robertgzr / xap

simple remote control for mpv

xap

bring some mpd to mpv

xap cli

command line tool to interact with mpv via unix socket

• player ctl
• queue ctl
• player settings
  • softvol adjustments (via xap vol)
  • access to raw mpv properties (via xap raw [get|set|exec])
• start/stop background mpv process (via xap player [start|stop|show])
• use with custom mpv socket (e.g. to control IINA, gnome-mpv, etc.)
• connect to remote mpv instances (via SSH proxy)

For documentation of the available commands check xap --help.

installation

With a working Go environment:

go get -u github.com/robertgzr/xap

dynamic git-style subcommands

xap supports running external subcommands to extend its functionality. For an example of how this can be done see plugins/xap-radio

more

• add tracks/albums from your beets library: beet ls -p <query> | xap add -
• simple shuffle with beets: beet random -p -n <num> [-e] [<query>] | xap add -
• interact with r-a-d.io: xap radio play r-a-d.io, xap radio now