A Windows command-line tool for controlling media playback and system volume.

• Volume Control: Set, increase, or decrease system volume
• Media Playback: Control play/pause, next track, and previous track
• Smart Toggle: Automatically pause or play based on current playback state
• Silent Execution: Runs without showing a console window (perfect for automation tools like Zebar)
• Standalone: No .NET runtime required - completely self-contained

1. Download media-cli.exe from the latest release
2. Place it in a directory of your choice
3. Optionally add it to your PATH

winget install louisjrdev.media-cli

Set volume to a specific level (0-100):

media-cli set-volume 50

Increase volume by 10% (default):

media-cli increase-volume

Increase volume by a custom amount:

media-cli increase-volume 5

Decrease volume by 10% (default):

media-cli decrease-volume

Decrease volume by a custom amount:

media-cli decrease-volume 15

Toggle play/pause:

media-cli play
# or
media-cli pause

Smart toggle (shows current state):

media-cli toggle-playback

Next track:

media-cli next

Previous track:

media-cli previous

This tool is designed to work seamlessly with Zebar and other automation tools:

{
  "type": "text",
  "on_click": "shell-exec: C:\\path\\to\\media-cli.exe toggle-playback"
}

Requirements:

• .NET 10 SDK
• Windows 10/11

git clone https://github.com/louisjrdev/media-cli.git
cd media-cli
dotnet publish -c Release -o publish

The standalone executable will be in publish/media-cli.exe.

MIT