Soundflow for VS Code

Control Spotify without leaving your code.

Soundflow brings Spotify playback control directly into Visual Studio Code. Stay focused on your work while managing your music—no context switching required.

What It Does

Now Playing – See current track, artist, album art, and playback progress
Playback Control – Play, pause, skip tracks from the sidebar or keyboard shortcuts
DJ Livi Recognition – Automatic detection and special UI for Spotify DJ interventions
Search & Queue – Find tracks and manage your queue without leaving VS Code
Device Switching – Transfer playback between Spotify devices with one click
Volume Control – Adjust volume for supported devices
Playlists – Browse and play your Spotify playlists
Copy Track Info – Grab track details in multiple formats (plain text, Markdown, Spotify URL)
Keyboard Shortcuts – Global shortcuts work even when panel is closed (Ctrl/Cmd+Alt+Arrow)
Themes – Choose from Dark, White, Spotify green, or dynamic album-based colors
Responsive – Adapts to any panel size automatically

Why Use It?

Every time you switch to Spotify, you break your focus. Soundflow keeps music control where you work, letting you stay in your flow state. Built specifically for VS Code—not a web wrapper.

DJ Livi Integration

When using Spotify DJ playlists, Soundflow automatically recognizes when DJ Livi is introducing the next track. The UI seamlessly transitions to show "DJ Livi" with custom artwork and "Up Next" as the title, giving you visual context that the DJ is speaking. Once the music resumes, the display instantly returns to showing the actual track—all without any interaction required.

Getting Started

Install from the VS Code Marketplace
Click the Soundflow icon in the Activity Bar
Authenticate with your Spotify account
Start playing music on any Spotify device

Requirements:

Visual Studio Code 1.75.0+
Spotify Premium account
Active Spotify session on at least one device

Key Commands

Access via Command Palette (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P):

Soundflow: Authenticate – Connect to Spotify
Soundflow: Next Track – Skip forward (default: Ctrl/Cmd+Alt+Right)
Soundflow: Previous Track – Skip back (default: Ctrl/Cmd+Alt+Left)
Soundflow: Copy Track Information – Copy track details

All keyboard shortcuts are customizable in VS Code settings.

Configuration

Customize via Settings (soundflow.*):

Theme – Choose Dark, White, Spotify, or Album
Album Position – Left or right in compact mode
Horizontal Menu Position – Menu placement in wide layouts

Privacy

No analytics or telemetry
Tokens stored in VS Code's encrypted storage
OAuth 2.0 with PKCE (no client secret)
Only requests necessary Spotify permissions

Support & Feedback

Need help?

Issues & bugs: soundflow@croonix.tech

Feature requests welcome. We built Soundflow for developers like you. If there's a feature that would improve your workflow, let us know.

Enjoying Soundflow? Leave a review on the VS Code Marketplace—it helps other developers discover the extension.

License & Disclaimer

Disclaimer: Soundflow is an independent VS Code extension developed by Croonix. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Spotify AB. "Spotify" and the Spotify logo are registered trademarks of Spotify AB.

This extension uses the Spotify Web API under Spotify's Developer Terms of Service.