Cue

A fast terminal client for browsing and playing media from Plex and Jellyfin servers

Features

• Lightning Fast Browsing: Instant, keyboard-driven navigation across massive media libraries.
• Unified TV Show View: Explore seasons and episodes in a single, collapsible tree view.
• Native Binge-Watching: Seamless, gapless playback for TV shows using native mpv playlists.
• Bulk Scrobbling: Automatically marks previous episodes as watched when skipping ahead or finishing a season.
• Smart Filtering: Hide watched movies, shows, and seasons with a single setting for a cleaner library view.
• Smart Scrobbling: Real-time playback progress and watch status sync with Plex & Jellyfin via mpv IPC.
• Deep Metadata: View rich details, media info, and progress bars in a dedicated inspector.
• Global Fuzzy Search: Instantly find any movie or show with just a few keystrokes.
• Vim-Style Navigation: Efficient, keyboard-first interface using familiar h/j/k/l bindings.
• Live Status Display: Persistent 'Now Playing' and scrobble status in the footer.
• Playlist & Queue: Manage your watch queue and playlists directly from the terminal.
• High-Performance Caching: Snappy, progressive loading for a smooth browsing experience.

Quick Start

Installation

Download from Releases or install with Go:

go install github.com/SuperCoolPencil/cue@latest

First Run

Launch Cue and follow the interactive setup:

cue

You'll be prompted to enter your server URL. Cue automatically detects whether it's a Plex or Jellyfin server and guides you through the appropriate authentication.

Usage

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
↑ ↓ j k	Navigate up/down
← → h l	Navigate left/right (columns)
Enter	Play/Resume item
p	Play from start
w / u	Mark watched / unwatched
f	Global search
/	Local filter (current column)
Space	Manage playlists
a	Add to / remove from queue
x	Delete playlist / remove item
n	Create new playlist (in Playlists view)
N	Play next unwatched episode
s	Sort options
i	Toggle inspector panel
r / R	Refresh library / all
g / G	Jump to top / bottom
Ctrl+u / d	Page up / half-page down
Autoplay	Toggle automatic next episode in Config menu
Hide watched	Toggle visibility of watched items in Config menu
L	Logout
?	Show help
q	Quit/Back

Configuration

Config file: ~/.config/cue/config.yaml (created on first run).

Binge Watching & Native Playlists

Cue handles TV show playback by sending the entire season to mpv as a native playlist. This provides several benefits:

• Gapless Transitions: mpv handles the transition between episodes internally, ensuring zero delay.
• Smart Start: Playback always starts at your selected episode (or saved position) while keeping the rest of the season accessible in the player's playlist.
• Bulk Progress Sync:
  • When you transition to a new episode, Cue automatically marks all preceding episodes in the playlist as watched on your server.
  • Reaching the 90% threshold on an episode automatically marks it and all previous unwatched episodes as played.
• IPC Integration: Real-time progress monitoring continues across the entire playlist session.

Other players (VLC, IINA, etc.) are supported for basic playback, but the native playlist and real-time scrobbling features require mpv.

Attribution

Cue is forked from Kino, originally created by Matthew McDole. The original MIT license notice is preserved in LICENSE.

License

MIT