MusicBee Remote

A Visual Studio Code extension to control MusicBee remotely.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Documentation
• Requirements
• Features
• Extension Settings
• Credits

Installation

From Visual Studio Code Marketplace

1. Open Visual Studio Code
2. Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for "MusicBee Remote"
4. Click Install

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From Open VSX Registry

For editors that use the Open VSX Registry (e.g., Cursor, VSCodium):

1. Open your editor
2. Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for "MusicBee Remote"
4. Click Install

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From Command Line

Choose the command based on your editor

code --install-extension darthminos.musicbee-remote

cursor --install-extension darthminos.musicbee-remote

codium --install-extension darthminos.musicbee-remote

antigravity --install-extension darthminos.musicbee-remote

kiro --install-extension darthminos.musicbee-remote

windsurf --install-extension darthminos.musicbee-remote

Requirements

• MusicBee installed on your system
• MusicBee Remote API enabled

Features

• View the currently playing track
• Control playback (play, pause, next, previous)
• Mute and unmute audio
• Adjust volume
• View and set track rating
• Mark tracks as favorite
• Display album art and track information
• Independent theme support

Extension Settings

If you do not use the default host and port, you can configure them in your VS Code settings:

• musicBeeRemote.host: The host address of the MusicBee Remote API.
• musicBeeRemote.port: The port of the MusicBee Remote API.
• musicBeeRemote.clientName: The name of the client connecting to the MusicBee Remote API.
• musicBeeRemote.theme: The theme to use for the MusicBee Remote view.

Credits

• MusicBee by Steven Mayall
• MusicBeeRemote/mbrc-plugin by Konstantinos Paparas (kelsos)
• MusicBeeRemote/mbrc by Konstantinos Paparas (kelsos)
• MusicBee icon by Icons8

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