Build a Mini Spotify with Cursor

No prior coding experience is required for this project. This 90-minute tutorial is designed specifically for complete beginners. Cursor's AI assistant explains code as you build, answers your questions in real-time, and handles complex implementation details automatically. You'll learn by doing - building a working music player while Cursor guides you through each step.

Cursor offers a free Hobby plan that includes basic code completions and 50 slower premium requests per month - plenty to complete this 90-minute project. The Pro plan costs $20/month and uses a credit-based system for access to premium AI models like Claude Opus 4.1, Claude Sonnet 4.5, GPT-5, and Gemini 2.5 Pro. Most beginners can complete this entire project on the free tier.

Cursor Chat and Agent mode serve different purposes in your development workflow. Chat mode lets you ask questions about your codebase and receive explanations or code suggestions that you manually apply. Agent mode is more autonomous - it can edit multiple files, create new components, run terminal commands, and implement entire features based on your natural language instructions. In this project, you'll use Chat for learning and Agent for building the music queue feature.

Everything you learn in this tutorial transfers directly to any codebase. The custom commands you create (like documentation generators), the coding rules you define, and the .cursorignore configurations all work in any project. Many NextWork learners report using Cursor at work within days of completing this tutorial.

This project includes multiple support options. Each section has validation checkpoints to confirm you're on track, plus detailed troubleshooting guides for common issues. Join the NextWork Discord community for peer support and mentorship from experienced developers. You can also use Cursor's built-in AI to debug problems - just describe what's wrong and it will suggest fixes.