Utilities to display shairport-sync metadata (via MQTT)¹

See REQUIREMENTS for other things you'll need (like AirPlay source, AirPlay receiver such as shairport-sync, MQTT broker, and software or hardware renderers/displays).

Webserver webapp

python-flask-socketio-server - README.md

• Displays currently playing track info, including cover art.
• Configurable UI. Dark-mode support.
• Support for mobile browsers. Webapp manifest.
• Playback controls.

Display on 16x2 Character LCD

circuitpython_char_lcd - README.md

• Configurable display and UI.
• Remote control support for Playback and Volume
• Tested using CircuitPython i2c LCD library on a Raspberry Pi.

Display album art thumbnails on HUB75 LED Panels

python-flaschen-taschen - python-flaschen-taschen

• Tested with 32 x 32 matrix RGB LED panels

LICENSE

Code and documentation Copyright © 2019-2021 David Crook under MIT License.

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1: MQTT metadata support released in shairport-sync Version 3.3⤸