<# .SYNOPSIS Plays a .MP3 sound file .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script plays the given sound file (MPEG-1 audio layer-3 file format). .PARAMETER path Specifies the file path to the .MP3 file .EXAMPLE PS> ./play-mp3.ps1 C:\thunder.mp3 ▶️ Playing 'thunder.mp3' (00:03) ... .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$path = "") try { if ($path -eq "" ) { $path = Read-Host "Enter the file path to the MP3 sound file" } if (-not(Test-Path "$path" -pathType leaf)) { throw "Can't access sound file: $path" } $fullPath = (Get-ChildItem $path).fullname $filename = (Get-Item "$fullPath").name Add-Type -assemblyName PresentationCore $mediaPlayer = New-Object System.Windows.Media.MediaPlayer do { $mediaPlayer.open($fullPath) $milliseconds = $mediaPlayer.NaturalDuration.TimeSpan.TotalMilliseconds } until ($milliseconds) [int]$minutes = $milliseconds / 60000 [int]$seconds = ($milliseconds / 1000) % 60 Write-Host " ▶️" -noNewline -foregroundColor green Write-Host "Playing '$filename' ($($minutes.ToString('00')):$($seconds.ToString('00'))) ..." $previousTitle = $host.ui.RawUI.WindowTitle $host.ui.RawUI.WindowTitle = "▶️ $filename" $mediaPlayer.Volume = 1 $mediaPlayer.play() Start-Sleep -milliseconds $milliseconds $mediaPlayer.stop() $mediaPlayer.close() $host.ui.RawUI.WindowTitle = $previousTitle exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }