Open-source alternatives to Pithos

Beets is a command-line music library manager that automates the organization, standardization, and maintenance of digital audio collections. It functions as a relational database-backed system that identifies audio content through acoustic fingerprinting and retrieves accurate metadata from online databases to ensure consistent tagging and directory structures. The project distinguishes itself through an event-driven pipeline architecture and a modular plugin system, which allow users to intercept and customize library processing workflows. This extensibility enables the integration of exter

Musikcube is a cross-platform audio player and high-performance C++ audio engine designed for managing local music libraries. It functions as both a terminal-based music player and a headless audio server capable of indexing metadata and playing audio across different operating systems. The project utilizes a client-server architecture that separates the core audio engine and metadata indexer from the user interface. This design allows it to act as a self-hosted audio streaming server, delivering music and metadata to remote clients via WebSocket and HTTP with support for real-time transcodin

cmus is a terminal-based audio player that runs entirely within a terminal window, using the ncurses library to render its interface without any graphical toolkit. It is designed to play local music files and internet radio streams, with support for CUE sheet metadata that splits single audio files into logical tracks with correct timing, and gapless playback that eliminates audible pauses between consecutive tracks. The player distinguishes itself through a Vi-inspired incremental search interface that locates tracks and commands in real time as you type, and a tab-based workspace model that

First of its kind, A simple TUI online music streaming application written in c++ with easy vim motions, now with support for Model Context Protocol (MCP)

DeaDBeeF Player

Play any radios around the globe right from the terminal :zap:

Minimal mpd terminal client that aims to be simple yet highly configurable

A clean music player with a customizable widget, stylish interface and no ads.

Clementine is a desktop music player and media library manager designed for organizing large collections of local audio files. It functions as an audio metadata organizer and a portable device synchronizer, providing tools to index music and manage playback on a computer. The software distinguishes itself through portable media synchronization, which includes hardware-specific audio transcoding to ensure files are compatible with external devices. It also supports remote playback control via Bluetooth and USB peripherals, including the ability to map playback commands to Bluetooth game contro

GNOME audio player for transcription

Music player in POSIX-sh using mpv from the shell/fzf extras/goodies 🎧📡🛸

Read-only mirror of https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/rhythmbox

The gPodder podcast client.

Harmonoid is a local music player focused on high fidelity audio playback and comprehensive music library management. It indexes local audio files into a structured database to facilitate the organization and retrieval of large collections based on artist, album, and genre. The project features advanced playback controls, including gapless transitions, crossfading, and manual adjustments for pitch, speed, and volume boosting. It also supports synchronized lyric displays sourced from embedded tags, local files, or online providers. Additional capabilities include direct editing of internal au

Music player

ncspot is a terminal-based music player that streams audio from a Spotify Premium account, combining a text-based user interface with Vim-style keyboard navigation for browsing and playing music libraries. It functions as an interactive Spotify client that can also accept remote commands over an IPC socket, enabling headless or scripted playback control without direct user interaction. The player is designed for efficient keyboard-driven operation, using modal keybindings inspired by Vim to navigate tracks, albums, playlists, and genres. It supports lightweight music streaming suitable for lo

Spotube is a cross-platform music client that functions as a unified streaming aggregator. It consolidates multiple external music service accounts into a single interface, allowing users to manage and play their entire digital library without switching between different applications. The application distinguishes itself through an extensible architecture that supports runtime plugin loading. This allows users to integrate external metadata services and expand the core playback engine with custom functionality. By utilizing an internal API-aggregator, the software harmonizes disparate data st

A fully standalone Spotify client for the terminal. Native streaming included, no daemon required.

A simple music player with material you in mind.

Music player for deepin desktop environment.

Spotify Player is a terminal-based client for streaming and controlling Spotify music directly from the command line. It combines a text-based user interface with a background daemon mode, allowing users to browse their Spotify library, manage playlists, and control playback entirely through keyboard shortcuts. The application integrates with Spotify's Web API and Connect protocol, enabling remote playback control across devices while streaming audio locally without the official client. The player distinguishes itself through its plugin-based command system, which lets users define custom she