Control Spotify without leaving your IDE
Features • Installation • Usage • Development • License
⚠️ Important: This plugin is compatible ONLY with macOS and requires the Spotify desktop application to be installed.Spotyy is a plugin for all JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, Android Studio, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc.) that lets you control Spotify directly from your IDE status bar:
▶️ Play/pause your music with one click- ⏮️ Skip to previous track
- ⏭️ Skip to next track
- 🔊 Control volume
- 📋 View currently playing track
- Open any JetBrains IDE (IntelliJ IDEA, Android Studio, PyCharm, etc.)
- Go to
Preferences (Settings)>Plugins>Marketplace - Search for "Spotyy"
- Click
Install - Restart your IDE
- macOS ONLY - This plugin uses AppleScript to communicate with Spotify and is not compatible with Windows or Linux
- Spotify desktop application must be installed (not just the web player)
- Any JetBrains IDE (IntelliJ IDEA, Android Studio, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc.)
After installation, you'll see a Spotify icon in your status bar at the bottom of the IDE.
- Click on the icon to expand the player controls
- Left-click on the play/pause button to toggle playback
- Use the volume slider to adjust volume
No additional configuration is required. The plugin automatically detects your Spotify installation and connects to it through AppleScript (macOS only).
- Java 11 or higher
- Gradle
- IntelliJ IDEA
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/magneto3572/Spotyy.git
# Navigate to the project directory
cd Spotyy
# Build the plugin
./gradlew buildPluginThe built plugin will be available in build/distributions/.
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
- Spotify for their amazing music service
- JetBrains for the IntelliJ Platform SDK
Made with ❤️ for developers who love music