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

  1. Open Settings from the What’s Now Playing icon

  2. Select Input Source from the left-hand column

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  1. Select the MPRIS2 from the list of available input sources.

  2. Select MPRIS2 from the left-hand column.

  3. Select from the detected MPRIS2 sources. Closing and re-opening the Settings UI will update the list.

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  1. Click Save