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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.

NOTE: This source does not support Oldest mix mode.

Instructions

mpris2-source-selection

  1. Open Settings from the What's Now Playing icon
  2. Select Core Settings->Source from the left-hand column
  3. Select the MPRIS2 from the list of available input sources.

mpris2-input-source

  1. Select Input Sources->MPRIS2 from the left-hand column
  2. Select from the detected MPRIS2 sources. Closing and re-opening the Settings UI will update the list.
  3. Click Save