Music player in POSIX-sh interfacing mpv from the shell + extras/goodies 1 🚀.
A fork of lwillets/mpvc evolving on its own adding features like: improved CLI, TUI, FZF, WEB, EQ, & play Invidious, YouTube & streaming services. For more on the features of this fork check: Git QuickStart, Wiki, LogBook & Casts.
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mpvc-tui -T: running the mpvc TUI (click to view screenshot)
mpvc-fzf -f: running with fzf to manage the playlist (click to view screenshot)
mpvc-tui -n: running with mpvc-fzf and desktop notifications on the upper-right corner (click to view screenshot)
▶️ Overview 1
mpvc is a collection of POSIX shell scripts:
- mpvc: provides the core CLI commands to control mpv
- extras/mpvc-tui: provides a console TUI, using mpvc underneath
- extras/mpvc-fzf: provides FZF integration to mpvc.
- extras/mpvc-web: a hack to remotely control mpvc from web (handy on mobile)
- extras/mpvc-mpris: speaks MPRIS to control mpv player through key-bindings.
- extras/mpvc-equalizer: provides a basic mpv equalizer for the CLI.
- extras/mpvc-autostart: automatic mpv start/stop based on presence.
- extras/mpvc-installer: provides an installer to install/update mpvc.
For more details on how to use the above tools have a look at the Git QuickStart Guide, LogBook. In addition, the casts/ directory to shows some screencasts of mpvc in action.
Required:
mpvsocat: is preferred due to the differing implementations ofnetcatacross UNIXes.awk: a sane version ofawkfor the same reason (gawkworks)
Recommended extras:
curlfzfjqnotify-sendyt-dlp
Installing is just a matter of fetching the scripts either via Git/Curl/etc., scripts can be used directly from the repo, the mpvc-installer bit is just there for easiness, to fetch & link them into your BINDIR=~/bin/ that mpvc-installer does by default.
The easiest for a onetime install is the Manual, however for @latest version a Git install is recommended.
Check for missing dependencies/requirements using mpvc-installer check-reqs.
curl -LO https://github.com/lwilletts/mpvc/raw/master/extras/mpvc-installer \
&& BINDIR=$HOME/bin sh ./mpvc-installer fetch-userBelow is a Quick Start guide showcasing mpvc git install and usage.
This does git clone, and symlinks the mpvc scripts to BINDIR (default ~/bin), so updating becomes a matter of just running git pull.
# fetch a local copy of the github repo
git clone https://github.com/lwilletts/mpvc/
# use extras/mpvc-installer: just copy/link to BINDIR=$HOME/bin (by default)
(cd mpvc; extras/mpvc-installer link-user)
(cd mpvc; extras/mpvc-installer check-reqs)
# use mpvc to add/load/save media files or online YT URLs
mpvc add /path/to/your/*.mp3 # or your URLs
find . -type f -name | mpvc load
mpvc save my-playlist
# use mpvc stash to store/recover current mpv state (see the logbook for more)
mpvc stash ls
mpvc stash push current
mpvc stash apply current
# use mpvc-fzf to manage mpvc stash (see mpvc-fzf -h for more)
mpvc-fzf -a
# use mpvc-fzf to search and play youtube media
mpvc-fzf -p 'kupla mirage'
# use mpvc-fzf to browse & play lofi girl music
mpvc-fzf -b https://lofigirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06
# use mpvc-fzf to manage the playlist
mpvc-fzf -f
# use mpvc-tui to start the tui + desktop notifications
mpvc-tui -TFor more check the LogBook (remeber your best chance is to try, play, and have fun).
Debian (and APT derivatives such as Ubuntu):
apt install mpv gawk curl socat fzf rlwrap jq libnotify-binArch mpvc-git
Arch (and derivatives):
pacaur -y mpvc-git
pacman -Sy mpv gawk curl socat fzf rlwrap jq libnotifyBSD (and pkg(1) based derivatives as FreeBSD, see FAQ):
pkg install -y mpv curl socat fzf rlwrap jq libnotify # gawk gsedMacOS (and brew(1) based derivatives see FAQ):
brew install mpv curl socat fzf rlwrap jq libnotify yt-dlp # gawk gnu-sedGentoo mpvc
emerge mpvcNix mpvc
nix-env -i mpvcusage: mpvc opts # @version v1.5 (c) gmt4 https://github.com/gmt4/mpvc
-a | --add : Add media to playlist (see --load for stdin).
-s | --stop : Always stop playback.
-P | --play : Always start playback.
-p | --toggle : Toggle playback.
| --next : Jump to next entry in the playlist
| --prev : Jump to previous entry in the playlist
-i | --playlist : Print filenames of tracks to fit within terminal.
-I | --fullplaylist : Print all filenames of tracks in current playlist.
-v | --vol : Increase/decrease volume relative to current volume.
-h | --help : Prints the short help.
-H | --long-help : Prints the long help.
*tips: If unsure about where to begin, have a look at https://gmt4.github.io/mpvc
usage: mpvc-tui opts # @version v1.5 (c) gmt4 https://github.com/gmt4/mpvc
-d|dir : Set the WD to the media directory given as argument
-n|notify : Desktop notification using notify on mpvc events (notify-send*)
-s|suggest : Suggest a random media to play based on previous media played
-S|scrobler: Starts the mpvc-tui scrobbler
-H|history : Starts the mpvc-tui history
-t|tui : Starts the mpvc-tui to manage the mpv playlist (rlwrap*)
-T|Tui : Combo that starts mpvc-tui -t -n, and adds media given as args
-x|launch : Starts mpvc-tui in a new xterm ($MPVC_TUI_TERM) # combine with <opts>
-v|version : Prints the mpvc-tui version.
*tips: If unsure about where to begin, start with: mpvc-tui -d /path/to/media/ -Tusage: mpvc-fzf opts # @version v1.5 (c) gmt4 https://github.com/gmt4/mpvc
-b|browse : Browse the provided ytdl-archive URL with fzf
-c|chapters : Start fzf to manage the current mpv chapterlist
-d|dir : Set the WD to the media directory given as argument
-e|eqz : Start fzf to manage the equalizer settings
-f|playlist : Start fzf to manage the current mpv playist
-g|fetch : Fetch the given YT URL, and store locally
-G|Fetch : Search on Invidious, fetch, and store locally
-i|lyrics : Search given media lyrics on Invidious
-k|dplay : Search & play DuckDuckGo videos
-K|dsearch : Search DuckDuckGo videos
-l|local : Search & play local media
-s|search : Search on Invidious
-p|splay : Search & play media found using Invidious
-y|related : Search related media on Invidious
-Y|Related : Search & play related media using Invidious
-x|launch : Starts mpvc-fzf in a new xterm (config $MPVC_TERM) [combine -x with other opts]
-v|version : Prints the mpvc-fzf version.
somafm : Search & play SomaFM channels
radioapi : Search & play Radio-Browser API channels
*tips: If unsure about where to begin, start: mpvc-fzf -p 'kupla mirage'Like any piece of software, mpvc is not perfect:
- mpvc does not resolve individual files in a directory unless it is currently in or has been inside that directory, giving misleading results about the total number of files in the current playlist. This is a limitation of mpv.
- mpvc depends on shell tools. If your shell is misconfigured or you are using
unusual variants of basic UNIX tools, mpvc is not guaranteed to work. However,
all effort has been made to make mpvc as POSIX compliant as possible.
Remember to check for missing dependencies/requirements using
mpvc-installer check-reqs.
Check out the Issue Tracker for further improvements to be made.
Footnotes
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