MPD Plasmoid

A Plasma 6 widget to control the Music Player Daemon (MPD).

Features

• Display current song title and artist.
• Control playback (play/pause, next, previous).
• Display album art.
• Seek through the current song.

Requirements

To build and run this plasmoid, you will need:

• Plasma 6 Desktop
• Music Player Daemon (MPD)
• CMake (>= 3.16)
• Qt6 (Core, Gui, Qml, Quick modules)
• Plasma Framework
• Extra CMake Modules (ECM >= 1.4.0)
• libmpdclient

Build and Installation

Follow these steps to build and install the MPD Plasmoid:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/jiriki/mpd-plasmoid.git
   cd mpd-plasmoid

2. Create a build directory and configure CMake:

   mkdir build
   cd build
   cmake ..

   Note: Adjust CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX if you want to install it to a different location (e.g., ~/.local).

3. Build the plasmoid:

   make

4. Install the plasmoid:

   sudo make install

   Note: You might need to log out and back in, or restart Plasma Shell (plasmashell --replace &), for the new plasmoid to appear.

Usage

1. Ensure your Music Player Daemon (MPD) is running and accessible.
2. Add the "MPD Plasmoid" to your Plasma desktop or panel like any other widget. Right-click on your desktop/panel, choose "Add Widgets...", and search for "MPD".
3. The widget should automatically connect to your local MPD instance. If you have a custom MPD host or port, you might need to configure it through the widget's settings (if available).