Spotify automute for Linux
Spotify is an amazing service and it worths paying for it, but if you wouldn't pay for it and/or you feel that ads are annoying and does not match your interests, this utility is for you.
Motivation
For a long time I used Spotify-AdKiller and I think that's an amazing project, personally I feel some kind of admiration for projects written in bash.
But, in the last months I experienced some issues, the first was that for some reason it does not works when you use pipewire pulseaudio drop-in replacement, and the second is that the script does not detects ads anymore (or it seems)
My bash skills are not high as the original creator, so I challenged myself to write my replacement in python, of course, the original project has a lot of more amazing features, but my objective is to focus only on muting ads.
Dependencies
- Linux
- Python 3.6 or higher
Installation
pip install git+https://github.com/ribugent/spotify-automute.gitStarting
Run:
spotify-automuteCurrently, the process runs in foreground mode, so keeping in a separate terminal on in screen/tmux is recommended.
FAQ
Does it work with Spotify flatpak/AppImage/snap versions?
To be clear, I haven't tried it, but since this script uses dbus it should work.
Does it work with pipewire pulseaudio drop-in replacement?
Yes, it does.
Does this project blocks/skips playing ads?
No, only mutes spotify, I don't plan to implement that feature.
TODO
- Write a simple one-shot script
- Create initial Readme
- Make repo public
- Avoid crashes when Spotify is not running
- Add logs
- Turn script as a long-running process
- Allow start as a service/background process
- Respect last users action if they mute/unmute Spotify manually
- Improve install
- Use dbus signaling to retrieve track changes
- Evaluate uploading to pypi
License
This small project is licensed under the terms of GPLv3
Spotify is a registered trademark by Spotify Technology S.A., and this project is not endorsed, not approbated, and related with them, use at your own risk.