Issues

• link to library documentation has been tampered with

  altdesktop/playerctl#372 · Filter by author whypeopletho opened on Jul 7, 2026

• unable to disable command fallback even when using -p

  altdesktop/playerctl#370 · Filter by author nejni-marji opened on May 31, 2026
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• playerctl selects the wrong player instance when playerctld is running

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#369 · Filter by author CyrilSLi opened on Apr 12, 2026
  

• API doc link in the manpage doesn't lead to API docs

  altdesktop/playerctl#366 · Filter by author skieslitbystars opened on Apr 6, 2026

• playerctld stops immediatly after launch if mpd is already active

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#361 · Filter by author Ylaaan opened on Nov 16, 2025
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• position plus/minus seems to ignore duration specified

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#360 · Filter by author sona1111 opened on Sep 17, 2025
  4

  

• bug: broken duration / position; shorts break new youtube player chromium and firefox based.

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#359 · Filter by author LurkAndLoiter opened on Sep 11, 2025
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• GLib-GObject-CRITICAL when using firefox

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#357 · Filter by author ghost opened on Jul 14, 2025
  

• Unable to use the position command with mpd

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#354 · Filter by author awsms opened on Jun 24, 2025
  

• [Feature Request] Add command to get rate properties

  altdesktop/playerctl#353 · Filter by author hasezoey opened on Jun 20, 2025
  1

• trunc a template string

  altdesktop/playerctl#352 · Filter by author nimaaskarian opened on Jun 12, 2025
  6

• In metadata --follow, reset position to 0 when track changes

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#351 · Filter by author xPMo opened on Jun 9, 2025
  1

  

• Metadata format key playerName truncates output

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#346 · Filter by author o-alquimista opened on Dec 15, 2024
  1

  

• playerctl reports same position for two different kde connect players

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#343 · Filter by author danielwerg opened on Oct 24, 2024
  

• mpris:length returns an s when i think it should return whatever x is

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#341 · Filter by author mavenried opened on Sep 13, 2024
  1

  

• Playerctld segmentation fault 💀

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#339 · Filter by author jaredmontoya opened on Jul 31, 2024
  

• [Feature request] Homebrew support

  altdesktop/playerctl#338 · Filter by author RichardFevrier opened on Jul 24, 2024

• player and ignore-player flags don't work correctly when Firefox is available as a player

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#337 · Filter by author astralfields opened on Jul 16, 2024
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• Memory leak when recreating Player on loop in Python

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#335 · Filter by author Architector4 opened on Jun 14, 2024
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• Issue w/ opera

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#333 · Filter by author oham9 opened on Jun 13, 2024
  1

  

• Metadata ignores all but last key

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#332 · Filter by author emperor06 opened on Jun 12, 2024
  1

  

• Spotify works with next, but not with play-pause or previous

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#331 · Filter by author jazz-it opened on Jun 4, 2024
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• [Feature Request] Ignore list for playerctld

  altdesktop/playerctl#330 · Filter by author omnigenous opened on May 8, 2024

• Pause when audio output changes

  altdesktop/playerctl#327 · Filter by author avidseeker opened on Feb 28, 2024

• Exit code for No players found

  bug
  altdesktop/playerctl#326 · Filter by author avidseeker opened on Feb 5, 2024