Topic: music player

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Spotify Finally Adds Lossless Audio Streaming Option

Spotify Premium users can now stream music in lossless audio quality at no extra cost. The desktop Spotify Linux app is likely to add support for it too.

10 September 2025

High Tide (GTK4/libadwaita TIDAL Client for Linux) Hits Flathub

High Tide, an unofficial desktop TIDAL client for Linux, is now available on Flathub. It also adds Discord integration, animated covers, and more.

15 June 2025
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Plattenalbum: Modern MPD Client for Linux Desktops

This week I came across Plattenalbum, a modern GTK4/libadwaita frontend for the Music Player Daemon (MPD) built in Python. MPD remains a popular way to make music stored on a server or a computer available on […]

20 March 2024
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Listen to Tidal Music on Linux from the Command Line

Tidal subscribers have a new way to listen to the high-fidelity music streaming service while using the Linux desktop. The Spotify rival touts better sound quality and bigger royalty cheques for artists, but it doesn’t provide a desktop […]

15 January 2018
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The Best Music Players for Ubuntu & Linux Mint

We look as some of the best music player apps for Ubuntu, from feature-filled music managers to others that are lightweight and simple to use.

10 January 2017
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Sayonara Music Player 0.9.1 Released, Here’s How To Install it On Ubuntu

A new version of the Sayonara music player is out, and it adds cover art support, new icons, and a new crossfader. We show you how to install it on Ubuntu.

16 September 2016
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Clementine Music Player Scores Juicy New Update

Can you believe that it’s been over 2 years since the last stable release of Clementine? It’s also been over 4 years since we last mentioned the popular open-source music player on this site! New Features in Clementine […]

17 April 2016

Tomahawk 0.8.4 Released, Plugin for Tidal On The Way

A new update to the meta-streaming desktop music player Tomahawk has washed ashore, with a bunch of bug fixes firmly in tow.

16 April 2015

How To Use Steam Music Player on Ubuntu Desktop

'Music makes the people come together' Madonna once sang. But can Steam's new music player feature mix the bourgeoisie and the rebel as well?

2 October 2014
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Linux Audio App ‘DeaDBeef’ Updates With Interactive Layout Designer

The lightweight Linux audio player DeaDBeeF has been updated, with an interactive new design mode being one of several new features included in the 0.6.0 release.

25 November 2013

‘Budgie’ Media Player Hatches on GNOME

Budgie is a new lightweight media player for GNOME, using client side decorations to present an attractive front to its nimble core.

7 November 2013

Sayonara – Lightweight Qt Music Player

it aims to be low on system resources, but intent aside does new music app 'Sayonara' have much to sing about? We go hands on to find out.

4 August 2013

Spotify Pushes Out Bug Fix Update on Linux

A new icon, faster load-up times, and fixes for a recent spate of playback problems - yes, it's a new release of Spotify for Linux Preview.

6 May 2013

Spotify Rival Rdio Gets New Ubuntu App

Music streaming service Rdio recently switched from offering a free 7 day trial to a much more impressive 6 month one! In this post we look at what Rdio is and how to get the most out of it in Ubuntu...

12 February 2013
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Beatbox Music Player Adds New Artist Overview, Unity Quicklist

Beatbox music player has improved the way additional artists/track data is displayed. Detailed artist information, discography and pictures, as well as lyrics for the currently playing track, can be revealed by clicking the new 'information' button added to the toolbar.

8 June 2012

Beatbox Music Player Sees New Release on Ubuntu

Beatbox music player has been updated and made available for Ubuntu 12.04. The former-elementary application, which hits version 0.4 with this release, gains stability, performance and bug fixes in addition to a number of significant new features.

3 May 2012
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Spotify for Linux Preview Gets Small Bug Fix Update

A new experimental version of Spotify for Linux Preview is available to download. This minor update brings the client upto parity with the Windows and Mac clients, as well as fixing a number of bugs and crashes.

12 March 2012
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First Official Release of Music App Nightingale Available

The first official release of Songbird fork Nightingale has been made available for download. What's it like? Is it worth installing? Let's take a quick look and see...

6 March 2012