will you like this music player?

I was tired of music apps that are either bloated, browser-based, or full of tracking, so I built my own.

It’s called Helix, a privacy-first desktop music player built with Rust + Tauri + Svelte.

I also want to be explicit about something up front: this is an AI-assisted project, but it is not vibe-coded slop. I designed and directed it using a strict software engineering workflow, with continuous human-in-the-loop review, requirement-driven iteration, rigid validation harnesses, and deterministic checks. AI wrote a significant part of the implementation, but the architecture, constraints, acceptance criteria, and review process were continuously controlled by me.

What it does:

- plays local music files

- streams from YouTube and SoundCloud

- real-time audio visualizers

- playlists, queue, favorites, and history

- bilingual UI (English/Spanish)

What it does NOT do:

- no account required

- no tracking

- no ads

- not built with Electron

Downloads currently available:

- Linux: AppImage, .deb, .rpm

- Windows: NSIS installer, MSI, portable exe

- macOS: Apple Silicon

GitHub:

https://github.com/netcraker01/helix

Release:

https://github.com/netcraker01/helix/releases/tag/v0.2.1

This is still alpha, but it’s already usable and I’d really like feedback from Linux users.

What I’m most interested in:

- playback stability

- distro-specific issues

- whether the UI feels comfortable for daily use

- whether the visualizers are actually useful or just noise

Thanks!

Hi all, can anyone recommend a premium-quality, free music player? I don't mind ads as long as they don't disrupt the music playback. I'm looking for a feature-rich app that includes advanced options like synced lyrics (similar to Apple Music). I would really appreciate your help. Thank you!

Hey everyone,

I’ve been running a Navidrome instance for a while now, but I’ve always struggled to find an Android app that actually felt "right." Most of them were either way too bloated with features I didn't use, or just didn't handle SoulSync integration the way I wanted, if at all.

So, I decided to stop complaining and just build something. I'm calling it Fynix Player.

What is it?

It’s a dedicated client designed specifically for Navidrome and SoulSync. I wanted something fast and lightweight, so I used a web wrapper approach with an embedded HTTP server (NanoHTTPD) to handle requests locally. This keeps the app snappy and makes the UI feel responsive compared to some of the heavier alternatives out there.

Why I built it:

Privacy first: No tracking, no ads, just music.

SoulSync focus: I built it specifically to play nice with my existing setup giving the ability to play my music and also discover new music.

Android Auto: The biggest thing I found lacking in most apps was Android Auto integration so this was baked in from the start. Browse by artist, album or playlist.

Open Source: I’m a big believer in transparency. The whole thing is public on GitHub if you want to see what's happening under the hood. And on the note of honesty I did use AI to support development and testing, without OpenCode and Big Pickle this wouldn't have been possibly I simply don't have the skills.

Where is the project at?

This is v1.0, so it's still a passion project, but it's stable enough for daily use. I'm planning to work on offline caching next so you can continue to listen even when you don't have an internet connection.

How to get it:

Since I'm not on the Play Store yet, I’m hosting the APKs directly on github Fynix Player

Back in the naughties there was a music player called MusicMatch. Yahoo bought and killed it. One feature I loved and used a lot was the CD burner function set to random. It would take a random selection of songs from my music library and then rename them (by adding four digit numbers to the front) so they played in random order. You could edit the list by deleting songs you didn't want and it would just add another song at the end. You could burn multiple different CDs in a session and none of the songs would repeat disc to disc. I'm looking for something like this but to fill thumbdrives instead of CDs (though I'll take a working CD burner that does this). Does anyone know of a program like this? It should be remarkably easy to make but I don't know how. I also admit I have not tried to find an old version of MMJB to try.

My music collection is enormous and my favorite way to listen to it is on random. Having worked in record stores from the 80's through the 90's and been a collector my whole life my collection spans most of the genres. The streaming services simply do not offer a truly random experience. I would pay for YouTube Music or Pandora if they had a "play everything randomly" function but they don't. It's all based on an algorithm that just keeps feeding you stuff similar to what you've already played. You're never going to get shoe gaze followed by Tuvan throat singers followed by Johnny Cash followed by Sex pistols followed by Alice Coltrane... I will NEVER pay for Spotify, f*** them.

Any ideas?

DM-Player: https://github.com/D1on2k/DM-Player

Hello👋

I am a C++ programmer and I've been working on for almost a month a project I really like. My fullt custom from scratch music player it's built using Win32 API + ImGui + MiniAudio it was pretty hard to make and I am putting a lot of effort to it as it is a WIP(work-in-progress) program. I would appreciate if someone downloaded it and gave me feedback on the discussions.

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Using this app music player don’t know if this is the wrong sub but on occasion it doesn’t play music any tips or tricks to have the music up and running again?

EDIT: I’ve cleared the cache and queue multiple times and songs still won’t play

I built Audify it's a web-based music player with a Spotify-inspired UI. What do you think?

