diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd8b8bc..5475bbd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 build/*
 .DS_Store
+.cache/*
 src/rsrc.hpp
 PlayerLink.exe
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diff --git a/src/MediaRemote.hpp b/src/MediaRemote.hpp
index 3d5486a..cfda3bb 100644
--- a/src/MediaRemote.hpp
+++ b/src/MediaRemote.hpp
@@ -1,25 +1,17 @@
-//
-//  MediaRemote.h
-//  MusicRPC
-//
-//  Created by Alexandra Aurora Göttlicher
-//
-
+#ifdef __APPLE__
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
-FOUNDATION_EXPORT CFStringRef _Nullable kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoDidChangeNotification;
-
 FOUNDATION_EXPORT CFStringRef _Nullable kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoTitle;
 FOUNDATION_EXPORT CFStringRef _Nullable kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoAlbum;
 FOUNDATION_EXPORT CFStringRef _Nullable kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoArtist;
 FOUNDATION_EXPORT CFStringRef _Nullable kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoDuration;
 FOUNDATION_EXPORT CFStringRef _Nullable kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoElapsedTime;
+FOUNDATION_EXPORT CFStringRef _Nullable kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoArtworkData;
+FOUNDATION_EXPORT CFStringRef _Nullable kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoPlaybackRate;
 
 typedef void (^ MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingInfoCompletion)(CFDictionaryRef _Nullable information);
 typedef void (^ MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationPIDCompletion)(int PID);
-typedef void (^ MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationIsPlayingCompletion)(Boolean isPlaying);
 
-FOUNDATION_EXPORT void MRMediaRemoteRegisterForNowPlayingNotifications(dispatch_queue_t _Nullable queue);
 FOUNDATION_EXPORT void MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationPID(dispatch_queue_t _Nullable queue, MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationPIDCompletion _Nullable completion);
 FOUNDATION_EXPORT void MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingInfo(dispatch_queue_t _Nullable queue, MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingInfoCompletion _Nullable completion);
-FOUNDATION_EXPORT void MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationIsPlaying(dispatch_queue_t _Nullable queue, MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationIsPlayingCompletion _Nullable completion);
+#endif
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diff --git a/src/backends/darwin.mm b/src/backends/darwin.mm
index e9fb827..f9fa0f3 100644
--- a/src/backends/darwin.mm
+++ b/src/backends/darwin.mm
@@ -1,32 +1,105 @@
 #ifdef __APPLE__
-#include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 #include <AppKit/AppKit.h>
+#include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 #include <dispatch/dispatch.h>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <format>
+#include <fstream>
+
 #include "../MediaRemote.hpp"
 #include "../backend.hpp"
 
+#define LAUNCH_AGENT_TEMPLATE \
+    R"(<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+  <dict>
+    <key>Label</key>
+    <string>{}</string>
+    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+      <array>
+        <string>{}</string>
+      </array>
+    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+    <true/>
+    <key>AbandonProcessGroup</key>
+    <true/>
+  </dict>
+</plist>)"
+
 std::shared_ptr<MediaInfo> backend::getMediaInformation() {
-    std::string appName = "";
-    dispatch_semaphore_t semaphore = dispatch_semaphore_create(0);
-      MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationPID(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^(pid_t pid) {
-        if (pid > 0) {
-            NSRunningApplication *app = [NSRunningApplication runningApplicationWithProcessIdentifier:pid];
-            if (app) 
-                appName = app.bundleIdentifier
-        }
-        dispatch_semaphore_signal(semaphore);
-    });
-    MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingInfo(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^(CFDictionaryRef result) {
-      if (result) {
-          NSDictionary *playingInfo = (__bridge NSDictionary *)(result);
-          NSLog(@"Now Playing Info: %@", playingInfo);
+    __block NSString *appName = nil;
+    __block NSDictionary *playingInfo = nil;
+
+    dispatch_group_t group = dispatch_group_create();
+
+    dispatch_group_enter(group);
+    MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationPID(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^(pid_t pid) {
+      if (pid > 0) {
+          NSRunningApplication *app = [NSRunningApplication runningApplicationWithProcessIdentifier:pid];
+          if (app)
+              appName = [[app.bundleIdentifier copy] retain];
       }
-       dispatch_semaphore_signal(semaphore);
+      dispatch_group_leave(group);
     });
-     dispatch_semaphore_wait(semaphore, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
-    dispatch_semaphore_wait(semaphore, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
-    dispatch_release(semaphore);
-    return nullptr;
+
+    dispatch_group_enter(group);
+    MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingInfo(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^(CFDictionaryRef result) {
+      if (result)
+          playingInfo = [[(__bridge NSDictionary *)result copy] retain];
+      dispatch_group_leave(group);
+    });
+
+    dispatch_group_wait(group, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
+    dispatch_release(group);
+    if (appName == nil || playingInfo == nil)
+        return nullptr;
+
+    bool paused = [playingInfo[(__bridge NSString *)kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoPlaybackRate] intValue] == 0;
+
+    NSString *title = playingInfo[(__bridge NSString *)kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoTitle];
+    std::string songTitle = title ? [title UTF8String] : "";
+
+    NSString *album = playingInfo[(__bridge NSString *)kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoAlbum];
+    std::string songAlbum = album ? [album UTF8String] : "";
+
+    NSString *artist = playingInfo[(__bridge NSString *)kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoArtist];
+    std::string songArtist = artist ? [artist UTF8String] : "";
+
+    NSData *artworkData = playingInfo[(__bridge NSString *)kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoArtworkData];
+
+    std::string thumbnailData;
+    if (artworkData)
+        thumbnailData = std::string((const char *)[artworkData bytes], [artworkData length]);
+
+    NSNumber *elapsedTimeNumber = playingInfo[(__bridge NSString *)kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoElapsedTime];
+
+    NSNumber *durationNumber = playingInfo[(__bridge NSString *)kMRMediaRemoteNowPlayingInfoDuration];
+
+    int64_t elapsedTimeMs = elapsedTimeNumber ? static_cast<int64_t>([elapsedTimeNumber doubleValue] * 1000) : 0;
+
+    int64_t durationMs = durationNumber ? static_cast<int64_t>([durationNumber doubleValue] * 1000) : 0;
+
+    std::string appNameString = appName.UTF8String;
+
+    [appName release];
+    [playingInfo release];
+    return std::make_shared<MediaInfo>(paused, songTitle, songArtist, songAlbum, appNameString, thumbnailData,
+                                       durationMs, elapsedTimeMs);
 }
-bool backend::toggleAutostart(bool enabled) { return false; }
+bool backend::toggleAutostart(bool enabled) {
+    std::filesystem::path launchAgentPath = std::getenv("HOME");
+    launchAgentPath = launchAgentPath / "Library" / "LaunchAgents" / "PlayerLink.plist";
+    if (!enabled && std::filesystem::exists(launchAgentPath)) {
+        std::filesystem::remove(launchAgentPath);
+        return true;
+    }
+    NSString *binaryPath = [[[NSProcessInfo processInfo] arguments][0] stringByStandardizingPath];
+    std::string formattedPlist = std::format(LAUNCH_AGENT_TEMPLATE, "PlayerLink", binaryPath.UTF8String);
+    std::ofstream o(launchAgentPath);
+    o.write(formattedPlist.c_str(), formattedPlist.size());
+    o.close();
+    return true;
+}
+#undef LAUNCH_AGENT_TEMPLATE
 #endif
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