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Spotify Tmux Plugin
Control Spotify directly from your tmux session. Compatible with macOS.
Features
- Control basic Spotify functions like play, pause, next, and previous.
- Toggle shuffle and repeat modes.
- Bind Spotify playlists/albums/tracks to specific keys (1-9) for quick access.
- Display currently playing track, artist, album, and playback state in the tmux status bar.
- Configure your own keybindings.
Installation with Tmux Plugin Manager (TPM)
- Add the plugin to your tmux.conf:
set -g @plugin 'danjeltahko/spotify-tmux'
- Press prefix + <kbd>I</kbd> to install the plugin.
Usage
Once installed, you can use the key bindings to control Spotify. By default, the Spotify prefix is set to prefix + <kbd>S</kbd>.
Press the Spotify prefix followed by the configured keybinding:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| o | Open Spotify |
| s | Toggle shuffle |
| r | Toggle repeat |
| p | Play/Pause |
| l | Next track |
| h | Previous track |
| a | Add a playlist |
| 1-9 | Play playlists 1 through 9 |
| ? | Show your saved playlists |
Caution: When adding a new playlist/album with <kbd>spotifyprefix+a</kbd>, do not use <kbd>:</kbd> in the naming. The playlist file separates the ID, name and Spotify link using <kbd>:</kbd>. So using <kbd>:</kbd> in the name will result in playback issues. Instead, please use <kbd>-</kbd> for example.
Configuration
You can customize keybindings and other settings by setting tmux options in your tmux.conf:
set -g @spotify-open "o"
set -g @spotify-shuffle "s"
set -g @spotify-open "o"
set -g @spotify-shuffle "s"
set -g @spotify-repeat "r"
set -g @spotify-playpause "p"
set -g @spotify-next "l"
set -g @spotify-prev "h"
set -g @spotify-add-playlist "a"
set -g @spotify-show-playlists "?"
For example, to change the key binding to prefix + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>J</kbd>, you'd add:
set -g @spotifyprefix "J"
Status Bar Options
The following options can be interpolated in status-right or status-left:
#{spotify_track}: Displays the currently playing track.#{spotify_artist}: Displays the currently playing artist.#{spotify_album}: Displays the currently playing album.#{spotify_state}: Displays the Spotify state (shuffle, repeat).
Example:
set -g status-right "#{spotify_track} | #{spotify_artist} | #{spotify_album} | #{spotify_state}"
You can also customize the icons that represent each state by setting tmux options in tmux.conf.
set -g @spotify-shuffle-icon "†"
set -g @spotify-playing-icon ""
set -g @spotify-repeat-icon "Ω"
Requirements
- macOS with the Spotify application installed.
- AppleScript support (osascript command available).
- In order to have the icons displayed correctly please use / update your favorite nerd font.