GoPlaying is a Now Playing TUI written in Go. Display currently playing music with album artwork and auto-extracted colors in your terminal.
This cross-platform solution works on both Linux (using playerctl) and macOS (using a hybrid MediaRemote + AppleScript approach) with basic playback controls.
Supported on macOS:
- Apple Music (including Radio streams) with artwork
- Spotify with artwork
- Other apps that implement macOS Now Playing API (via MediaRemote helper)
Supported on Linux:
- Any MPRIS-compatible player (via playerctl) with artwork
Key Features
- Smart Auto Color Mode – Automatically extracts vibrant, readable colors from album artwork
- Album Artwork Display – Shows album art in Kitty, Ghostty, and WezTerm terminals
- Live Configuration Reload – Changes to config.yaml apply immediately
- Cross-Platform Support – Works on Linux (MPRIS) and macOS (AppleScript/MediaRemote)
- Wide Player Support – Apple Music, Spotify, browsers, and any MPRIS-compatible player
- Playback Controls – Play/pause, next, previous track controls
Website: github.com/justinmdickey/goplaying
Support:
Developer: Justin Dickey
License: MIT License
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