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Audioware For Linux

txt2chord ~ Turn Words Into Chords

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Convert words and sentences to 5 note chords you can use to inspire music creation. Have fun turning your name, your city name, your friends’ names, your team’s name, your pet’s name into wild and original harmonies that go beyond serialism and classic jazz.

Features:

  • generate five note chords
  • generate scales matching the chords
  • display chord name
  • preview chords
  • preview scales

sourceforge.net/projects/txt2chord

Recorder ~ KDE Recording App

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Recorder is a simple, cross-platform audio recording application.

apps.kde.org/krecorder
invent.kde.org/utilities/krecorder

gpodder ~ Media aggregator & Podcast Client

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gPodder is a simple, open source podcast client.

In development since 2005 with a proven, mature codebase.

gpodder.github.io
github.com/gpodder/gpodder
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3093354

gpodder.net ~ Libre Podcast Web Service

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gpodder.net is a libre web service that allows you to manage your podcast subscriptions and discover new content. If you use multiple devices, you can synchronize subscriptions and your listening progress.

It works best with the gPodder application, but you can also use it with Amarok, other supported clients or as standalone web application without any client app.

Features:

  • Share your favorite content with others
  • Keep track of your playback progress
  • Back up your subscriptions
  • Discover new content, based on your listening habits
  • Create and share lists of related podcasts
  • For publishers: Find out which parts of your content are popular

gpodder.net
gpodder.github.io

Kasts ~ KDE Podcast Player

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Kasts is a convergent Kirigami-based podcast application that looks good on both desktop and mobile.

Its main features are:

  • Episode management through play queue
  • Sync playback positions with other clients through gpodder.net or gpodder-nextcloud
  • Variable playback speed
  • Search for podcasts
  • Full system integration: e.g. inhibit system suspend while listening

apps.kde.org/kasts
invent.kde.org/multimedia/kasts
github.com/KDE/kasts

Vvave ~ Multi-platform Media Player

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Tiny Qt Music Player to keep your favorite songs at hand.

apps.kde.org/vvave
github.com/KDE/vvave
flathub.org/en/apps/org.kde.vvave

Shellify ~ Terminal Based Players

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Shellify is a terminal-based application that allows you to download and play Spotify playlists and albums directly from your terminal. It uses various Python modules to fetch songs from Spotify, download their audio from YouTube, and play them using a built-in MP3 player. Shellify lets you enjoy spotify, without the need of the spotify app and helps you have peace of mind while listening to your favorite songs without annoying ad breaks. You need a spotify developer account to use this application.

github.com/sajitha-tj/shellify

shellify is a terminal based audio player written in god-chosen lang C for Linux.
Built with sqlite3, miniaudio under the GPL-3.0 License.

github.com/nelson131/shellify

Euphonica ~ Advanced MPD Frontend

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An MPD frontend with delusions of grandeur.

It exists to sate my need for something that’s got the bling and the features to back that bling up.

Features:

  • Adaptive GTK4+libadwaita UI for most MPD features, from queue reordering and ReplayGain to crossfade and MixRamp configuration.
  • Practically zero-cost static background blur powered by libblur. Go ham with blur radius!
  • Customisable spectrum visualiser, reading from MPD FIFO or system PipeWire.
  • Automatic accent colours based on album art (optional).
  • Advanced client-side dynamic playlists.
    • Both query-based and sticker-based filtering rules are supported at the same time.
    • Multiple ordering clauses (or random shuffle on refresh).
    • Auto-refresh scheduling (hourly, daily, weekly, etc).
    • Optional fetch limit for things like top-10 playlists.
    • Graphical rules editor with live error checking.
    • Save a dynamic playlist’s current state as an MPD-side static playlist whenver you want.
    • JSON import/export for sharing & backing up dynamic playlist rules.
  • Fetch album arts, artist avatars and synced song lyrics from external sources (currently supports Last.fm, MusicBrainz and LRCLIB).
  • myMPD-compatible stickers handling.
  • Integrated MPRIS client with background run supported. The background instance can be reopened via your shell’s MPRIS applet, the “Background applications” section in GNOME’s quick settings shade (if installed via Flatpak) or simply by launching Euphonica again.
  • Rate albums (requires MPD 0.24+) and individual songs.
  • Audio quality indicators (lossy, lossless, hi-res, DSD) for individual songs as well as albums & detailed format printout.
  • Asynchronous search for large collections. The app as a whole should work with any library size (tested with up to 30K songs).
  • Configurable multi-artist tag syntax, works with anything you throw at it.
    • In other words, your artist tags can be pretty messy and Euphonica will still be able to correctly split them into individual artists.
  • Performant album art fetching & display (LRU-cached to both cut down on disk reads and RAM usage).
  • Volume knob with dBFS readout support (‘cuz why not?).
  • ncmpcpp-inspired keyboard shortcuts.
  • User-friendly configuration UI & GSettings backend.
  • MPD passwords are securely stored in your user’s login keyring.
  • Commands are bundled into lists for efficient MPD-side processing where possible.

github.com/htkhiem/euphonica

soundKonverter ~ KDE Conversion & Ripping

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soundKonverter is a frontend to various audio converters.

The key features are:

  • Audio conversion
  • Replay Gain calculation
  • CD ripping

github.com/dfaust/soundkonverter
github.com/nphantasm/soundkonverter
store.kde.org/p/1126634

GSonic ~ Stereo Redefined

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GSonic Reference is a high-quality speaker and room correction tool that generates precision FIR correction filters from in-room measurements. It combines spatial measurement averaging with advanced filter generation to deliver studio-grade correction for any stereo listening environment.

Features:

  • Integrated Measurement & Filter Generation — Measure and generate in a single application
  • Spatial Averaging — Multi-position measurement for robust, position-independent correction
  • Automatic Clock Drift Compensation — No need for loopback cables or synchronized clocks
  • Low Latency Filters — 32,768-tap FIR filters at 48 kHz (pure C++ codebase, 341 ms processing latency)
  • Stereo Balance — Perceptual loudness-based stereo balancing
  • Target Curve Support — Built-in presets or bring your own custom target curves
  • Multiple Output Formats — Mono (L/R) and interleaved stereo WAV filters for maximum compatibility
  • ASIO & WASAPI Support — Choose your preferred audio backend on Windows

github.com/ObsessiveCompulsiveAudiophile/GSonic
hydrogenaudio.org/index.php/topic,129351.0

KMix ~ Mixer & Volume Control

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KMix is a sound channel mixer and volume control.

apps.kde.org/kmix
github.com/kde/kmix
invent.kde.org/multimedia/kmix
docs.kde.org/trunk_kf6/en/kmix
userbase.kde.org/KMix

JuK ~ Audio Jukebox Application

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JuK is an audio jukebox application, supporting collections of MP3, Ogg Vorbis, and FLAC audio files. It allows you to edit the “tags” of your audio files, and manage your collection and playlists. Its main focus, in fact, is on music management.

Features:

  • Collection list and multiple user defined playlists
  • Ability to scan directories to automatically import playlists and music files on start up
  • Dynamic Search Playlists that are automatically updated as fields in the collection change
  • A Tree View mode where playlists are automatically generated for sets of albums, artists and genres
  • Playlist history to indicate which files have been played and when
  • Inline search for filtering the list of visible items
  • The ability to guess tag information based on the track’s file name
  • File renamer that can rename files based on the tag content
  • Tag reading and editing support for many formats including ID3v1, ID3v2 and Ogg Vorbis

apps.kde.org/juk
github.com/KDE/juk
invent.kde.org/multimedia/juk
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JuK