Launch Spotify directly from your terminal for a streamlined experience without the need for a resource-intensive browser tab or desktop application. Just follow these straightforward steps, and you'll be enjoying your music in no time.

Installation

To install the spotify-tui client from Rigellute/spotify-tui
github repository or you can use different methods depending on your OS{macOS, Arch linux}

For MAC installation

brew install spotify-tui
brew install spotifyd
brew services start spotifyd

For arch linux

yay -S spotify-tui
yay -S spotifyd

we also need to install Spotifyd, a lightweight Unix daemon, you’ll get a fully-featured terminal application that connects to your Spotify Premium account.

Configuration

Create a configuration file

~/.config/spotifyd/spotifyd.conf:

[global]
# Your Spotify account name.
username = "{your spotify username}"

# Your Spotify account password.
password = "Launch Spotify directly from your terminal for a streamlined experience without the need for a resource-intensive browser tab or desktop application. Just follow these straightforward steps, and you'll be enjoying your music in no time.

## Installation
To install the spotify-tui client from Rigellute/spotify-tui
github repository or you can use different methods depending on your OS{macOS, Arch linux}

> For MAC installation

brew install spotify-tui
brew install spotifyd
brew services start spotifyd

> For arch linux

yay -S spotify-tui
yay -S spotifyd


we also need to install Spotifyd, a lightweight Unix daemon, you’ll get a fully-featured terminal application that connects to your Spotify Premium account.

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/zecf2s93n8fp3pot171w.png)

## Configuration
### Create a configuration file
`~/.config/spotifyd/spotifyd.conf:`

[global]

Your Spotify account name.

username = "{your spotify username}"

Your Spotify account password.

password = "Launch Spotify directly from your terminal for a streamlined experience without the need for a resource-intensive browser tab or desktop application. Just follow these straightforward steps, and you'll be enjoying your music in no time.

Installation

To install the spotify-tui client from Rigellute/spotify-tui
github repository or you can use different methods depending on your OS{macOS, Arch linux}

For MAC installation

brew install spotify-tui
brew install spotifyd
brew services start spotifyd

For arch linux

yay -S spotify-tui
yay -S spotifyd

we also need to install Spotifyd, a lightweight Unix daemon, you’ll get a fully-featured terminal application that connects to your Spotify Premium account.

Configuration

Create a configuration file

~/.config/spotifyd/spotifyd.conf:

[global]
# Your Spotify account name.
username = "{your spotify username}"

# Your Spotify account password.
password = "Launch Spotify directly from your terminal for a streamlined experience without the need for a resource-intensive browser tab or desktop application. Just follow these straightforward steps, and you'll be enjoying your music in no time.

## Installation
To install the spotify-tui client from Rigellute/spotify-tui
github repository or you can use different methods depending on your OS{macOS, Arch linux}

> For MAC installation

brew install spotify-tui
brew install spotifyd
brew services start spotifyd

> For arch linux

yay -S spotify-tui
yay -S spotifyd


we also need to install Spotifyd, a lightweight Unix daemon, you’ll get a fully-featured terminal application that connects to your Spotify Premium account.

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/zecf2s93n8fp3pot171w.png)

## Configuration
### Create a configuration file 
`~/.config/spotifyd/spotifyd.conf:`

[global]

Your Spotify account name.

username = "{your spotify username}"

Your Spotify account password.

Installation

To install the spotify-tui client from Rigellute/spotify-tui
github repository or you can use different methods depending on your OS{macOS, Arch linux}

For MAC installation

brew install spotify-tui
brew install spotifyd
brew services start spotifyd

For arch linux

yay -S spotify-tui
yay -S spotifyd

we also need to install Spotifyd, a lightweight Unix daemon, you’ll get a fully-featured terminal application that connects to your Spotify Premium account.

