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kew

kew

Music for the Shell.

Runs as kew|macOS, Linux, Windows|www.kewplayer.com
Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 1 task · 5 fields

Play music by partial file or directory name, or start in library view when no name is given. Themes, playlists (list), the path setting and special keywords are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun
Run in Otty
otty gui kew
Play musicExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Artist, album or song name*
string
Exact match
--exact
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Play by name
queryexact
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Artist, album or song name
Partial file or directory name; leave empty to open the library view.
string · positional 0 · repeatable
Exact match
Exact but not case sensitive.
boolean
--exact-e
Quit when playlist ends
boolean
--quitonstop-q
Hide cover
boolean
--nocover
Hide the whole UI
boolean
--noui
SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these
help
kew [OPTIONS] [PARTIAL FILE OR DIRECTORY NAME] --nocover Hides the cover. --noui Completely hides the UI. -q, --quitonstop Exits after playing the whole playlist. -e, --exact Specifies you want an exact (but not case sensitive) match. shuffle Shuffles the playlist before starting to play it.
manualmain 2026-10

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Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed kew against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.