Alfred Workflow: Youtube Music Controls for Chrome

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.

Hotkey Support

Built-in hotkeys are available for the following actions. After installing the workflow, set the hotkeys to your liking in Alfred.

• Play/Pause
• Previous Song
• Next Song
• Increase Volume
• Decrease Volume

Keywords

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