Pidgin-CurrentTrack is a Pidgin plugin that shows the current track detected from XMMS, Amarok, and other media players.
Additionally, this plugin appends the current track information to your user information and sets your buddy icon based on the iTunes, MediaMonkey, or Amarok album art. Moreover, if the album art is not present, the plugin automatically queries amazon.com to fetch it. This feature makes the plugin an excellent choice for music enthusiasts who are looking for an automatic album art importer.
Another noteworthy feature of the plugin is the ability to type "/track" anywhere during a conversation, which allows the Currenttrack plugin to replace it with the track title.
To use this plugin, you need to have Pidgin 2.0.0 or later installed. This release comes with several bug fixes in amazon.com album art code, individual account settings, ITMS available, message links, and better icon setting (which sets the global icon in the status bar).
Overall, Pidgin-CurrentTrack is a must-have plugin for those who want to keep their friends updated with their music preferences. Its seamless integration with numerous media players and the ability to fetch album art is indeed commendable. So, if you are a Pidgin user, give this plugin a try!
Version 1.2: N/A