[HN Gopher] A simple, clean and cross-platform music player
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       A simple, clean and cross-platform music player
        
       Author : sdevonoes
       Score  : 22 points
       Date   : 2022-11-13 18:45 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (github.com)
        
       | woodruffw wrote:
       | It won't be applicable to everyone, but I want to give a plug to
       | Sonixd[1]: it's a Subsonic client, meaning that it'll work with
       | Subsonic or any other music server that uses the Subsonic API
       | (Navidrome, Airsonic, gonic).
       | 
       | It's an Electron application, which won't be for anyone, but it's
       | sufficiently smooth and snappy for me.
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       | [1]: https://github.com/jeffvli/sonixd
        
       | xchip wrote:
       | All was good until I realized it requires:
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       | - Node.js
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       | - Electron (formerly atom-shell)
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       | - React.js
        
         | butz wrote:
         | At least they have been experimenting with Tauri:
         | https://github.com/martpie/museeks/discussions/639 .
         | 
         | With File System Access API this probably can be a simple web
         | app, no need for wrapper. File support might get shorter,
         | though.
        
         | ARandomerDude wrote:
         | What's your recommendation for cross-platform app development
         | these days?
        
           | karmakaze wrote:
           | I usually go for the newest (often disappointed to find I was
           | too early). So right now that for me would be .NET MAUI[0]
           | and Flutter.
           | 
           | [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33523532
        
           | aliqot wrote:
           | Fyne Toolkit
        
           | xeromal wrote:
           | Not the guy and I don't have a beef with nodejs et all, but
           | Qt(framework) C#/Python
        
             | stevenkkim wrote:
             | Has Qt improved its aethetics/appearance? My experience
             | with Qt apps is that they have a distinctive non-native
             | look and feel that's a bit off-putting to me.
        
               | mnd999 wrote:
               | Same problem with node / electron though. It generally
               | looks nothing like the native UI, and has a ridiculous
               | memory footprint.
        
               | stevenkkim wrote:
               | While I prefer native apps, I'm fine with electron and
               | web apps as long as the ui is good to use and to look at.
               | 
               | Some electron apps are great to use, many have terrible
               | UIs. But in my experience all Qt apps are ugly. I was
               | wondering if Qt has been working on improving that.
        
           | squarefoot wrote:
           | Lazarus. Native fast compact code that compiles from small
           | ARM boards to big PCs.
           | 
           | https://www.lazarus-ide.org/
        
         | sys_64738 wrote:
         | So a web browser engine to play music?
        
           | rvz wrote:
           | Yes. Just to play music.
        
         | gchokov wrote:
         | I came here to comment that exactly. I am not installing
         | anything Electron on any of my machines .. not anymore.
        
       | tambourine_man wrote:
       | I've been dreaming of developing something very close to this: a
       | clone of late 2000s iTunes in Electron.
       | 
       | But it's essential for me that it imports Apple Music (nee
       | iTunes) Library.xml with all the play counts, etc.
       | 
       | If you manage to implement this feature, I'm in :)
        
       | indigodaddy wrote:
       | This has been around for a long time apparently. It first hit AUR
       | in 2016: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/museeks-bin
        
       | mnd999 wrote:
       | See also clementine, which is the one I use.
       | 
       | https://www.clementine-player.org/
        
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         | nullwarp wrote:
         | Also Strawberry which, in my experience, is slightly better in
         | supported features
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         | https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org/
        
           | squarefoot wrote:
           | Strawberry is a still active and maintained fork of
           | Clementine.
        
             | aliqot wrote:
             | wish we had a still-active and maintained fork of winamp :/
             | 
             | I just want a little 3 box thing with whats playing, my EQ,
             | and my playlist, on a native TUI/GUI. Everything now is so
             | greedy for space.
        
               | wazoox wrote:
               | Audacious fits the bill.
        
               | crtasm wrote:
               | I was using it for some time before realising you can
               | switch to the Winamp interface (and load skins!)
        
         | lalopalota wrote:
         | I use musikcube - terminal based, cross platform, just plays
         | tunes.
         | 
         | https://musikcube.com/
        
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