Psychotoxical
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* fix(orbit): stop cleanup sweep from deleting live sessions on other devices The orphan-cleanup regex anchored the trailing `__` inside the optional `_from_…` group, so the canonical session playlist name (`__psyorbit_<sid>__`) never matched. It then fell into the "unrecognised → prune" branch, which deletes unconditionally and bypasses the orphan-TTL grace that exists precisely to protect a session running on the user's other device. Opening Psysonic on a second device wiped the first device's live session out from under its guests. Move the trailing `__` outside the optional group so both the session and outbox names match; the existing sid/TTL/ended logic then applies as intended. Add a behavioural test covering keep-fresh / prune-stale / prune-ended / skip-current / outbox / corrupt / foreign-owner cases. * fix(orbit): keep host publishing when the state blob grows past budget OrbitState.queue (the suggestion/attribution history) was append-only at the sweep-fold step and never bounded. On a long session it grew until the serialised blob exceeded ORBIT_STATE_MAX_BYTES; serialiseOrbitState then threw, writeOrbitState's caller swallowed the error and retried the same over-budget state every tick, so the host silently stopped publishing and guests froze into a host-timeout. Two layers: - Cap queue at ORBIT_QUEUE_HISTORY_LIMIT in applyOutboxSnapshotsToState, evicting oldest-by-addedAt (robust to the periodic queue shuffle). The dropped tracks have long since played, so their attribution/dedupe entry is dead weight. - Add serialiseOrbitStateForWire: a budget-aware serialiser that sheds oldest history, then the play-queue tail, on a copy before giving up. writeOrbitState now uses it, so a transient over-budget tick degrades the published blob instead of taking the host offline. Local store state is untouched. Tested: history cap eviction order, wire-trim byte budget + oldest-first drop, play-queue fallback, and within-budget passthrough. * fix(orbit): lock out the proactive radio top-up during a session The ≤2-remaining radio top-up in runNext lacked the isInOrbitSession() guard that its infinite-queue sibling has at both entry and resolution. A guest who joined with residual radioAdded tracks (before the first syncToHost replaces the queue) could fire it, appending up to 10 unrelated radio tracks and trimming queue history — drifting the guest off the host's playlist. Add the guard at entry and re-check inside the resolution .then(), mirroring the infinite-queue branch; the existing finally() still clears the fetching flag. The queue-exhausted radio fallback already returns early in Orbit, so only this mid-queue path was unguarded. * docs(changelog): add Orbit cleanup / state-budget / radio fixes (#1155) * docs(changelog): move Orbit fixes to bottom of Fixed section (#1155)
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, Chinese, Japanese and Hungarian.
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 / WinGet |
| 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.
or,
install via Windows Package Manager (WinGet):
winget install Psysonic
You can also browse and install it on winstall.app.
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.
Reviews
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.