jamailmar ~ Multi-threaded Ogg Vorbis Decoder

Posted by tom2tec on May 24, 2026

Linux code to decode Ogg Vorbis files with multi-thread support

WMP ~ Windows Media Player Goodies

Posted by tom2tec on May 23, 2026

WMP Goodies is the place where you can find archived and custom skins, visualizations, plug-ins, and older versions of WMP since July 12, 2015. We also have really important guides for repairing and creating features for Windows Media Player.

We have available for download:

269 Skins
62 Visualizations
10 Plug-ins
7 older versions of WMP (from 6.4 to 11)
5 Guides to help you get the most out of Windows Media Player

sites.google.com/view/wmpgoodies/home

Pear Desktop ~ Desktop Client For YouTube Music

Posted by tom2tec on May 22, 2026

Pear Desktop is an Electron-based desktop client for YouTube Music designed for Windows, Linux and macOS. The project keeps the standard YouTube Music interface while adding desktop integration, plugins, themes and additional playback features.

The application is open source and distributed under the MIT license.

Features:

Native desktop-style window and controls
Plugin framework
Ad blocker
Lyrics support
Last.fm scrobbling
Discord Rich Presence
Media key support
Custom themes and CSS
Audio compressor
Equalizer
Crossfade
Skip silences
SponsorBlock integration
Video/audio mode toggle
Notification support
Downloader plugin
OBS integration
System tray support
Global keyboard shortcuts

How It Works

Pear Desktop loads the standard YouTube Music web interface inside a desktop application window and extends it through plugins and Electron desktop integration. It is not a standalone music service and still requires a YouTube Music or Google account for normal use.

Basic Usage

Download the correct installer for your operating system from the Releases page.
Install and launch the application.
Sign into your Google account.
Use YouTube Music normally.
Optional plugins can be enabled or disabled from the Plugins menu.

Platforms

Windows
Linux
macOS

Notes

Because Pear Desktop uses Electron, memory and CPU usage are generally higher than lightweight native audio players such as foobar2000 or AIMP. The project is intended primarily as a feature-enhanced desktop frontend for streaming music from YouTube Music rather than as a traditional local-library music player.

github.com/pear-devs/pear-desktop

CodePen ~ Bitmeter Visualization

Posted by tom2tec on May 19, 2026

Bitmeter visualization with fixed-point and floating-point modes.

codepen.io/TF3RDL/pen/ZYpbNYZ
hydrogenaudio.org/index.php/topic,129362.0

VUPlayer ~ Freeware Windows Player

Posted by tom2tec on May 18, 2026

VUPlayer is an open-source multi-format audio player for Windows 7 SP1 or later.

www.vuplayer.com/vuplayer
github.com/jfchapman/VUPlayer

cosmo-pd ~ Phase Distortion Synthesizer

Posted by tom2tec on May 17, 2026

A monorepo for Casio CZ-101 phase distortion synthesis — including a preset manager web/desktop app, an in-browser phase distortion synthesizer, and a VST3/CLAP/AUv2 plugin.

github.com/fpbrault/cosmo-pd

FlutPlayer ~ mp3 Player With Flutter

Posted by tom2tec on May 15, 2026

This is an Android / Windows application that plays audio.

github.com/n3wzd/FlutPlayer

PsalticTools ~ Byzantine Music Utilities

Posted by tom2tec on May 14, 2026

A set of utilities for working with Byzantine sheet music.

PsalticTools includes:

• a set of utilities (plugins) for typing of Byzantine notes in parallel double notation (Byzantine and Western), based on MuseScore free music editor;
• the PsalticHelper program for searching for formulas of Byzantine music in music books.
• the UniPsaltica2 font with the characters of the musical Byzantine notation in Unicode.