CLUSTER MUSIC-STREAMING-CLIENT · 35 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2024-11-03
Desktop streaming music clients
This cluster comprises desktop applications that wrap or interface with online music streaming services, delivering native playback controls, theming, scrobbling, and sometimes downloads or radio features. Dated entries before the index start are sparse: one from 2011 and one from 2020, then a gradual increase from late 2024 through mid-2026, with the highest dated monthly count (3) in May 2026. Echo-Music leads traction with 905 stars, far ahead of 163help (16) and SoundWave-Desktop (2).
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
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 · 4 hand-coded · 11 unlabelled
Operator · 5 hobby · 1 indie · 8 open source · 1 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 15 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 21Melodeon0★4 moliveopen sourceDesktop client that wraps a web-based music player interface for a home music streaming server with playback controls.
- 22YTMDesktop0★1 moliveopen sourceDesktop music player that streams a music service's catalog across multiple operating systems for listeners who prefer an app over a browser.
- 23Audio Sharing0★2 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDesktop utility that streams a computer's current audio playback over the network so other devices can play it back remotely.
- 24Pithos0★2 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop client for streaming internet radio, letting listeners rate songs, manage and mix stations, and scrobble plays to a music tracking service.
- 25Sidra0★unknownlivehobbyDesktop client that wraps a music streaming web player with native playback controls, themes, scrobbling, and system media integration.
- 26Headset0★unknownliveopen sourceDesktop application that turns an online video platform into a music streaming service with curated collections and community-driven playlists.
- 27douban-fm0★unknownlivehobbyDesktop client for an online radio streaming service that lets users choose channels to play and share songs to social media.
- 28Audio Sharing0★unknownliveDesktop utility that streams a computer's audio playback over the network so other devices can play it back.
- 29Deezer Lite Player0★unknownlivehobbyDesktop application that streams a music service with reduced CPU usage and hardware-accelerated playback for low-power Linux systems.
- 30psst-gui0★unknownlivehand-codedopen sourceThird-party desktop client for a music streaming service that lets users browse, save, and search artists, albums, tracks, and playlists.
- 31saox0★unknownlivehobbyUnofficial desktop wrapper for a music streaming service that lets users log in via social accounts and listen without a browser.
- 32Google Play Music Desktop Player0★unknownlivehand-codedopen sourceStandalone desktop music player client that adds hotkeys, custom themes, and remote-control integration for a streaming music service.
- 33MellowPlayer0★15 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop application that integrates online music streaming services into a single player interface for listening on the desktop.
- 34Pyanz Player0★unknownliveindieA desktop music player that pairs with a cafe venue, streams a shared song queue, and hosts a staff control panel.
- 35SONE0★unknownlivehobbyNative desktop client for a subscription music service offering lossless high-resolution audio streaming, music videos, theming, and scrobbling integrations.
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.