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title: "Discussion on \"Making a Spotify “Now Playing” Widget for tmux\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Making a Spotify “Now Playing” Widget for tmux\". Here we go again configuring tmux. This time we'll be making a widget for the status bar that displays the currently playing Spotify song - with scrolling!"
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# [Making a Spotify “Now Playing” Widget for tmux](https://blog.techsavvytravvy.com/making-a-spotify-now-playing-widget-for-tmux?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Here we go again configuring tmux. This time we'll be making a widget for the status bar that displays the currently playing Spotify song - with scrolling!

Jun 20, 2023 · 6 min read · blog.techsavvytravvy.com  
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-   [#tmux](https://hashnode.com/tag/tmux)
-   [#bash](https://hashnode.com/tag/bash)
-   [#spotify](https://hashnode.com/tag/spotify)
-   [#coding](https://hashnode.com/tag/coding)
-   [#fun](https://hashnode.com/tag/fun)

## Written by

[trav](https://hashnode.com/@techsavvytravvy)

@techsavvytravvy · Kalamazoo, MI

  
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sr dev @ universal music, forker @ crablang

hi i'm trav i work at universal music head of forking at crablang streaming bad code live on twitch terrible takes @techsavvytravvy find me in the crablang lounge on discord i've also been known to make music

## Responses 2

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[Arthur Andrews](https://hashnode.com/@arthur247)

[Jun 21, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/making-a-spotify-now-playing-widget-for-tmux/64916ec2c1d15b1aa1aa7fe6/comment/6492cceac167b41645fd3f15)

Nice write-up!

[Dean Lofts](https://hashnode.com/@loftwah)

[Jun 20, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/making-a-spotify-now-playing-widget-for-tmux/64916ec2c1d15b1aa1aa7fe6/comment/64923033c167b41645fd2cfb)

Very nice.

[trav](https://hashnode.com/@techsavvytravvy)

[Jun 21, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/making-a-spotify-now-playing-widget-for-tmux/64916ec2c1d15b1aa1aa7fe6/comment/64923033c167b41645fd2cfb#reply-6492772568231d2c9f330a57)

thanks dawg