mprisence is a Linux application that bridges MPRIS-compatible media players with Discord Rich Presence.
It’s designed for people who want fine-grained control over how playback information appears in Discord, with support for a wide range of music and media players plus configurable templates, metadata handling, and player-specific behaviour.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Uses a template-driven system based on Handlebars to customize details and state text.
- Supports custom status display options, including showing the name, state, or details field in Discord.
- Can fetch and cache cover art using metadata, local files, and online providers.
- Hot reloads most configuration changes without requiring a restart.
- Offers per-player overrides for app IDs, icons, status presentation, and related settings.
- Adjusts Discord activity type such as Listening or Watching based on the content being played.
- Exposes rich metadata, including technical audio information, for use inside templates.
Website: github.com/lazykern/mprisence
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Developer: lazykern
License: MIT License
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Related Software
| MPRIS Tools | |
|---|---|
| playerctl | MPRIS media player command-line controller |
| mpris-ctl | Minimalistic command-line interface tool for controlling audio players |
| mpv-mpris | mpv plugin to control the player using standard media keys |
| mpd-mpris | MPRIS protocol for MPD |
| empress | MPRIS media controls made simple |
| mpris-scrobbler | Minimalistic user daemon |
| MPRIS MiniPlayer | Displays whatever media in a MPRIS compatible player is playing. |
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