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Oh, of course I don't believe in Google music/Spotify/iTunes proving an API for winamp. Reverse engineering is possible here, but will result in ban/lawsuit af

by dzek69 8y ago

Oh, of course I don't believe in Google music/Spotify/iTunes proving an API for winamp. Reverse engineering is possible here, but will result in ban/lawsuit after it gains some traction. How they're gonna do that then? No idea. Still I dream about alternative client every say

supermdguy 8y ago
Spotify has a playback SDK[0]. It's meant for web use, but it could probably be used to create a custom native player. You'd just need to have a webview somewhere. [0]: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk/quick-start/ https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk...
- SSLy 8y ago
  IIRC this is used by Clementine, a QT-based desktop player.
- RexM 8y ago
  They used to have a C library called libspotify that they quietly stopped supporting and later killed off. https://jonaslundqvist.net/2015/05/06/do-not-use-libspotify/ https://jonaslundqvist.net/2015/05/06/do-not-use-libspotify/
  - earenndil 8y ago
    There's an oss alternative called librespot https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot
    - RexM 8y ago
      Thanks, I didn't know that existed.
dewey 8y ago
Apple Music also has a player SDK via MusicKit if I understand it correctly. Some people already build third party players and web interfaces.