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vscode-ytmusic

vscode-ytmusic

James Seden Smith

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Connecting VS Code with the YTMDesktop Player
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vscode-ytmusic

Connecting VS Code with the YouTube Music Desktop Player

Features

  • See what song is currently playing
  • Play / Pause
  • Skip / Rewind
  • Thumbsup / Thumbsdown
  • Cycle Repeat Mode
  • Playback controls in the Status Bar

Plaback controls added to the status bar

Requirements

  • YTMDesktop App

Installation

  1. Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace or by searching for "vscode-ytmusic" in the Extensions view.
  2. In the Youtube Music Desktop Player, go to Settings > Integrations and enable "Companion Server" then enable "Enable companion authorization"
  3. In VS Code click the "Authenticate with YTMDP" button in the status bar and allow the connection in the Youtube Music Desktop Player app.

Building

Run vsce package to build the extension.

Acknowledgements

This project was based on vscode-gmusic by Nick DeGroot.

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