Configuration

Create a configuration file

~/.config/spotifyd/spotifyd.conf:

[global]
# Your Spotify account name.
username = "{your spotify username}"

# Your Spotify account password.
password = "pass spotify/spotifyd"

use_keyring = true
use_mpris = true
dbus_type = "session"
backend = "alsa" # use portaudio for macOS [homebrew]
device = "alsa_audio_device"  # omit for macOS
audio_format = "S16"
control = "alsa_audio_device"  # omit for macOS
mixer = "PCM"  # omit for macOS
volume_controller = "alsa"  # use softvol for macOS
on_song_change_hook = "command_to_run_on_playback_events"
device_name = "spotifyd"
bitrate = 320
cache_path = ""/Users/<your Username>/.cache/spotifyd"
max_cache_size = 1000000000
no_audio_cache = true
initial_volume = "90"
volume_normalisation = true
normalisation_pregain = -10
autoplay = true
zeroconf_port = 1234
proxy = "http://proxy.example.org:8080"
audio_dongle.
device_type = "computer"

fill your username, password and your system username in username, password and cache_path respectively

Create a systemd user script

~/.config/systemd/user/spotifyd.service:

[Unit]

Description=A spotify playing daemon

Documentation=https://github.com/Spotifyd/spotifyd

Wants=sound.target

After=sound.target

Wants=network-online.target

After=network-online.target

[Service]

ExecStart=/usr/bin/spotifyd --no-daemon

Restart=always

RestartSec=12

[Install]

WantedBy=default.target

Then enable and start the script

systemctl --user enable spotifyd --now

Connecting to Spotify API

To connect Spotify-tui to Spotify's API for music playback and track searching, follow these steps:

Visit the Spotify dashboard.
Create a new app to obtain your Client ID and Client Secret.
Edit app settings and add http://localhost:8888/callback as a Redirect URI.
Save settings and return to the terminal.
Run "spt" and enter your Client ID and Client Secret when prompted.
Confirm the default port (8888) or input a custom port.
You'll be redirected to Spotify for permission.
After approval, the redirect URL is automatically parsed.
If the local web server fails, copy the URL from the blank page and paste it into the terminal prompt.
You're now ready to use spotify-tui! 🎉

After you’ve run spt for the first time, you’ll find a configuration file under ~/.config/spotify-tui/client.yml

Connect with spotifyd

Make sure that spotifyd.service is running:

systemctl --user status spotifyd.service

Now, run spt in terminal and select any song
and press ENTER

If Spotify TUI indicates it can't find a device, press 'd', and the CLI will display the available Spotifyd clients. Select the appropriate one by pressing 'Enter'.

Now it should Work.

Enjoy Listening

use_keyring = true

use_mpris = true

dbus_type = "session"

backend = "alsa" # use portaudio for macOS [homebrew]

device = "alsa_audio_device"  # omit for macOS

audio_format = "S16"

control = "alsa_audio_device"  # omit for macOS

mixer = "PCM"  # omit for macOS

volume_controller = "alsa"  # use softvol for macOS

on_song_change_hook = "command_to_run_on_playback_events"

device_name = "spotifyd"

bitrate = 320

cache_path = ""/Users/<your Username>/.cache/spotifyd"

max_cache_size = 1000000000

no_audio_cache = true

initial_volume = "90"

volume_normalisation = true

normalisation_pregain = -10

autoplay = true

zeroconf_port = 1234

proxy = "http://proxy.example.org:8080"

audio_dongle.

device_type = "computer"

Create a systemd user script

~/.config/systemd/user/spotifyd.service:

[Unit]

Description=A spotify playing daemon

Documentation=https://github.com/Spotifyd/spotifyd

Wants=sound.target

After=sound.target

Wants=network-online.target

After=network-online.target

[Service]

ExecStart=/usr/bin/spotifyd --no-daemon

Restart=always

RestartSec=12

[Install]

WantedBy=default.target

Then enable and start the script

systemctl --user enable spotifyd --now

Connecting to Spotify API

To connect Spotify-tui to Spotify's API for music playback and track searching, follow these steps:

Visit the Spotify dashboard.
Create a new app to obtain your Client ID and Client Secret.
Edit app settings and add http://localhost:8888/callback as a Redirect URI.
Save settings and return to the terminal.
Run "spt" and enter your Client ID and Client Secret when prompted.
Confirm the default port (8888) or input a custom port.
You'll be redirected to Spotify for permission.
After approval, the redirect URL is automatically parsed.
If the local web server fails, copy the URL from the blank page and paste it into the terminal prompt.
You're now ready to use spotify-tui! 🎉

After you’ve run spt for the first time, you’ll find a configuration file under ~/.config/spotify-tui/client.yml

Connect with spotifyd

Make sure that spotifyd.service is running:

systemctl --user status spotifyd.service

Now, run spt in terminal and select any song
and press ENTER

If Spotify TUI indicates it can't find a device, press 'd', and the CLI will display the available Spotifyd clients. Select the appropriate one by pressing 'Enter'.

