<# .SYNOPSIS Plays a MP3 sound file .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script plays a sound file in .MP3 file format. .PARAMETER Path Specifies the path to the .MP3 file .EXAMPLE PS> ./play-mp3 C:\thunder.mp3 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$Path = "") try { if ($Path -eq "" ) { $Path = Read-Host "Enter the path to the MP3 sound file" } if (-not(Test-Path "$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 "▶️ Playing $Filename for $($Minutes.ToString('00')):$($Seconds.ToString('00')) sec..." $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 }