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Apple Music Player

Apple Music Player

Sebastian Ojeda

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Apple Music client for Visual Studio Code
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Apple Music Player - Visual Studio Code

Apple Music client for Visual Studio Code — only available for macOS

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Features

  • Shows the currently playing song in the status bar.
  • Provides commands for controlling Apple Music.
  • Provides keybindings for controlling Apple Music.
  • Provides buttons for controlling Apple Music.
  • Provides configuration for the status bar items.

Supported Commands

Feature Available in Status Bar Available as Command Keybinding
Play/Pause ✅ ✅ Cmd+Shift+Space
Mute/Unmute ✅ ✅
Previous Track ✅ ✅ Cmd+Shift+Left
Next Track ✅ ✅ Cmd+Shift+Right
Play Playlist ❌ ✅
Shuffle Playlist ❌ ✅
Open ✅ ✅
Quit ❌ ✅
Preview Album Artwork ✅ ❌
Add to Library ❌ ✅
Add to Playlist ❌ ✅
Add to New Playlist ❌ ✅
Play ❌ ✅
Pause ❌ ✅
Mute ❌ ✅
Unmute ❌ ✅
Volume Up ❌ ✅ Cmd+Shift+Up
Volume Down ❌ ✅ Cmd+Shift+Down
Toggle Shuffle ❌ ✅
Toggle Repeat ❌ ✅
Show Player ❌ ✅
Hide Player ❌ ✅

Configuration

{
  // Show the currently playing track in the status bar.
  "vscodeAppleMusic.showTrackInStatusBar": true,
  // Time interval (in milliseconds) to update the currently playing track.
  "vscodeAppleMusic.trackUpdateInterval": 1000,
  // The step size for volume control.
  "vscodeAppleMusic.volumeStep": 6.25,
  // Show the Previous button in the status bar.
  "vscodeAppleMusic.showPreviousButton": true,
  // Show the Play/Pause button in the status bar.
  "vscodeAppleMusic.showPlayPauseButton": true,
  // Show the Next button in the status bar.
  "vscodeAppleMusic.showNextButton": true,
  // Show the Mute button in the status bar.
  "vscodeAppleMusic.showMuteButton": true,
  // Show the player on startup.
  "vscodeAppleMusic.showOnStartup": true
}

Requirements

  • macOS with Apple Music

Release Notes

1.7.0

  • Add 'showOnStartup' configuration
  • Fix issue with albumn names containing quotes

1.6.0

  • Add 'Play Playlist'
  • Add 'Shuffle Playlist'
  • Migrate tooling

1.5.0

  • Add 'Add to Library'
  • Add 'Add to Playlist'
  • Add ability to create a new playlist
  • Add default keybindings
  • Add configuration options

1.4.0

  • Add show/hide commands
  • Add quit command

1.3.0

  • Add a ton of new commands
  • Fix album artwork issue causing artwork to not display in certain cases

1.2.3

  • Fix setInterval bug

1.2.2

  • Add a tooltip with track and album art information
  • Fix issue with volume when muting and unmuting

1.2.1

  • Bug fix for stopped player state

1.2.0

  • Fix issue where player state is not syncing correctly
  • Make UI more responsive to actions
  • Add activation events to extension

1.0.1

  • Update package.json configuration for Azure Marketplace

1.0.0

  • Initial release
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