Keyboard

Spicetify provides its own method for global keyboard shortcuts. You can specify actions for your extension when the user presses a keyboard shortcut.

tip

Spicetify.Keyboard is wrapper of Spicetify.Mousetrap configured to be compatible with legacy Spotify.

New extensions are advised to use the module instead.

caution

All shortcuts registered by Spicetify.Keyboard are global. Be mindful of conflicts with other extensions or the Spotify client itself.

namespace Keyboard {
    const KEYS: Record<ValidKey, string>;
    function registerShortcut(keys: KeysDefine, callback: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void): void;
    function _deregisterShortcut(keys: KeysDefine): void;
    function changeShortcut(keys: KeysDefine, newKeys: KeysDefine): void;
};

Properties

KEYS

An object containing a list of valid keys, mapped to their valid names.

const { KEYS } = Spicetify.Keyboard;

Refer to this table for a list of valid keys.

Example

const { KEYS } = Spicetify.Keyboard;
console.log(KEYS["CAPS"]); // "Capslock"

Methods

registerShortcut

Register a global keyboard shortcut.

function registerShortcut(keys: KeysDefine, callback: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void): void;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
keys	KeysDefine	Keyboard shortcut to register.
callback	(event: KeyboardEvent) => void	Callback function to run when the shortcut is triggered.

Example

// Equivalent to `Spicetify.Keyboard.registerShortcut({ key: "p", ctrl: true, shift: true }, (event) => { ... })`
Spicetify.Keyboard.registerShortcut("ctrl+shift+p", (event) => {
    // Do something with the event
    Spicetify.showNotification("Shortcut triggered!");
});

_deregisterShortcut

Deregister a global keyboard shortcut.

function _deregisterShortcut(keys: KeysDefine): void;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
keys	KeysDefine	Keyboard shortcut to deregister.

Example

Spicetify.Keyboard._deregisterShortcut("ctrl+shift+p");

changeShortcut

Change a global keyboard shortcut to a new shortcut while keeping the callback.

function changeShortcut(keys: KeysDefine, newKeys: KeysDefine): void;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
keys	KeysDefine	Keyboard shortcut to change.
newKeys	KeysDefine	New keyboard shortcut to change to.

Example

Spicetify.Keyboard.changeShortcut("ctrl+shift+p", "ctrl+shift+o");