16px',
-        transform: `translateX(-50%) translateY(${visible ? '0' : 'calc(100% + 24px)'})`,
+        // Slide up over the site-wide music dock when it's present so the nav dock clears it.
+        transform: `translateX(-50%) translateY(${
+          visible ? (musicDockPresent ? `-${MUSIC_DOCK_HEIGHT}px` : '0') : 'calc(100% + 24px)'
+        })`,
       }}
     >
       {items.map((item, index) => {
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f463a80d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useClient } from 'hooks/useClient';
+import { Play, Pause, SkipBack, SkipForward, X, Volume2, VolumeX } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useSeekBar, SeekBar } from '../apps/FileViewer/renderers/SeekBar';
+import { useMusicPlayer, type PlayerTrack } from './useMusicPlayer';
+
+// Mounted once in the persistent DashboardLayout (outside <Routes>), so it owns the single <audio>
+// element and the site-wide play dock — playback survives navigation between routes.
+
+const MUSIC_API = '/api/music';
+const fmt = (s: number): string =>
+  Number.isFinite(s) && s >= 0 ? `${Math.floor(s / 60)}:${String(Math.floor(s % 60)).padStart(2, '0')}` : '0:00';
+
+export const MusicPlayerHost = () => {
+  const { token } = useClient();
+  const { current, index, queue, playing, toggle, next, prev, setPlaying, close } = useMusicPlayer();
+  const audioRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement>(null);
+  const [position, setPosition] = useState(0);
+  const [duration, setDuration] = useState(0);
+  const [volume, setVolume] = useState(() => {
+    const v = parseFloat(localStorage.getItem('music.volume') ?? '1');
+    return Number.isFinite(v) ? v : 1;
+  });
+  const [muted, setMuted] = useState(false);
+  const { barRef, onSeekDown } = useSeekBar(audioRef, duration);
+
+  const withToken = (u: string) => (token ? `${u}${u.includes('?') ? '&' : '?'}token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}` : u);
+  const streamUrl = (t: PlayerTrack) =>
+    withToken(`${MUSIC_API}/stream?path=${encodeURIComponent(`Music/${t.albumRel}/${t.file}`)}`);
+  const coverUrl = (rel: string) => withToken(`${MUSIC_API}/cover?path=${encodeURIComponent(rel)}`);
+
+  const trackKey = current ? `${current.albumRel}/${current.file}` : '';
+
+  // Load the current track when it changes.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const a = audioRef.current;
+    if (!a || !current) return;
+    a.src = streamUrl(current);
+    setPosition(0);
+    if (playing) void a.play().catch(() => setPlaying(false));
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [trackKey]);
+
+  // Play/pause without reloading the source.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const a = audioRef.current;
+    if (!a || !current) return;
+    if (playing) void a.play().catch(() => {});
+    else a.pause();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [playing]);
+
+  // Apply volume/mute to the element.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (audioRef.current) audioRef.current.volume = muted ? 0 : volume;
+  }, [volume, muted, trackKey]);
+
+  const changeVolume = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const v = parseFloat(e.target.value);
+    setVolume(v);
+    setMuted(v === 0);
+    localStorage.setItem('music.volume', String(v));
+  };
+
+  const subtitle = current?.artist ?? current?.albumRel.split('/').slice(-2, -1)[0] ?? '';
+  const pct = duration ? (position / duration) * 100 : 0;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <audio
+        ref={audioRef}
+        preload="metadata"
+        onTimeUpdate={(e) => setPosition(e.currentTarget.currentTime)}
+        onLoadedMetadata={(e) => setDuration(e.currentTarget.duration)}
+        onEnded={() => next()}
+      />
+      {current && (
+        <div className="fixed inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-50 flex items-center gap-3 border-t border-border bg-card/95 px-4 py-2 backdrop-blur">
+          {/* cover + info */}
+          <div className="flex h-11 w-11 shrink-0 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded bg-muted">
+            <img
+              src={coverUrl(current.albumRel)}
+              alt=""
+              className="h-full w-full object-cover"
+              onError={(e) => {
+                (e.currentTarget as HTMLImageElement).style.visibility = 'hidden';
