playerctl

Control media players via MPRIS. More information: <https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/playerctl.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install playerctl
Ubuntu
apt-get install playerctl
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S playerctl
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install playerctl
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install playerctl
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/playerctl

Control media players via MPRIS. More information: <https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl>.

  • Toggle play:
    playerctl play-pause
  • Skip to the next track:
    playerctl next
  • Go back to the previous track:
    playerctl previous
  • List all players:
    playerctl --list-all
  • Send a command to a specific player:
    playerctl --player player_name play-pause|next|previous|...
  • Send a command to all players:
    playerctl --all-players play-pause|next|previous|...
  • Display metadata about the current track:
    playerctl metadata --format "Now playing: \{\{artist\}\} - \{\{album\}\} - \{\{title\}\}"

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