sptlrx

Synchronized lyrics in your terminal

• Compatible with Spotify, MPD, Mopidy, MPRIS and browsers.
• Works well with long lines & Unicode characters.
• Easy to customize.
• Allows piping to stdout.
• Single binary & cross-plaftorm.

Linux

• Arch Linux (@BachoSeven)

yay -S sptlrx-bin

• NixOS (@MoritzBoehme)

nix-env -iA nixos.sptlrx

or if using nixpkgs

nix-env -iA nixpkgs.sptlrx

• Other

curl -sSL instl.sh/raitonoberu/sptlrx/linux | bash

Windows

iwr instl.sh/raitonoberu/sptlrx/windows | iex

macOS

curl -sSL instl.sh/raitonoberu/sptlrx/macos | bash

You can also download the binary from the Releases page or build it yourself.

Config file will be created at the first launch. On Linux it's located in ~/.config/sptlrx/config.yaml. Run sptlrx -h to see the full path.

### Global settings ###
# Your Spotify cookie. Only needed if you are going to use Spotify as a player.
cookie: ""
# Player that will be used. Possible values: spotify, mpd, mopidy, mpris.
player: spotify
# Host of lyrics API to be used in case the cookie is not provided.
host: lyricsapi.vercel.app
# Whether to ignore errors instead of showing them.
ignoreErrors: true
# Interval of the internal timer. Determines how often the terminal will be updated.
timerInterval: 200
# Interval for checking the position. Doesn't really affect the precision.
updateInterval: 2000

### Style settings ###
style:
  # Horizontal alignment of lines. Possible values: left, center, right.
  hAlignment: center
  # Style of the lines before the current one.
  before:
    # The colors can be either in HEX format, or ANSI 0-255.
    background: ""
    foreground: ""
    bold: true
    italic: false
    underline: false
    strikethrough: false
    blink: false
    faint: false
  # Style of the current line.
  current:
    # The colors can be either in HEX format, or ANSI 0-255.
    background: ""
    foreground: ""
    bold: true
    italic: false
    underline: false
    strikethrough: false
    blink: false
    faint: false
  # Style of the lines after the current one.
  after:
    # The colors can be either in HEX format, or ANSI 0-255.
    background: ""
    foreground: ""
    bold: false
    italic: false
    underline: false
    strikethrough: false
    blink: false
    faint: true

### Pipe settings ###
pipe:
  # Maximum line length. 0 - unlimited.
  length: 0
  # How to handle overflowing strings. Possible values: word, none, ellipsis.
  overflow: word

### MPD settings ###
mpd:
  # MPD server address with port.
  address: 127.0.0.1:6600
  # MPD server password (if any).
  password: ""

### Mopidy settings ###
mopidy:
  # Mopidy server address with port.
  address: 127.0.0.1:6680

### MPRIS settings ###
mpris:
  # Whitelist of MPRIS players. First available is used if empty.
  players: []

### Browser extension settings ###
browser:
  # Port on which the server will be started.
  port: 8974

### Local lyrics source ###
local:
  # Folder for scanning .lrc files. Example: "~/Music".
  folder: ""

# config.yaml
cookie: <your cookie>
player: spotify

If you want to use Spotify as your player or lyrics source, you need to specify your cookie.

1. Open your browser.
2. Press F12, open the Network tab and go to open.spotify.com.
3. Click on the first request to open.spotify.com.
4. Scroll down to the Request Headers, right click the cookie field and select Copy value.
5. Paste it to your config.

You can also set the SPOTIFY_COOKIE environment variable or pass the --cookie flag.

TREAT YOUR COOKIE LIKE A PASSWORD AND NEVER SHARE IT

# config.yaml
player: mpd
mpd:
  address: 127.0.0.1:6600
  password: ""

MPD server will be used as a player.

# config.yaml
player: mopidy
mopidy:
  address: 127.0.0.1:6680

Mopidy server will be used as a player.

# config.yaml
player: mpris
mpris:
  players: []

Linux only. System player that supports MPRIS protocol will be used. You can also specify a whitelist of players to use, example: players: [rhythmbox, spotifyd, ncspot]. Run playerctl -l to get the names.

# config.yaml
player: browser
browser:
  port: 8974

You need to install a browser extension. If you don't change the default port, no further configuration is required. Otherwise, create a custom adapter in the extension settings. You can only run one instance on one port.

# config.yaml
local:
  folder: ""

If you want to use your local collection of .lrc files to display lyrics, specify the folder to scan. The application will use files with the most similar name. All other lyrics sources will be disabled.

If you specify your Spotify cookie, the lyrics will be fetched using your account. Otherwise, the API hosted by me will be used. It is also possible to host your own API or use local .lrc files.

Run sptlrx pipe to start printing the current lines to stdout. This can be used in various status bars and other applications.

You can pass flags to override the style parameters defined in the config. Example:

sptlrx --current "bold,#FFDFD3,#957DAD" --before "104,faint,italic" --after "104,faint"

List of allowed styles: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, blink, faint. The colors can be either in HEX format, or ANSI 0-255. The first color represents the foreground, the second represents the background.

Run sptlrx --help to see all the flags.

MIT License, see LICENSE for additional information.