plexbar 0.1.4

A command-line TUI music player for Plex

Plexbar

Plexbar is a keyboard-driven terminal music player for Plex. It gives you a simple Textual TUI for browsing and playing your Plex music library without opening a web browser.

Features

• First-run Plex connection setup
• Browse by Artists, Albums, Tracks, and Playlists
• Search your Plex music library
• Queue tracks, albums, artists, and playlists
• Show cover art for the currently playing track or album
• Play, pause/resume, stop, and skip with keyboard shortcuts
• Local playback through mpv

Requirements

• Python 3.12+
• uv
• mpv installed and available on PATH
• A Plex server with at least one music library
• A Plex token

Installation

Install Plexbar as a standalone command with uv:

uv tool install plexbar

Run Plexbar:

plexbar

Installation for development

Clone the repository and sync dependencies with uv:

git clone [e-mail]:feoh/plexbar.git
cd plexbar
uv sync

Run Plexbar from the project checkout:

uv run plexbar

First-run setup

If ~/.config/plexbar/config.toml does not exist, Plexbar opens a setup screen and prompts for:

1. Plex base URL, for example http://puppy:32400 or http://127.0.0.1:32400
2. Plex token
3. Default music library

The config file is written to:

~/.config/plexbar/config.toml

Plexbar writes this file with user-only permissions where supported. Do not commit or share your Plex token.

Finding your Plex token

One common method:

1. Open Plex Web and sign in.
2. Open browser developer tools.
3. Go to the Network tab.
4. Refresh Plex Web or browse to a media item.
5. Search requests for X-Plex-Token.
6. Copy the token value only.

Usage

The top-level browser contains:

• Artists
• Albums
• Tracks
• Playlists

Press Enter to drill down into artists, albums, and playlists. Press Enter on a track to enqueue it.

Keybindings

Key	Action
/	Search Plex music
Enter	Select/drill down, or enqueue focused track
p	Play focused track/album/artist/playlist immediately and replace queue
a	Append focused track/album/artist/playlist to queue
Space	Pause/resume
n	Next track
s	Stop playback
q	Quit

Local validation

uv run ruff check .
uv run ruff format --check .
uv run pytest
uv run mypy src/plexbar tests

Current limitations

Plexbar currently launches mpv as a subprocess for each track. Future versions may switch to mpv IPC for richer playback state and automatic end-of-track advancement.