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Maybe a wrong place to ask, but can somebody recommend an opposite of this? I don't care for album covers (at least while listening) and prefer alphabetized lis

by ansgri 9y ago

Maybe a wrong place to ask, but can somebody recommend an opposite of this? I don't care for album covers (at least while listening) and prefer alphabetized lists and a text-only playlist for a main view. With good queue management (like in old Winamp and iOS 10 Music; in 11 they screwed it up).

tomovo 9y ago
If you want to load and play your own MP3s you could try Tiny Player. App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id1140849233 http://itunes.apple.com/app/id1140849233
- ansgri 9y ago
  Thanks, this is somewhat orthogonal to purely UI concerns, but it's very useful to know it exists! BTW, is it really possible for third-party players to access music from Apple Music?
  - tomovo 9y ago
    It is since iOS 11.
4ad 9y ago
I'm looking for same thing but for macOS. People usually recommend Vox, but Vox is absolutely awful. Tiny ass window, that always, ALWAYS, drags songs when I try to scroll.
- nklas 9y ago
  Try Swinsian: http://swinsian.com http://swinsian.com. Basically iTunes without any bloat.
j_s 9y ago
Based on recent HN discussions[1], I will recommend (macOS/Unix-like ncurses): https://cmus.github.io https://cmus.github.io or (personal server with minimal-ish [mobile] clients): https://www.musicpd.org https://www.musicpd.org [1] Efficient music players remain elusive | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14634658 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14634658 (Jun 2017, 246 comments) +3 similar: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=efficient%20music%20elusive&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=efficient%20music%20elusive&ty...
hellofunk 9y ago
Personally I just use the Goodreader app for music, and put my tracks on there and listen that way. Since my collection as a whole is in Dropbox, I can just pull whatever I want down into Goodreader when I want to keep it around on the device for awhile. I too hate the iOS music app and any other app that attempts to improve the GUI nature of finding and exploring a music collection. I just want my tracks listed and easily jump between them. This app in this thread would seem to increase the amount of time I'd need to find a track; I don't care about all the fancy visuals, I just want to listen to music.
sandebert 9y ago
I know you're asking about iOS, but for those using Android, I can recommend EZ Folder Player. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dp.ezfolderplayer.free https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dp.ezfolde...
- j_s 9y ago
  Here is the link to the $0.99 ad-free version (rather than in-app purchase) for the lazy: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dp.ezfolderplayer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dp.ezfolde... I personally use Vanilla Music (not specifically minimalist but open source and [ad] free): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.blinkenlights.android.vanilla https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.blinkenligh...
iaskwhy 9y ago
You might want to try Cesium: http://www.cesium-app.com/ http://www.cesium-app.com/ You can hide most images/covers on Cesium. I bought it one or two years ago, use it sometimes instead of the Music.app. On a side note, one feature I'd wish was in all these players is the ability to pin stuff. I'd like to pin x albums, that's how I listen to them, x albums per month.

by ansgri 9y ago

tomovo 9y ago

If you want to load and play your own MP3s you could try Tiny Player. App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id1140849233 http://itunes.apple.com/app/id1140849233

ansgri 9y ago
Thanks, this is somewhat orthogonal to purely UI concerns, but it's very useful to know it exists! BTW, is it really possible for third-party players to access music from Apple Music?
- tomovo 9y ago
  It is since iOS 11.

4ad 9y ago

I'm looking for same thing but for macOS. People usually recommend Vox, but Vox is absolutely awful. Tiny ass window, that always, ALWAYS, drags songs when I try to scroll.

nklas 9y ago
Try Swinsian: http://swinsian.com http://swinsian.com. Basically iTunes without any bloat.

j_s 9y ago

Based on recent HN discussions[1], I will recommend (macOS/Unix-like ncurses): https://cmus.github.io https://cmus.github.io or (personal server with minimal-ish [mobile] clients): https://www.musicpd.org https://www.musicpd.org [1] Efficient music players remain elusive | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14634658 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14634658 (Jun 2017, 246 comments) +3 similar: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=efficient%20music%20elusive&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=efficient%20music%20elusive&ty...

hellofunk 9y ago

Personally I just use the Goodreader app for music, and put my tracks on there and listen that way. Since my collection as a whole is in Dropbox, I can just pull whatever I want down into Goodreader when I want to keep it around on the device for awhile. I too hate the iOS music app and any other app that attempts to improve the GUI nature of finding and exploring a music collection. I just want my tracks listed and easily jump between them. This app in this thread would seem to increase the amount of time I'd need to find a track; I don't care about all the fancy visuals, I just want to listen to music.

sandebert 9y ago

I know you're asking about iOS, but for those using Android, I can recommend EZ Folder Player. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dp.ezfolderplayer.free https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dp.ezfolde...

j_s 9y ago
Here is the link to the $0.99 ad-free version (rather than in-app purchase) for the lazy: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dp.ezfolderplayer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dp.ezfolde... I personally use Vanilla Music (not specifically minimalist but open source and [ad] free): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.blinkenlights.android.vanilla https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.blinkenligh...

iaskwhy 9y ago

You might want to try Cesium: http://www.cesium-app.com/ http://www.cesium-app.com/ You can hide most images/covers on Cesium. I bought it one or two years ago, use it sometimes instead of the Music.app. On a side note, one feature I'd wish was in all these players is the ability to pin stuff. I'd like to pin x albums, that's how I listen to them, x albums per month.