+              }}
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div className="hidden w-44 shrink-0 sm:block">
+            <p className="truncate text-sm font-medium text-foreground">{current.title ?? current.file}</p>
+            <p className="truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground">{subtitle}</p>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* transport */}
+          <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1">
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={prev}
+              disabled={index === 0}
+              className="p-1.5 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground disabled:opacity-40"
+            >
+              <SkipBack size={18} />
+            </button>
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={toggle}
+              className="flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:opacity-90 active:scale-95"
+            >
+              {playing ? <Pause size={18} /> : <Play size={18} className="ml-0.5" />}
+            </button>
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={next}
+              disabled={index >= queue.length - 1}
+              className="p-1.5 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground disabled:opacity-40"
+            >
+              <SkipForward size={18} />
+            </button>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* scrubber + times */}
+          <span className="hidden w-10 shrink-0 text-right font-mono text-[10px] tabular-nums text-muted-foreground md:block">
+            {fmt(position)}
+          </span>
+          <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+            <SeekBar
+              barRef={barRef}
+              onSeekDown={onSeekDown}
+              pct={pct}
+              trackClass="bg-muted"
+              fillClass="bg-primary"
+              thumbClass="border-background"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <span className="hidden w-10 shrink-0 font-mono text-[10px] tabular-nums text-muted-foreground md:block">
+            {fmt(duration)}
+          </span>
+
+          {/* volume */}
+          <div className="hidden shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 md:flex">
+            <button type="button" onClick={() => setMuted((m) => !m)} className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground">
+              {muted || volume === 0 ? <VolumeX size={16} /> : <Volume2 size={16} />}
+            </button>
+            <input
+              type="range"
+              min={0}
+              max={1}
+              step={0.01}
+              value={muted ? 0 : volume}
+              onChange={changeVolume}
+              className="h-1 w-16 cursor-pointer accent-primary"
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          <button type="button" onClick={close} className="shrink-0 p-1.5 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground">
+            <X size={16} />
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/index.ts b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ce8fa28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export * from './useMusicPlayer';
+export * from './MusicPlayerHost';
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/useMusicPlayer.ts b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/useMusicPlayer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..590ee1ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/useMusicPlayer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { useGlobal } from 'hooks/useGlobal';
+
+// App-wide music player state (react-query-backed via useGlobal, so it's shared across the whole app and
+// survives route changes). The audio element itself lives in MusicPlayerHost (mounted once in the
+// persistent DashboardLayout); this hook is the control surface any component uses to drive it.
+
+export type PlayerTrack = {
+  albumRel: string; // album path relative to the Music root (for stream + cover URLs)
+  file: string; // track filename within the album folder
+  title?: string;
+  artist?: string;
+};
+
+export type MusicPlayerState = {
+  queue: PlayerTrack[];
+  index: number;
+  playing: boolean;
+};
+
+const INITIAL: MusicPlayerState = { queue: [], index: 0, playing: false };
+
+// Amount (px) the nav Dock shifts up while the music dock is present, so it clears it.
