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A lightweight terminal music player with a pulsing Cthulhu

Project description

CLI Music Player

A lightweight, terminal-based music player written in Python, featuring a pulsing Cthulhu and online lyrics support.

Demo

Features

  • Terminal User Interface (TUI): Clean interface built with curses.
  • Online & Synced Lyrics: Automatic lyrics fetching from LRCLIB, Letras.mus.br, and Lyrics.ovh.
  • File Browser: Navigate directories to find your music.
  • Recursive Library Mode: Scan all subdirectories and play your entire collection at once.
  • Shuffle Mode: Randomized playback with a history-aware "Previous" function.
  • Audio Formats: Supports mp3, wav, flac, ogg, m4a, wma, aac, opus.
  • Playback Controls:
    • Play / Pause / Stop
    • Next / Previous Track
    • Volume Control
    • Progress Bar with Synced Lyrics highlighting.
  • Now Playing View: Dedicated screen showing track info, progress, and Cthulhu/Lyrics.

Requirements

  • Python 3.8+
  • Audio output device.

Installation

Via PIP (Recommended)

Install directly from PyPI:

pip install cli-music-player-cthulhu

From Source

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/thiagofmendonca/cli-music-player.git
    cd cli-music-player
    
  2. Install dependencies:

    pip install pygame mutagen
    
  3. Run the script:

    python musicplayer.py
    

Usage

Run the command from your terminal:

musicplayer

Controls

Key Action
Arrow Up/Down Navigate files / Scroll Lyrics
Enter Play file / Open directory
Space Play / Pause
l Toggle Lyrics View
n Next Track
p Previous Track (History-aware)
z Toggle Shuffle Mode
R Load Recursive Library (all subfolders)
B Return to Browser Mode
+ / - Volume Up / Down
Tab Toggle "Now Playing" View
s Stop
q Quit (or go back from Player View)

License

MIT

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