config/waybar-sway/config

@@ -73,5 +73,12 @@
         },
         "on-click": "pavucontrol"
     },
+    "custom/spotify": {
+        "format": " {}",
+        "max-length": 40,
+        "interval": 30, // Remove this if your script is endless and write in loop
+        "exec": "$HOME/.config/waybar/mediaplayer.sh 2> /dev/null", // Script in resources folder
+        "exec-if": "pgrep spotify"
+    }
 }
 

config/waybar-sway/mediaplayer.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+player_status=$(playerctl status 2> /dev/null)
+if [ "$player_status" = "Playing" ]; then
+    echo "$(playerctl metadata artist) - $(playerctl metadata title)"
+elif [ "$player_status" = "Paused" ]; then
+    echo " $(playerctl metadata artist) - $(playerctl metadata title)"
+fi

config/waybar-sway/style.css

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ window#waybar {
     border-bottom: 3px solid white;
 }
 
-#clock, #battery, #cpu, #memory, #network, #pulseaudio, #custom-spotify, #tray, #window {
+#clock, #battery, #cpu, #memory, #network, #pulseaudio, #custom-spotify, #tray, #mode {
     padding: 0 3px;
     margin: 0 2px;
 }
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ window#waybar {
 #pulseaudio.muted {
 }
 
+#custom-spotify {
+    color: rgb(102, 220, 105);
+}
+
 #tray {
 }