Now it should Work.

Enjoy Listening

use_keyring = true

use_mpris = true

dbus_type = "session"

backend = "alsa" # use portaudio for macOS [homebrew]

device = "alsa_audio_device"  # omit for macOS

audio_format = "S16"

control = "alsa_audio_device"  # omit for macOS

mixer = "PCM"  # omit for macOS

volume_controller = "alsa"  # use softvol for macOS

on_song_change_hook = "command_to_run_on_playback_events"

device_name = "spotifyd"

bitrate = 320

cache_path = ""/Users/<your Username>/.cache/spotifyd"

max_cache_size = 1000000000

no_audio_cache = true

initial_volume = "90"

volume_normalisation = true

normalisation_pregain = -10

autoplay = true

zeroconf_port = 1234

proxy = "http://proxy.example.org:8080"

audio_dongle.

device_type = "computer"

Create a systemd user script

~/.config/systemd/user/spotifyd.service:

[Unit]

Description=A spotify playing daemon

Documentation=https://github.com/Spotifyd/spotifyd

Wants=sound.target

After=sound.target

Wants=network-online.target

After=network-online.target

[Service]

ExecStart=/usr/bin/spotifyd --no-daemon

Restart=always

RestartSec=12

[Install]

WantedBy=default.target

Then enable and start the script

systemctl --user enable spotifyd --now

Connecting to Spotify API

To connect Spotify-tui to Spotify's API for music playback and track searching, follow these steps:

Visit the Spotify dashboard.
Create a new app to obtain your Client ID and Client Secret.
Edit app settings and add http://localhost:8888/callback as a Redirect URI.
Save settings and return to the terminal.
Run "spt" and enter your Client ID and Client Secret when prompted.
Confirm the default port (8888) or input a custom port.
You'll be redirected to Spotify for permission.
After approval, the redirect URL is automatically parsed.
If the local web server fails, copy the URL from the blank page and paste it into the terminal prompt.
You're now ready to use spotify-tui! 🎉

After you’ve run spt for the first time, you’ll find a configuration file under ~/.config/spotify-tui/client.yml

Connect with spotifyd

Make sure that spotifyd.service is running:

systemctl --user status spotifyd.service

Now, run spt in terminal and select any song
and press ENTER

If Spotify TUI indicates it can't find a device, press 'd', and the CLI will display the available Spotifyd clients. Select the appropriate one by pressing 'Enter'.

Now it should Work.

Enjoy Listening

use_keyring = true

use_mpris = true

dbus_type = "session"

backend = "alsa" # use portaudio for macOS [homebrew]

device = "alsa_audio_device"  # omit for macOS

audio_format = "S16"

control = "alsa_audio_device"  # omit for macOS

mixer = "PCM"  # omit for macOS

volume_controller = "alsa"  # use softvol for macOS

on_song_change_hook = "command_to_run_on_playback_events"

device_name = "spotifyd"

bitrate = 320

cache_path = ""/Users/<your Username>/.cache/spotifyd"

max_cache_size = 1000000000

no_audio_cache = true

initial_volume = "90"

volume_normalisation = true

normalisation_pregain = -10

autoplay = true

zeroconf_port = 1234

proxy = "http://proxy.example.org:8080"

audio_dongle.

device_type = "computer"

Create a systemd user script

~/.config/systemd/user/spotifyd.service:

[Unit]

Description=A spotify playing daemon

Documentation=https://github.com/Spotifyd/spotifyd

Wants=sound.target

After=sound.target

Wants=network-online.target

After=network-online.target

[Service]

ExecStart=/usr/bin/spotifyd --no-daemon

Restart=always

RestartSec=12

[Install]

