jpochyla/psst
Psst
Psst is a cross-platform Spotify music client and library manager. It functions as a desktop application for streaming music and podcasts, providing a native playback interface and tools for organizing saved albums and playlists.
The project is distinguished by a client-server architecture that separates the core audio playback engine from the user interface. This allows for dual-interface state sharing, where a graphical user interface and a dedicated command-line interface can simultaneously control the same playback session.
The application covers audio streaming with loudness normalization, playback transport control via system media keys, and digital library management. It also includes content discovery capabilities such as media search and the resolution of external links.
Features
- Cross-Platform Streaming Clients - Functions as a native cross-platform streaming client for audio content with loudness normalization.
- Music Library Managers - Provides tools for organizing a personal music collection by saving albums and following playlists.
- Spotify Controllers - Provides a dedicated command-line interface for controlling Spotify playback and browsing libraries.
- Command Line Interfaces - Ships a comprehensive command-line application for managing music playback and library interactions.
- Audio Streaming Engines - Implements a desktop streaming engine for delivering music and podcasts with integrated volume control.
- Desktop Music Clients - Ships a standalone desktop application designed as a full-featured Spotify music client.
- Playback Transport Controls - Implements a playback management system that handles audio queues and integrates with system media keys.
- Terminal Music Controllers - Enables keyboard-driven management of music playback and libraries directly through the terminal.
- Client-Server Architecture - Employs an architecture where a central server manages playback state for multiple user interfaces.
- Media Favorites - Implements functionality for marking and organizing favorite tracks and albums to personalize the collection.
- Unified Media Search - Provides search functionality to locate artists, albums, and tracks across streaming platforms.
- Media Playback Controllers - Provides programmatic control over audio transport and playback queues via system keys and links.
- Dual-Interface Implementations - Implements both a graphical user interface and a command line interface for the same core playback logic.
- CLI Control Interfaces - Provides a command-line interface to send playback and library instructions to a background daemon.
- Audio Playback - Offers a native desktop interface for managing and streaming audio through a core playback engine.
- Level Normalization - Processes incoming audio streams through a normalization filter to maintain consistent volume across tracks.
- Music Discovery - Offers a system for navigating saved albums and followed playlists to discover new audio content.
- Graphical User Interfaces - Provides a native graphical interface for browsing music libraries and controlling playback on the desktop.
- Media Transport Controls - Integrates with system-level media keys to synchronize audio playback state and queue management.
- Media Streaming - Fast, multi-platform client for streaming music with a native GUI.
- Music Streaming - Fast, multi-platform Spotify client with native GUI.
- Spotify Clients - Fast, native GUI Spotify client for desktop platforms.
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