Tune CLI — Spotify for VS Code

Control Spotify playback directly from your editor. No window switching, no distractions.

Tune CLI adds a sidebar player and status bar integration to VS Code, giving you full playback control while you code.

Features

Sidebar Player

A minimal music player built into the Activity Bar. Displays the current track, artist, and provides playback controls — all without leaving your editor.

• Vinyl disc animation synced to playback state
• Previous / Play-Pause / Next controls
• Inline search to find and play any track

Status Bar

The currently playing track appears in the bottom status bar, updating automatically every 10 seconds.

Command Palette

All controls are accessible via Ctrl+Shift+P:

Prerequisites

1. A Spotify Premium account (required for playback control via the Web API)
2. Tune CLI installed globally

Setup

Clone the repository and install the CLI:

git clone https://github.com/rithvikshettyy/DevTune.git
cd DevTune/tune
npm install
npm run build
npm link

Create a Spotify app at developer.spotify.com/dashboard with redirect URI http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback, then configure and authenticate:

tune config set clientId YOUR_CLIENT_ID
tune login

The extension will begin working immediately after authentication.

CLI Reference

The extension is powered by the Tune CLI. These commands are also available in your terminal:

tune play <song>        Search and play a track
tune pause              Pause playback
tune next               Skip to next track
tune prev               Previous track
tune queue <song>       Add a track to the queue
tune queue-list         View upcoming tracks
tune volume <0-100>     Set volume
tune status             Show current track
tune search <query>     Search for tracks
tune focus              Start focus playlist
tune hype               Start hype playlist

Privacy

• Authentication uses OAuth2 with PKCE — no client secret is stored or transmitted
• Tokens are stored locally on your machine at ~/.tune/config.json
• Only playback-related API scopes are requested

Stack

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome on GitHub.

License

MIT — see LICENSE

Built by Rithvik Shetty