LetMePlayTheMusic README

Tired or get annoyed from switching windows in order to pause or skip a song?
Doesn't want to or lazy to install the extra official players to the system?
Or perhaps your keyboard doesn't have the handy media hotkeys?
Wanted to stay focus on your programing instead of those shortcomings above?

If yes, you are in luck!
This extension launches a Chrome/Chromium browser to the 4 popular music sites and you can control the playback from within your favorite Visual Studio Code editor.

Extra use case - you could use this extension to follow programming tutorials on Youtube with the handy seek forward/backward key shortcuts.

How to use it?

Features

Supports SoundCloud, Spotify, Youtube and Youtube Music

Requirements

Required Chromium-based browser

Extension Settings

• lmptm.browserPath: Specify custom browser executable file path.
• lmptm.ignoreDisableSync: Ignore --disable-sync, this option is specifically for Brave browser.
• lmptm.incognitoMode: Specify whether to launch browser in incognito/private mode.
• lmptm.startPages: Starting tabs.
• lmptm.userData: Specify if the extension could store browser's user data, if enabled, user data directory setting is required.
• lmptm.userDataDirectory: Specify user data directory, this will be ignored if User Data setting is unchecked.

Known Issues

• Does not work with Opera browser
• Won't be able to login Youtube and SoundCloud(email method)

Release Notes

2.0.0

• Add treeview - so now the the app can switch between tabs

  1. The page has to be picked before being able to use in the treeview
  2. You can select the treeview items that have the play/pause icon
  3. The emoji ⛏️ means the tab is currently picked
  4. First click switches the picked icon to target tab, later clicks toggles playing/paused status of the target tab media's playback

• Fix spotify bugs due to it's new UI changes

1.4.0

• Add key shortcuts
• Add seek 5s forward/backward for Youtube shortcuts
• Add support for Youtube Music
• Add startPages settings

1.3.0

• Remove adblocker
• Enable adding extensions for browser
• Add ignoreDisableSync setting option in order to able to launch Brave browser

1.2.0

• Able to launch other Chromium-based browsers
• Able to launch browser in Incognito/Private mode
• Able to save user profile through user data directory

1.1.0

• Use adblocker
• Tiny extension size

1.0.0

• Initial release of LetMePlayTheMusic

Enjoy!