chris_arceneaux

17 minutes ago, deanishe said:

Which version of macOS are you on?

I'm running Big Sur 11.2. Here's the code I'm running that's not working:

set _app to "Google Chrome"
tell application _app to activate
    set allWins to every window
    set allTabs to {}
    repeat with currWin in allWins
        set allTabs to allTabs & every tab of currWin
    end repeat
    repeat with currTab in allTabs
        try
            if (title of currTab) contains "Youtube Music" then set musicTab to currTab
        end try
    end repeat
    tell musicTab to execute javascript "(document.querySelector('[id=\"play-pause-button\"]')).click();"
end tell

It seems to not like multiple lines in the tell because this works:

set _app to "Google Chrome"
tell application _app to set allWins to every window

Thanks guys! I appreciate the tips!

set _app to "Finder"
tell application _app to activate

I tried this but it didn't work. I dug in a little further and it seems a third step is necessary...

set _app to "Google Chrome"
set theScript to "tell application \"" & _app & "\" to ...."
run script theScript

With this in mind, I'll look into adding support for other browsers in the future. If anyone wants to pitch in, I'd welcome a PR. 🙂

On 1/8/2021 at 6:30 AM, panickat said:

will add support for Brave browser?

I looked into this a bit back when I was initially developing this and it's not easy to make the workflow support both Chrome and Brave. This is an AppleScript limitation as it doesn't allow the application (i.e. Google Chrome) to be changed to a variable.

My recommendation would be to install the plugin and change the scripts referencing...

tell application "Google Chrome"

to

tell application "Brave Browser"

On 5/18/2020 at 11:40 AM, godbout said:

i've tried several ways to show the current volume. the good thing with a Script Filter is that i can show the current volume as a subtext. the (very) bad thing is that it takes some milliseconds to register the typing

I encountered the same behavior with a workflow that I built and came to the same solution as you. Just found this post perusing your workflow and it made me chuckle. 😊

I'm curious to know if you ending up finding a better way.

New version has been released with the following enhancements:

Enhancements added to Alfred selection menu:

• 'ym' now shows currently playing Artist/Song and at the end of song name is current like/disklike status:
  • Disliked: `-----`
  • Liked: `+++++`

Download Latest Workflow Here

New version has been released with the following enhancements:

• Improved volume setting
  • Current volume is shown in Alfred results
• Repeat control added
  • Current repeat setting is shown in Alfred results
• Shuffle playlist control added
  • Unlike Youtube Music button, this also forces a new song to be played
• Improved Like/Dislike setting
  • Fix ensures that current song playing is liked/disliked

Download Latest Workflow Here

New version has been released.

• Hotkey support added for increasing/decreasing volume
• Search method has been improved and uses already open YM tab if available
• Switched from Run NAppleScript to Run Script for easier debugging

Download Latest Workflow Here

I just released a new version of the workflow with the following enhancement:

• Ability to control Youtube Music volume (separate from MacOS)

Download Latest Workflow Here

The below screenshot demonstrates setting the volume to 80%:

@jopemachine - You need to enable Applescript in Chrome. Please check requirements in my original post.

@politicus - Looks like the YouTube Music tab is not found in your Chrome browser. Can you share a screenshot of the title of your YouTube Music tab?

Thanks for the tip! I’ve edited my post accordingly.

Alfred Workflow: Youtube Music Controls for Chrome

Latest version: download here

GitHub: https://github.com/carceneaux/alfred-youtube-music-control

An Alfred workflow for controlling Youtube Music playback in an open Youtube Music tab in Chrome.

I built this workflow out of necessity as Google Play music will be retired shortly.I listen to music
most of the day at work and this helps immensely.

The workflow uses the following keywords to control playback in an open Youtube Music tab:

* 'ym': Play/Pause
* 'ym prev': Previous Song
* 'ym next': Next Song
* 'ym+': Thumbs Up Song
* 'ym-': Thumbs Down Song
* 'ym vol <volume percentage>': Set Youtube Music Volume
* 'ym search <search term>': Search Youtube Music
* 'ym shuffle': Shuffle Playlist
* 'ym repeat': Set Repeat Setting
* 'ym quit': Close Youtube Music Tab

Requirements

By default, executing JavaScript through AppleScript is turned off in Chrome. To turn it on, from the menu
bar, go to View > Developer > Allow JavaScript from Apple Events.

For more information: https://support.google.com/chrome/?p=applescript