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CLUSTER MUSIC-DESKTOP-PLAYER · 12 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2023-08-01

Desktop music players

The cluster comprises desktop music player applications spanning local playback, streaming-service integration, plugin systems, and ad-free listening. Entries appeared sporadically from August 2023 through June 2026, with a small concentration in early 2026. The traction leaders are TIDAL Hi-Fi, QBZ, and embertune-bin, though all currently show zero stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

AUG 2023: 1NOV 2023: 1MAR 2024: 1MAR 2025: 1MAR 2026: 2APR 2026: 1MAY 2026: 1JUN 2026: 1AUG 2026: 2SEP 2026: 1
AUG 2023SEP 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 12 unlabelled

Operator · 2 hobby · 10 open source

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 12 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01ElectronWMD0★1 mo—hobbyDesktop application for managing music on Sony Network Walkman devices, allowing upload, download, and editing without proprietary software.
  2. 02TIDAL Hi-Fi0★2 moliveopen sourceDesktop music player that wraps a streaming service's web interface to add high-fidelity audio playback support.
  3. 03QBZ0★2 moliveopen sourceDesktop music player that streams hi-resolution audio from a subscription service, offering offline caching, DAC routing, and scrobbling integration.
  4. 04Musik0★5 moliveopen sourceDesktop audio player for KDE Plasma that plays common formats like MP3, FLAC, and OGG with a clean interface.
  5. 05embertune-bin0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDesktop music player that offers an ad-free alternative to streaming services for listening to music.
  6. 06musicfree-desktop-wayland-bin0★4 moliveopen sourceDesktop music player that is customizable through plugins and offers ad-free listening.
  7. 07YesPlayMusic0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDesktop music player for a streaming service that offers an alternative interface with added convenience features.
  8. 08musicbox-bin0★5 moliveopen sourceDesktop music player that plays local audio, supports plugins, and offers extensive customization.
  9. 09musicfree-desktop0★20 daysliveopen sourceDesktop music player that supports plugins and customization for an ad-free listening experience.
  10. 10musicfree-desktop-bin0★11 mostaleliveopen sourceDesktop music player that plays music from custom plugins and offers an ad-free listening experience.
  11. 11sdplayer0★unknownlivehobbyA desktop music player for square dance callers, offering tape-style playlist control, tip timers, loop points, and adjustable playback speed.
  12. 12fooyin [Kyu version]0★unknownliveopen sourceCustomizable desktop music player with modular widgets, a plugin system, and a scripting language for advanced playback configuration.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.