* fix(audio): make seeking work on streamed Opus/Ogg via on-demand HTTP Range Seeking inside an Opus/Ogg track streamed over ranged HTTP was a contained no-op (the seekbar snapped back); it only worked once the track had fully downloaded/cached. symphonia 0.6's Ogg demuxer seeks by bisecting the byte range (reading pages at midpoints across the whole file) and scans the last pages during the probe, but RangedHttpSource only filled the buffer linearly from offset 0, so any read ahead of the download front blocked until the linear download caught up. Keeping Ogg seekable through the probe without a real random-access source would have forced a full pre-download. Add an on-demand random-access fetcher to RangedHttpSource: when a read lands well ahead of the contiguous linear download (a seek, a bisection midpoint, or the end-of-stream probe), fetch the needed range over HTTP Range (1 MiB window) on the tokio runtime and let the read loop poll for it, instead of blocking on the linear filler. Ranged Ogg now stays seekable through the probe (records its byte range) so seeking works for real; the catch_unwind in try_seek stays as a safety net. - New OnDemand fetcher writes arbitrary ranges into the shared buffer (same bytes the linear download would write; idempotent under the buffer mutex, mirroring the existing MP4 moov tail-prefetch). It never touches downloaded_to/done, so full-download completion and the track-analysis seed are unaffected. - On-demand only fires on a forward gap > 512 KiB, so normal sequential read-ahead (and a slightly starved play cursor) still waits for the linear download without spurious range requests. - ranged-stream now passes random_access=true; preview keeps on_demand=None. Does not touch the Tauri boundary (no invoke/event changes). * docs(changelog): add 1.49.0 entry for streamed Opus/Ogg seeking (#1110) Also credit the streamed-seek work in settingsCredits. * fix(audio): require 206 for ranged Range fetches at a non-zero offset Address PR #1110 review note: ranged_write_http_range accepted a 200 the same as a 206. A server that ignored the Range header and replied 200 returns the whole body from byte 0; writing that at a non-zero offset would corrupt the buffer (affects both the on-demand seek fetcher and the MP4 moov-tail prefetch). Accept 200 only when the request started at offset 0; otherwise require 206.
A modern desktop client for self-hosted music libraries
Fast. Native. Beautiful. Built for people who actually care about their music collection.
Psysonic is built primarily for Navidrome and also works with Gonic, Airsonic, LMS and other Subsonic-compatible servers, depending on the features supported by your server.
Available languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Norwegian Bokmål, Dutch, Romanian, Russian and Chinese.
More translations are added over time.
No telemetry • Native performance • Navidrome-first • Community driven
What is Psysonic?
Psysonic is a desktop music client for self-hosted music libraries. It is designed for people who want the freedom of their own server without giving up the comfort, polish and speed of a modern music app.
It is built with Rust, Tauri v2 and React, with a strong focus on responsiveness, customization, practical music-library workflows and a user interface that does not require a manual before you can press play.
Psysonic is optimized first and foremost for Navidrome. Other Subsonic-compatible servers can work well too, but advanced features may depend on server-side support.
Highlights
Playback & Queue
- Gapless playback
- Crossfade
- ReplayGain support
- LUFS-based Smart Loudness Normalization
- AudioMuse-AI support
- Infinite Queue
- Smart Radio sessions
- Fast and responsive playback handling
- Low memory usage compared to heavy web-first clients
Audio Tools
- 10-band Equalizer
- Equalizer presets
- AutoEQ headphone correction
- Per-device optimization
- Loudness-aware playback options
Library Management
- Fast search across large libraries
- Albums, artists, tracks and genres
- Ratings support
- Multi-select bulk actions
- Drag & drop playlist management
- Smart Playlists
- Built for large self-hosted collections
Lyrics & Discovery
- Synced lyrics with seek support
- Lyrics provider support: YouLy+, LRCLIB and NetEase
- Auto-scrolling sidebar lyrics
- Fullscreen lyric mode
- Last.fm scrobbling
- Similar artists
- Loved tracks and listening stats
Sharing & Social Listening
-
Magic Strings sharing:
- share albums, artists and queues
- Navidrome user management helpers
- fast account sharing
-
Orbit shared listening sessions:
- host-controlled synchronized playback
- session invites via link
- guest song suggestions
- real-time queue interaction
Personalization & Accessibility
- Large theme collection
- Catppuccin and Nord inspired styles
- Glassmorphism effects
- Font customization
- Zoom controls
- Keybind remapping
- Theme Scheduler for automatic day/night switching
- Colorblind-friendly theme options
- Keyboard-friendly navigation
Power User Extras
- CLI controls
- USB / portable sync
- Backup and restore settings
- In-app auto updater
- LAN / remote auto switching
Orbit brings synchronized shared listening sessions directly into Psysonic.
Start a session, invite others with a link and listen together with host-controlled playback, shared queue interaction and guest song suggestions. It is built for real-world music sharing without turning your self-hosted setup into a social-media circus.
Platforms
| OS | Support |
|---|---|
| Windows | Native installer |
| macOS | Signed DMG |
| Linux | AppImage / DEB / RPM / AUR (psysonic, psysonic-bin) / NixOS |
Install
Linux
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Psychotoxical/psysonic/main/scripts/install.sh | sudo bash
Linux builds are also available through GitHub Releases, AUR and Cachix/Nix.
AppImage runs under X11/XWayland — it pins
GDK_BACKEND=x11for a stable WebKitGTK stack. For a native-Wayland launch, use the.deb,.rpm, AUR, or Nix packages, which follow your session's display server.
Windows
Download the latest installer from the GitHub Releases.
macOS
Download the signed DMG from the GitHub Releases.
Development
Contributor expectations (PRs, CI, Tauri boundary, UI): CONTRIBUTING.md.
git clone https://github.com/Psychotoxical/psysonic.git
cd psysonic
npm install
npm run tauri:dev
Build release:
npm run tauri:build
Privacy
Psysonic is built for self-hosted music collections. Your library is yours.
- No telemetry
- No spyware nonsense
- No analytics harvesting
- No hidden tracking
See TELEMETRY.md for the telemetry stance and PRIVACY.md for how each opt-in integration handles data.
Community & Support
Join the community, report bugs, suggest features, share themes and help shape the future of Psysonic.
License
Psysonic is licensed under the GNU GPL v3.0.
Forks and Attribution
Psysonic is free and open-source software under the GPLv3. You are welcome to fork it, modify it and build upon it under the terms of the license.
If you publish a modified or rebranded version, please make it clear that your project is based on Psysonic and preserve proper attribution to the original project.
That is not about preventing forks. Forks are part of open source. It is about being honest with users and contributors about where the work comes from.
Features, design work and implementation ideas developed in Psysonic should not be presented as unrelated original work in downstream projects.
Own your music. Enjoy the client too.
Psysonic brings a modern desktop experience to self-hosted music libraries.