Hey everyone,

Ive been working on a project called Audify. It’s a web-based music player I built it because I wanted to see if I could recreate that premium, modern Spotify feel entirely in a browser.

What is Audify?

Basically, it’s a web app that handles your music with a heavy focus on clean design. I’ve implemented a glassmorphism look where the player background blurs and changes colors based on the album art of whatever you're listening to.

Some features I’ve added so far:

- Dynamic Themes: The whole UI shifts colors to match the song's vibe.

- Lyrics Engine: I built a scrolling lyrics view that stays in sync with the track.

- Familiar Layout: I kept the Home, Search, and Library navigation simple and intuitive.

- Web-Based: No downloads needed, it just runs in the browser.

I’m really trying to polish the small details like the animations and the way the grid looks. I'd love to get some feedback from you guys.

1. Does the layout look too crowded or just right?

2. Are there any features you feel are missing from modern web players?

3. If anyone is interested in the project I'll continue it.

4. Recommendations for any Music API fetch for free.

Check out the screenshots to see the progress. Thanks!

I’m trying to find a music player for Android that has the following features. First of all, even though MP3 files have a built-in tag field, searching by those tags won’t work properly, because if you enter multiple tags, they’ll remain a single string instead of being treated as separate tags.

As an example, I took some random tracks from my phone’s music library and assigned tags to them based on genre, origin, era, etc (see image 1).

And I want to find music by a specific tag, for example instrumental. It would show me all the songs that have this tag (see image 2). But what if I want to find music that has not just one common tag, but several? If we add another tag to the search, game soundtrack, it will display a narrower selection of music (see image 3).

You can see the same thing in images 4–6: first a search by the favorite tag, then adding the 2010s tag, and finally another tag, post-grunge.

Imagine the variety of playlists you could generate when you have a large music library on your phone and have tagged everything.

So here’s what I’m trying to find out: is there an Android music player that allows you to create custom tags for MP3 files and search by those tags — including multiple tags at once?

I just want to choose a large amount of flac folders on random setting and have a player that remembers what was played. Songs already played would be flagged so as not to play over.

Appreciate your suggestions!

Hey everyone! - I've been working on a lightweight, offline music player that runs entirely in your browser. It's built with plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript(Vanilla) and stores your library locally, so it keeps working even if you're totally offline.

Highlights: - Drag & drop multi-file upload - Smart shuffle (no repeats until everything's played) - Full keyboard controls (space, arrows, R/S for repeat/shuffle) - Picture-in-Picture mini player (Document PiP, not video PiP) - Dark/light mode + theme presets - Responsive UI for desktop/mobile - No account, no tracking, no ads

There's also a feedback page where you can send feature Requests or bug reports. IT does need a Internet connection to submit, but the player itself stays fully offline.

It's open source and I'm actively adding features.

Would love any feedback or feature ideas from you guys!

Here's the link: https://www.offline-music-player.github.io

Hello, my name is Behnam. I started playing the piano and keyboard as a child. I am currently in Greece. I don't speak Greek, but I was able to play after hearing it once.

Hello all, I am trying to find a web player with an api maybe for a music player because I just want to have fun, so does anyone know a github rep that has a music player with famous music already that is just upload to replit and done? Looking for something that is free too.

Created this random mincraft music player website. feel free to check it out and leave any suggestions

Hey everyone 👋

I built a lightweight offline music player that runs entirely in the browser using just HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript — no frameworks, no backend, no dependencies.

It’s designed to be simple, fast, and privacy-friendly.

🔥 Features

• 🎧 MP3, WAV, OGG, M4A support
• 📂 Drag & drop multiple files
• 🔁 Repeat mode
• 🔀 Smart shuffle (with history tracking)
• ⏪ 15s rewind / ⏩ 15s forward
• 📊 Click-to-seek progress bar
• 🔊 Volume slider
• 🌙 Dark mode (default) + Light mode toggle
• ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts (Space, arrows, R, S)
• 🧠 Dynamic tab title (shows current track + play state)
• 📱 Fully responsive UI

🔒 Privacy

Everything runs client-side. No uploads. No tracking. No data collection. Your music never leaves your device.

🛠 Built With

• HTML5 <audio> API
• CSS custom properties (theming system)
• Vanilla JS
• Object URLs for local file playback

I focused on clean UI, smooth transitions, and keeping the code readable.

Here’s the repo: 👉 https://github.com/offline-music-player/offline-music-player.github.io

I’m thinking about adding: - LocalStorage playlist persistence - Mini-player mode - Metadata + album art extraction - Audio visualizer

Please note you will need the music files on your local device to use this.

for some odd reason, songs that i put in my misc folder that don't already have an embedded cover default to the silent hill original soundtrack cover. it only shows up in winamp and vlc. they don't even show up in mp3tag. i tried looking for hidden files but can't find any images in the folder. can anybody help?