playerctl

Control media players via MPRIS. More information: https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl.

• Toggle play:

playerctl play-pause

• Skip to the next track:

playerctl next

• Go back to the previous track:

playerctl previous

• List all players:

playerctl --list-all

• Send a command to a specific player:

playerctl --player player_name play-pause|next|previous|…

• Send a command to all players:

playerctl --all-players play-pause|next|previous|…

• Display metadata about the current track:

playerctl metadata --format "Now playing: {{artist}} - {{album}} - {{title}}"