+export const MUSIC_DOCK_HEIGHT = 72;
+
+export function useMusicPlayer() {
+  const [state, setState] = useGlobal<MusicPlayerState>('MUSIC_PLAYER', INITIAL);
+
+  const playQueue = (queue: PlayerTrack[], index = 0) =>
+    setState({ queue, index: Math.max(0, Math.min(index, Math.max(0, queue.length - 1))), playing: true });
+  const toggle = () => setState((s) => ({ ...s, playing: !s.playing }));
+  const setPlaying = (playing: boolean) => setState((s) => ({ ...s, playing }));
+  const jump = (index: number) =>
+    setState((s) => ({ ...s, index: Math.max(0, Math.min(index, s.queue.length - 1)), playing: true }));
+  const next = () =>
+    setState((s) => (s.index < s.queue.length - 1 ? { ...s, index: s.index + 1, playing: true } : { ...s, playing: false }));
+  const prev = () => setState((s) => (s.index > 0 ? { ...s, index: s.index - 1, playing: true } : s));
+  const close = () => setState(INITIAL);
+
+  const current = state.queue[state.index];
+  return { ...state, current, playQueue, toggle, setPlaying, jump, next, prev, close };
+}
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/WidgetRegistry/WidgetRegistry.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/WidgetRegistry/WidgetRegistry.tsx
index 7a550580..fe010fda 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/WidgetRegistry/WidgetRegistry.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/WidgetRegistry/WidgetRegistry.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,17 @@ import { widgetRegistryMetas as weatherMetas } from 'widgets/Weather';
 import { widgetRegistryMetas as pomodoroMetas } from 'widgets/Pomodoro';
 import { widgetRegistryMetas as dailyGoalsMetas } from 'widgets/DailyGoals';
 import { widgetRegistryMetas as quickNotesMetas } from 'widgets/QuickNotes';
+import { widgetRegistryMetas as musicPlayerMetas } from 'widgets/MusicPlayer';
 import { useWidgetRegistry } from './useWidgetRegistry';
 
-const widgets = [...clockMetas, ...weatherMetas, ...pomodoroMetas, ...dailyGoalsMetas, ...quickNotesMetas];
+const widgets = [
+  ...clockMetas,
+  ...weatherMetas,
+  ...pomodoroMetas,
+  ...dailyGoalsMetas,
+  ...quickNotesMetas,
+  ...musicPlayerMetas,
+];
 
 export const WidgetRegistry = () => {
   useWidgetRegistry(widgets);
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/index.ts b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/index.ts
index 431b7860..9fceb0d2 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export * from './hooks';
 export * from './AppRegistry';
 export * from './WidgetRegistry';
+export * from './MusicPlayer';
 
 // Re-export app modules (excluding appRegistryMetas to avoid name collisions)
 export {
diff --git a/src/workspaces/widgets/MusicPlayer/index.tsx b/src/workspaces/widgets/MusicPlayer/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b113dc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/workspaces/widgets/MusicPlayer/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import type { WidgetRegistryMeta, PlayerTrack } from 'officerdev';
+import { useMusicPlayer } from 'officerdev';
+import { useState, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { Music, Search, ChevronLeft, Play } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useClient } from 'hooks/useClient';
+import { Widget } from '../Widget';
+
+// Music Player widget — a BROWSER over the /api/music/* library. Playback is owned by the app-wide
+// player (useMusicPlayer / MusicPlayerHost): selecting a track hands a queue to the global player, which
+// keeps playing across route changes and shows the site-wide dock.
+
+const MUSIC_API = '/api/music';
+
+type ManifestAlbum = { v: string; cover: boolean; tracks: number; disco?: boolean };
+type Manifest = { version: number; generatedAt: number; albums: Record<string, ManifestAlbum> };
+type Track = { file: string; title?: string; artist?: string };
+type AlbumMeta = { path: string; cover?: string; tracks: Track[] };
+
+export const MusicPlayer = () => {
+  const { token, get } = useClient(MUSIC_API);
+  const player = useMusicPlayer();
+
+  const [albums, setAlbums] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
+  const [albumRel, setAlbumRel] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [tracks, setTracks] = useState<Track[]>([]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    get<Manifest>('/manifest')
+      .then((m) =>
+        setAlbums(
+          Object.entries(m.albums)
+            .filter(([, a]) => a.tracks > 0)
+            .map(([rel]) => rel)
+            .sort(),
+        ),
+      )
+      .catch(() => setAlbums([]));
+  }, []);
+
+  const filtered = useMemo(() => {
+    const q = query.trim().toLowerCase();
+    return (q ? albums.filter((a) => a.toLowerCase().includes(q)) : albums).slice(0, 80);
+  }, [albums, query]);
+
+  const coverUrl = (rel: string) =>
+    `${MUSIC_API}/cover?path=${encodeURIComponent(rel)}${token ? `&token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}` : ''}`;
+
+  const openAlbum = async (rel: string) => {
+    try {
