WiiM CLI

Control WiiM and LinkPlay audio devices from the command line.

Installation

# Install globally
uv tool install wiim-cli

# Or run directly without installing
uvx --from wiim-cli wiim --help

Requires Python >=3.11.

Quick Reference

All commands accept --host <ip> to target a specific device. If omitted and only one device is on the network, it auto-discovers.

Discovery

wiim discover                    # Find devices on the network

Playback

wiim status                      # Show what's playing
wiim play                        # Resume
wiim pause                       # Pause
wiim stop                        # Stop
wiim next                        # Next track
wiim prev                        # Previous track
wiim seek 90                     # Seek to 1:30
wiim shuffle true                # Enable shuffle

Volume

wiim volume                      # Show current volume
wiim volume 50                   # Set to 50%
wiim mute                        # Mute
wiim unmute                      # Unmute

Play Media

wiim play-url "https://example.com/stream.mp3"     # Play a URL
wiim play-preset 1                                   # Play saved preset #1

Notes

• The WiiM must be on the same local network as the machine running the CLI.
• Discovery uses SSDP/UPnP — may not work across subnets/VLANs.
• Spotify, AirPlay, and other streaming services are controlled from their own apps. Once playing on the WiiM, this CLI can pause/play/skip/adjust volume.
• play-url works with direct audio URLs (MP3, FLAC, M3U streams, etc.).