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https://github.com/aschey/Platune
A cross-platform music player
https://github.com/aschey/Platune
audio cross-platform mp3 mp3-player music music-player
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A cross-platform music player
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/aschey/Platune
- Owner: aschey
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2020-04-04T15:35:58.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-09-09T02:30:04.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-09-10T02:46:10.300Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: audio, cross-platform, mp3, mp3-player, music, music-player
- Language: Rust
- Homepage:
- Size: 19.3 MB
- Stars: 18
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 8
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE-APACHE
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**NOTE: This project is still in its early stages and many of these features do not work yet**
## Overview
Platune is a cross-platform music player that uses a client-server architecture over gRPC. It is both a complete solution and a set of modular components to allow users to create their own custom players. At its core, Platune is a set of [protobuf definitions](https://github.com/aschey/Platune/tree/main/platuned/proto) that create the contract. Any gRPC client or server that implements these protobufs will be compatible with the rest of the ecosystem.
Platune is split up into two independent modules - an audio player and a library manager.
These two modules can be ran together as a single server or independently as two separate servers.
This allows for a variety of setups such as using the Platune management server with a different audio player or setting up your own music server where a local Platune audio server can play music streamed from a remote Platune management server.
### Structure
- [libplatune](https://github.com/aschey/Platune/tree/main/libplatune) -
Set of libraries containing business logic. Can be used to create custom servers.
- [management](https://github.com/aschey/Platune/tree/main/libplatune/management) -
Library for managing an audio database
- [player](https://github.com/aschey/Platune/tree/main/libplatune/player) -
Library for audio playback
- [platuned](https://github.com/aschey/Platune/tree/main/platuned)
- [client](https://github.com/aschey/Platune/tree/main/platuned/client) -
Generated client stubs for multiple languages
- [server](https://github.com/aschey/Platune/tree/main/platuned/server) -
gRPC server frontend for libplatune
- [platunectl](https://github.com/aschey/Platune/tree/main/platuned/server/src/bin/platunectl.rs) -
Management interface for the platuned system service
- [platune-cli](https://github.com/aschey/Platune/tree/main/platune-cli) -
Hybrid CLI/TUI designed for quick and easy usage
- platune-gui (not yet implemented) -
Feature-rich graphical client
- platune-tray (not yet implemented) -
Simple tray-based client
- platune-mobile (not yet implemented) - mobile app
## Feature Overview
- Advanced searching capabilities
- Flexible tag system to allow for complex data organization
- Cross-platform support
- Support multi-boot setups via configurable drive mappings
- Sync data between mobile and desktop
- Mobile app functions as both a standalone player and a remote control
- Custom audio visualizations
- Gapless audio playback
- Automatic filesystem syncing
- Push-based architecture - all running clients should be notified and kept in sync with the current state of the server
- Playback of local files and streaming over HTTP
## Project Goals
- Be simple to use with minimal configuration. Don't try to support every possible use case.
- Follow the [Unix Philosophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy) - the core code should be simple and extendable, non-essential functionality should be implemented separately.
- Strive for compatiblity with established tools and protocols where possible.
- Focus on file-based media playback, not third-party streaming services (integration with streaming services may be added via plugins in the future).
- The GUI and CLI will support all essential features. Extra functionality may only be available on the GUI.
### Comparison with MPD
[MPD](https://www.musicpd.org/) is a similar music player app that has been around for a while. MPD is mainly focused on playing music while Platune aims to be a complete solution for managing your music library. We also aim to be accessible for less tech-savvy users, support most features without the need for complex customizations, and require less configuration. Platune maintains a set of official clients that take advantage of all available functionality while MPD mainly relies on third-party clients. However, MPD is a much more stable and robust product that supports a variety of complex audio setups which will probably never be supported by Platune.