WantedBy=default.target

Then enable and start the script

systemctl --user enable spotifyd --now

Connecting to Spotify API

To connect Spotify-tui to Spotify's API for music playback and track searching, follow these steps:

Visit the Spotify dashboard.
Create a new app to obtain your Client ID and Client Secret.
Edit app settings and add http://localhost:8888/callback as a Redirect URI.
Save settings and return to the terminal.
Run "spt" and enter your Client ID and Client Secret when prompted.
Confirm the default port (8888) or input a custom port.
You'll be redirected to Spotify for permission.
After approval, the redirect URL is automatically parsed.
If the local web server fails, copy the URL from the blank page and paste it into the terminal prompt.
You're now ready to use spotify-tui! 🎉

After you’ve run spt for the first time, you’ll find a configuration file under ~/.config/spotify-tui/client.yml

Connect with spotifyd

Make sure that spotifyd.service is running:

systemctl --user status spotifyd.service

Now, run spt in terminal and select any song
and press ENTER

If Spotify TUI indicates it can't find a device, press 'd', and the CLI will display the available Spotifyd clients. Select the appropriate one by pressing 'Enter'.

Now it should Work.

Enjoy Listening

use_keyring = true

use_mpris = true

dbus_type = "session"

backend = "alsa" # use portaudio for macOS [homebrew]

device = "alsa_audio_device"  # omit for macOS

audio_format = "S16"

control = "alsa_audio_device"  # omit for macOS

mixer = "PCM"  # omit for macOS

volume_controller = "alsa"  # use softvol for macOS

on_song_change_hook = "command_to_run_on_playback_events"

device_name = "spotifyd"

bitrate = 320

cache_path = ""/Users/<your Username>/.cache/spotifyd"

max_cache_size = 1000000000

no_audio_cache = true

initial_volume = "90"

volume_normalisation = true

normalisation_pregain = -10

autoplay = true

zeroconf_port = 1234

proxy = "http://proxy.example.org:8080"

audio_dongle.

device_type = "computer"

Create a systemd user script

~/.config/systemd/user/spotifyd.service:

[Unit]

Description=A spotify playing daemon

Documentation=https://github.com/Spotifyd/spotifyd

Wants=sound.target

After=sound.target

Wants=network-online.target

After=network-online.target

[Service]

ExecStart=/usr/bin/spotifyd --no-daemon

Restart=always

RestartSec=12

[Install]

WantedBy=default.target

Then enable and start the script

systemctl --user enable spotifyd --now

Connecting to Spotify API

To connect Spotify-tui to Spotify's API for music playback and track searching, follow these steps:

Visit the Spotify dashboard.
Create a new app to obtain your Client ID and Client Secret.
Edit app settings and add http://localhost:8888/callback as a Redirect URI.
Save settings and return to the terminal.
Run "spt" and enter your Client ID and Client Secret when prompted.
Confirm the default port (8888) or input a custom port.
You'll be redirected to Spotify for permission.
After approval, the redirect URL is automatically parsed.
If the local web server fails, copy the URL from the blank page and paste it into the terminal prompt.
You're now ready to use spotify-tui! 🎉

After you’ve run spt for the first time, you’ll find a configuration file under ~/.config/spotify-tui/client.yml

Connect with spotifyd

Make sure that spotifyd.service is running:

systemctl --user status spotifyd.service

Now, run spt in terminal and select any song
and press ENTER

If Spotify TUI indicates it can't find a device, press 'd', and the CLI will display the available Spotifyd clients. Select the appropriate one by pressing 'Enter'.

Now it should Work.

Enjoy Listening

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Installation

Configuration

Create a configuration file

Your Spotify account name.

Your Spotify account password.

Installation

Configuration

Create a configuration file

Create a systemd user script

Then enable and start the script

Connecting to Spotify API

Connect with spotifyd

Create a systemd user script

Then enable and start the script

Connecting to Spotify API

Connect with spotifyd

Create a systemd user script

Then enable and start the script

Connecting to Spotify API

Connect with spotifyd

Create a systemd user script

Then enable and start the script

Connecting to Spotify API

Connect with spotifyd

Create a systemd user script

Then enable and start the script

Connecting to Spotify API

Connect with spotifyd

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