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I'm not thrilled by the music player options on Linux. I've tried many and found most of them awful. Even the author of this article notes negatives about all o

by fainpul 9mo ago

I'm not thrilled by the music player options on Linux. I've tried many and found most of them awful. Even the author of this article notes negatives about all of the listed players, which I find unacceptable (except for Recordbox, I'll have to look at that). And these are their favorites out of 200 players! It's the typical problem of free software: bad UI. I use Music on macOS (disable the music store and it's fine) and have used Rhythmbox on GNOME (passable). Still looking for something good on Linux. List from the post, with the author's own criticism: Amberol This barely fits my criteria for features … no library management Euphonica you will also need to set up MPD … The UI chokes … wish it had a song search function … changing the volume requires using my scroll wheel on the volume knob Feishin You will need a music server … Electron app Lollypop the user experience is painful Plattenalbum you will need to bring your own MPD … cannot even see a list of all albums Strawberry less intuitive than I’d like it to be … giant translucent strawberry in the middle of my screen at all times Tauon “everything-is-a-playlist” approach … overwhelming and confusing … stretched icons … scroll bar is on the left of the window for some reason

Zren 9mo ago
> less intuitive than I’d like it to be giant translucent strawberry in the middle of my screen at all times You can disable the background image that in the options under Appearance. It's a holdover from Clementine's branding which I also find annoying. I also dislike the glow animation on currently playing track in the playlist which can also be disabled.
volemo 9mo ago
> It's the typical problem of free software: bad UI. > I use Music on macOS I’m surprised to read this. While I have quite high tolerance for bad UI and don’t have my own opinion, I’ve heard many a Mac / iOS developer practically spit on Music.app design.
- fainpul 9mo ago
  I've also read people have much hate for the Music app. But I think it boils down to 2 things: 1. In certain setups macOS tends to launch it automatically and in unwanted situations, for example when a headset autoconnects. 2. People are pissed about the annoying ad-like pushing of subscriptions and other stuff. I don't have those problems. As mentioned, disabled "Apple Music" and "iTunes Store" and all that crap disappears from the UI. I also don't have a headset. The good things: - It integrates nicely into the OS (as you would expect from Apple's own apps). - It's very flexible in the ways it displays your music. It has everything from a mini player with varying degrees of info display up to a full screen mode.

by fainpul 9mo ago

Zren 9mo ago

> less intuitive than I’d like it to be giant translucent strawberry in the middle of my screen at all times You can disable the background image that in the options under Appearance. It's a holdover from Clementine's branding which I also find annoying. I also dislike the glow animation on currently playing track in the playlist which can also be disabled.

volemo 9mo ago

> It's the typical problem of free software: bad UI. > I use Music on macOS I’m surprised to read this. While I have quite high tolerance for bad UI and don’t have my own opinion, I’ve heard many a Mac / iOS developer practically spit on Music.app design.

fainpul 9mo ago
I've also read people have much hate for the Music app. But I think it boils down to 2 things: 1. In certain setups macOS tends to launch it automatically and in unwanted situations, for example when a headset autoconnects. 2. People are pissed about the annoying ad-like pushing of subscriptions and other stuff. I don't have those problems. As mentioned, disabled "Apple Music" and "iTunes Store" and all that crap disappears from the UI. I also don't have a headset. The good things: - It integrates nicely into the OS (as you would expect from Apple's own apps). - It's very flexible in the ways it displays your music. It has everything from a mini player with varying degrees of info display up to a full screen mode.