Which tab is playing that song? I built a GNOME extension to answer that

Описание и применение

Расширение Earful позволяет управлять каждым вкладкой браузера как отдельным медиаплеером в GNOME, избавляя от необходимости переключать окна.

Задача

When a song plays in a browser or media app, GNOME’s media controls treat all tabs as one player, making it hard to pause or control the correct tab.

Результат

Earful enables per‑tab media control in GNOME, reducing Alt+Tab usage and improving workflow for developers listening to music or podcasts.

Рабочий процесс

• Install Earful via curl script
• Restart GNOME Shell
• Open multiple media tabs/apps
• Use Earful’s top‑bar list to identify and control the desired player

Доказательства

GNOME's media control sees a whole browser as one player. Three YouTube tabs, one row.

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Every tab is its own player. Three YouTube tabs, three rows, each with play, pause, next and volume.

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Linux players already share what they play through MPRIS, a standard D‑Bus interface. Earful listens to it, so Spotify, VLC and browsers show up on their own.

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