som-cs / vlc-discord-rpc

Discord rich presence for VLC media player.

vlc-discord-rpc

Discord rich presence for VLC media player.

This repository should be considered abandoned. You will need to create your own Discord application now.

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Setup

Requirements

• Node.JS and NPM (unless you're using a bundle release)
• VLC
• Discord desktop client

Steps

1. Download the latest release for your platform

• If you download a bundle release, you will not need to install Node.JS/NPM

2. Unzip the file
3. Follow these steps to create an Application (album art optional)
4. Launch the start file
5. Play media in the VLC window that opens

Configuration

Configuration is done by editing the config/config.js file. Each option is explained in a comment above it.

For advanced features, see ADVANCED.md.

Limitations

• When running multiple concurrent instances, only the first-opened instance of VLC will have a rich presence
• The rich presence cannot display album art
• This program does NOT allow you to stream media to others