cucadmuh 6ea0acede5 feat(playback): stream buffering UI, M4A moov-at-end streaming, hot-cache spill (#737)
* feat(playback): stream buffering UI, ranged M4A tail prefetch, demuxer fix

Defer seekbar/progress until HTTP stream is armed for both legacy and
RangedHttpSource; show buffering overlay on cover art. Add MP4 tail
prefetch and Symphonia isomp4 bounded-mdat/moov-at-EOF probing so
moov-at-end M4A can start without reading the full mdat.

* feat(hot-cache): spill large ranged streams to disk for promote

When a ranged HTTP download completes above the 64 MiB RAM promote cap,
write the existing buffer once to app-data stream-spill/ and register it
for hot-cache promote (rename) and replay via fetch_data. Analysis seeds
from the spill file up to the local-file cap (512 MiB).

* fix(ui): stream buffering — grayscale cover and static clock icon

Desaturate player and queue cover art while isPlaybackBuffering; keep a
non-animated clock overlay for visibility without the spinning animation.

* fix(playback): review follow-up — tests, i18n, spill cleanup, changelog

Clippy and test layout fixes; stream spill orphan cleanup on startup;
buffering flag guard in progress handler; bufferingStream in all player
locales; CHANGELOG and contributor credits for stream/M4A work.

* docs: attribute stream buffering and M4A streaming to PR #737

* test(audio): avoid create_engine in stream spill unit test

CI runners have no audio output device; test spill take/consume via
the Mutex slot only, matching install_stream_completed_spill tests.
2026-05-16 22:56:47 +03:00
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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.


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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


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Warning

Psysonic is under active development. Bugs and rough edges can happen, and features may change as the project evolves.

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

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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.

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

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.

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