Dependencies
This requires NodeJS 8.0.0 or higher which can be downloaded from here and Git which can be downloaded from here.
For Linux users, follow these steps to install the dependencies for your distro here and here
In CMD / Terminal or whatever the equivelant is of CMD for your operating system, run: git clone https://github.com/WalshyDev/Discord-Spotify-RPC then, move into the newly created directory by executing cd Discord-Spotify-RPC and then install all packages required by Discord-Spotify-RPC: npm install and let NPM install the packages.
How to run
Run npm start in console after the setup steps and boom! Rich Presence with your Spotify!
Configuration
Time setting (elapsed time)
By default the time option is song-time which will display the elapsed time as the current song time.
Available options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
overall |
This will set the elapsed time to the amount of time Spotify/this script has been running. |
song-time |
This will set the elapsed time to the current track position. Thanks to @mcao for PRing this. |
none |
Remove the elapsed time and just show the "Playing {track}\nBy {artist}" |
Just go to the config.json and change the "time" to any of these. Example:
{
"time": "none"
}Result:
Client ID
It's relatively simple to make your own application to use for RPC. First of all, head to https://discordapp.com/developers/applications/me and click on the "New App" button.
Next, you'll want to give your application a title and upload a picture for it if you want. Please note that you cannot name it "Spotify" if you want it to show publically, as Discord has a blacklist on the names of popular applications for Rich Presence.
Great job! You've made the application. Take note of the Client ID, you'll need it for the config file later.
Next, you'll want to click the button at the bottom that says "Enable Rich Presence".
Great! Rich presence is enabled. Now, go to the assets section and upload an image as a "large" image. This will be the image that show up in the client when you use it for Rich Presence. Take note of the keys for the images!
Note: Discord-Spotify-RPC only supports large images right now!
You can see your uploaded assets here, in case you need to edit them sometime in the future. You can have up to 150 of them!
Next, go to the config file and use the values from the application to fill it in.
{
"clientId": "Client ID goes here",
"largeImageKey": "Large image key goes here"
}You're good to go! Start the program, and enjoy your new Spotify Rich Presence!
Image and image text
If you want to have some text above the Spotify icon when you hover over it you can do this with a simple config option! You can also change the image easily now without having to edit the JS if you have made your own application.
You can now use the largeImageKey and largeImageText to change these values. Note If you have not made your own applicaiton do not change the largeImageKey this will result in just a black image.
Example of the new values:
{
"largeImageText": "Walshy is cool"
}Result:
