MPRIS2¶
MPRIS2 is a specification for Linux DBus compatible music software to communicate with each other. What’s Now Playing supports reading track data from MPRIS2 sources, including VLC.
The dbus-python Python module must be installed in the virtual environment to use MPRIS2 support,
NOTE: This source does not support Oldest mix mode.
Instructions¶
Open Settings from the What’s Now Playing icon
Select Input Source from the left-hand column
Select the MPRIS2 from the list of available input sources.
Select MPRIS2 from the left-hand column.
Select from the detected MPRIS2 sources. Closing and re-opening the Settings UI will update the list.
Click Save