playback-tui 1.3.3

A terminal-based music player with playlist management and downloading capabilities

Playback TUI

A fully local terminal-based music player to play and download spotify/soundcloud playlists

Features

• 🎵 Modern TUI interface with rich text and interactive elements
• 🎧 Browse and play local music playlists
• 📥 Download playlists from Spotify and SoundCloud
• ⏯️ Advanced playback controls (play/pause/skip/previous)
• 🔀 Shuffle and queue management
• 🎛️ Volume control and progress tracking
• ⌨️ Comprehensive keyboard shortcuts
• 🔍 Search functionality with command prompt
• 📊 Metadata display (artist, duration, album art)
• 🌍 Cross-platform support - works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
• 🎨 Modern terminal interface with visual selection highlighting

Prerequisites

Required Software

• Python 3.10+ - Required for running the application
• FFmpeg - Required for downloading and processing audio from Spotify/SoundCloud

Platform-Specific Prerequisites

macOS

Install via Homebrew:

brew install python@3.10 ffmpeg

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)

sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3.10 python3-pip ffmpeg

Linux (Fedora/CentOS)

sudo dnf install python3.10 python3-pip ffmpeg

Windows

1. Install Python 3.10+ from python.org
2. Install FFmpeg from ffmpeg.org or via chocolatey:

   choco install ffmpeg
   

Installation

1. Clone or download this repository

2. Install the package and dependencies:

   pip install -e .
   

   Or install dependencies manually:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

Usage

Run the application:

playback-tui

Or if installed in development mode:

python player.py

Keyboard Shortcuts

Main Navigation

• Space - Toggle play/pause
• Enter - Play selected song and generate new queue
• Shift+Enter - Add selected song to top of queue
• Ctrl+C - Exit application

Playback Controls

• Ctrl+Shift+Right - Skip to next song
• Ctrl+Shift+Left - Previous song or restart current song
• Ctrl+Shift+Up - Page up in playlist
• Ctrl+Shift+Down - Page down in playlist
• Cmd+Ctrl+Up - Move to top of playlist (macOS)
• Cmd+Ctrl+Down - Move to bottom of playlist (macOS)

Features

• / - Open command prompt/search
• Ctrl+Shift+S - Shuffle playlist
• Ctrl+Shift+Q - Open queue screen
• Ctrl+Shift+T - Open settings
• Ctrl+Shift+D - Open download status screen
• Ctrl+Shift+U - Download current playlist

Modal Navigation

• Escape - Close current modal/screen
• Up/Down - Navigate lists
• Enter - Select item
• Delete/Backspace - Remove item (where applicable)

Configuration

Music Directory Structure

By default, the application looks for music in:

~/Playback-TUI/Playlists/
├── playlist1/
│   ├── song1.mp3
│   ├── song2.mp3
│   └── ...
├── playlist2/
│   ├── song3.mp3
│   └── ...
└── ...

You can customize playlist locations in the settings.

Spotify Integration

For downloading playlists from Spotify, you'll need to:

1. Create a Spotify app at developer.spotify.com
2. Get your Client ID and Client Secret
3. Configure them in the application settings (Ctrl+Shift+T)

Dependencies

Python Packages

• textual>=5.3.0 - Modern TUI framework
• pygame>=2.6.0 - Audio playback
• mutagen>=1.47.0 - Audio metadata
• spotipy>=2.25.0 - Spotify API integration
• yt-dlp>=2025.8.0 - YouTube/SoundCloud downloading
• requests>=2.32.0 - HTTP requests

All dependencies are automatically installed when using pip install -e .

System Requirements

• FFmpeg - Required for audio downloading and processing
• Python 3.10+ - Required runtime environment

Troubleshooting

Audio Issues

• Ensure pygame can access your system's audio drivers
• On Linux, you may need to install additional audio libraries:

  sudo apt install libasound2-dev libpulse-dev
  

Download Issues

• Verify FFmpeg is properly installed and in your PATH
• Check Spotify credentials are correctly configured
• Ensure internet connectivity for downloading