+      const meta = await get<AlbumMeta>(`/meta?path=${encodeURIComponent(rel)}`);
+      setAlbumRel(rel);
+      setTracks(meta.tracks);
+    } catch {
+      /* ignore */
+    }
+  };
+
+  const play = (rel: string, ts: Track[], i: number) => {
+    const queue: PlayerTrack[] = ts.map((t) => ({ albumRel: rel, file: t.file, title: t.title, artist: t.artist }));
+    player.playQueue(queue, i);
+  };
+
+  const albumTitle = (rel: string) => rel.split('/').pop() ?? rel;
+  const artistName = (rel: string) => rel.split('/').slice(-2, -1)[0] ?? '';
+  const isCurrent = (rel: string, file: string) => player.current?.albumRel === rel && player.current?.file === file;
+
+  return (
+    <Widget title="Music Player" className="w-72">
+      {!albumRel ? (
+        // ── Browse albums ──
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 px-3 pb-3">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md bg-muted px-2">
+            <Search size={14} className="text-muted-foreground" />
+            <input
+              value={query}
+              onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+              placeholder="Search albums…"
+              className="w-full bg-transparent py-1.5 text-sm outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div className="flex max-h-72 flex-col overflow-y-auto">
+            {filtered.map((rel) => (
+              <button
+                key={rel}
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => openAlbum(rel)}
+                className="flex max-w-full flex-col items-start rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-left hover:bg-muted"
+              >
+                <span className="max-w-full truncate text-sm text-foreground">{albumTitle(rel)}</span>
+                <span className="max-w-full truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground">{artistName(rel)}</span>
+              </button>
+            ))}
+            {!filtered.length && (
+              <span className="px-2 py-4 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">No albums — reindex first?</span>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        // ── Album track list ──
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 px-3 pb-3">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => setAlbumRel(null)}
+            className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
+          >
+            <ChevronLeft size={14} /> Library
+          </button>
+
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+            <div className="flex h-14 w-14 shrink-0 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-muted">
+              <img
+                src={coverUrl(albumRel)}
+                alt=""
+                className="h-full w-full object-cover"
+                onError={(e) => {
+                  (e.currentTarget as HTMLImageElement).style.visibility = 'hidden';
+                }}
+              />
+            </div>
+            <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+              <p className="truncate text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">{albumTitle(albumRel)}</p>
+              <p className="truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground">{artistName(albumRel)}</p>
+            </div>
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => play(albumRel, tracks, 0)}
+              className="flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:opacity-90 active:scale-95"
+              title="Play album"
+            >
+              <Play size={16} className="ml-0.5" />
+            </button>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="flex max-h-56 flex-col overflow-y-auto">
+            {tracks.map((t, i) => (
+              <button
+                key={t.file}
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => play(albumRel, tracks, i)}
+                className={`flex items-center gap-2 rounded px-2 py-1 text-left text-xs hover:bg-muted ${
+                  isCurrent(albumRel, t.file) ? 'text-primary' : 'text-muted-foreground'
+                }`}
+              >
+                <span className="w-4 text-right tabular-nums">{i + 1}</span>
+                <span className="truncate">{t.title ?? t.file}</span>
+              </button>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </Widget>
+  );
+};
+
+export const widgetRegistryMetas: WidgetRegistryMeta[] = [
+  { key: 'music-player', name: 'Music Player', icon: Music, component: MusicPlayer },
+];
diff --git a/src/workspaces/widgets/package.json b/src/workspaces/widgets/package.json
index 7114b980..6ec2f3dd 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/widgets/package.json
+++ b/src/workspaces/widgets/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "./Pomodoro": "./Pomodoro/index.tsx",
     "./DailyGoals": "./DailyGoals/index.tsx",
     "./QuickNotes": "./QuickNotes/index.tsx",
-    "./Workspaces": "./Workspaces/index.tsx"
+    "./Workspaces": "./Workspaces/index.tsx",
+    "./MusicPlayer": "./MusicPlayer/index.tsx"
   }
 }