[GH-ISSUE #77] Playerctl Volume Control + Possible Podcast Support? #959

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opened 2026-03-14 12:41:29 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-14 12:41:29 +03:00

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Originally created by @overtoneblue on GitHub (Sep 3, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/77

Hi, I've been using spotify-player for quite a while now, I think everything is great but podcast support would make the app even more complete in my opinion. The other thing I had a question about was volume control through playerctl, or any other way to control volume through the command line, I'm aware of an easy way to manage volume using https://gitlab.com/axdsop/nix-dotfiles/-/blob/master/Configs/polybar/scripts/mpris_player/mpris_player_control and the command "mpris_player_control -p spotify_player -V 100". However the volume adjustments aren't reflected in the spotify-player interface. My current workaround is just using xdotool but it's not perfect:

WINDOW=$(xdotool search --name spotify_player)

xdotool key --window "$WINDOW" minus

Thanks for your continued support of this project :)

Originally created by @overtoneblue on GitHub (Sep 3, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/77 Hi, I've been using spotify-player for quite a while now, I think everything is great but podcast support would make the app even more complete in my opinion. The other thing I had a question about was volume control through playerctl, or any other way to control volume through the command line, I'm aware of an easy way to manage volume using https://gitlab.com/axdsop/nix-dotfiles/-/blob/master/Configs/polybar/scripts/mpris_player/mpris_player_control and the command "mpris_player_control -p spotify_player -V 100". However the volume adjustments aren't reflected in the spotify-player interface. My current workaround is just using xdotool but it's not perfect: WINDOW=$(xdotool search --name spotify_player) xdotool key --window "$WINDOW" minus Thanks for your continued support of this project :)

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2026-03-14 12:41:45 +03:00

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

Hi @Selmer443, thanks for using the app :).

I haven't really used Podcast Spotify. That's why it wasn't supported in the first place. That said, adding one shouldn't be too difficult.

Regarding the volume control, spotify_player uses a third party library souvlaki for external media control (play, pause, next, etc). As you can see from the link, the library doesn't support volume events, so supporting those is not possible. I would suggest raising an issue in the library repo (https://github.com/Sinono3/souvlaki).

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): Hi @Selmer443, thanks for using the app :). I haven't really used Podcast Spotify. That's why it wasn't supported in the first place. That said, adding one shouldn't be too difficult. Regarding the volume control, `spotify_player` uses a third party library [`souvlaki`](https://docs.rs/souvlaki/latest/souvlaki/enum.MediaControlEvent.html) for external media control (play, pause, next, etc). As you can see from the link, the library doesn't support volume events, so supporting those is not possible. I would suggest raising an issue in the library repo (https://github.com/Sinono3/souvlaki).

kerem commented

2026-03-14 12:41:50 +03:00

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@overtoneblue commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

thanks, I will make sure to create an issue there, thanks again for the quick responses!

@overtoneblue commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): thanks, I will make sure to create an issue there, thanks again for the quick responses!