mprisence

Discord Rich Presence for Linux media players

Overview • Supported players • Quick start • Configuration • Web players • Development • Troubleshooting

Reads MPRIS metadata over D-Bus → renders Discord Rich Presence → syncs with current media.

Works with VLC, MPV, Rhythmbox, Strawberry, CMUS, MPD, and more. Has a browser bridge for web players (YouTube Music, SoundCloud, etc.) when browser MPRIS is not enough.

Overview

How it works

local player or browser tab
  → MPRIS metadata on D-Bus
  → mprisence
  → Discord Rich Presence

Browser bridge path (optional - see Web players):

supported website
  → browser extension
  → MPRIS bridge (native host)
  → mprisence
  → Discord Rich Presence

Highlights

• No config required for common local-player setups
• Handlebars templates for title, artist, album, player name, status, duration, IDs, and more
• Per-player and per-site overrides for app ID, icon, activity type, streaming policy, and status text -…