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-This is a Kotlin Multiplatform project targeting Android, iOS, Desktop (JVM).
+<div align="center">
+  <img width="600" src="assets/branding/spotube_banner.png" alt="Spotube Logo">
 
-* [/composeApp](./composeApp/src) is for code that will be shared across your Compose Multiplatform applications.
+A cross-platform extensible open-source music streaming platform.<br>
-  It contains several subfolders:
+Bring your own music metadata/playlist/audio-source with plugins created by community or by yourself. A small step towards the decentralized music streaming era!
-  - [commonMain](./composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin) is for code that’s common for all targets.
-  - Other folders are for Kotlin code that will be compiled for only the platform indicated in the folder name.
-    For example, if you want to use Apple’s CoreCrypto for the iOS part of your Kotlin app,
-    the [iosMain](./composeApp/src/iosMain/kotlin) folder would be the right place for such calls.
-    Similarly, if you want to edit the Desktop (JVM) specific part, the [jvmMain](./composeApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin)
-    folder is the appropriate location.
 
-* [/iosApp](./iosApp/iosApp) contains iOS applications. Even if you’re sharing your UI with Compose Multiplatform,
+<a href="https://spotube.krtirtho.dev"><img alt="Visit the website" height="56" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@intergrav/devins-badges@3/assets/cozy/documentation/website_vector.svg"></a>
-  you need this entry point for your iOS app. This is also where you should add SwiftUI code for your project.
+<a href="https://discord.gg/uJ94vxB6vg"><img alt="Discord Server" height="56" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@intergrav/devins-badges@3/assets/cozy/social/discord-plural_vector.svg"></a>
 
-### Build and Run Android Application
+<a href="https://patreon.com/krtirtho"><img alt="Support me on Patron" height="56" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@intergrav/devins-badges@3/assets/cozy/donate/patreon-singular_vector.svg"></a>
+<a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/krtirtho"><img alt="Buy me a Coffee" height="56" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@intergrav/devins-badges@3/assets/cozy/donate/buymeacoffee-singular_vector.svg"></a>
 
-To build and run the development version of the Android app, use the run configuration from the run widget
+[![HackerNews](https://hackerbadge.vercel.app/api?id=39066136&type=dark)](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39066136)
-in your IDE’s toolbar or build it directly from the terminal:
-- on macOS/Linux
-  ```shell
-  ./gradlew :composeApp:assembleDebug
-  ```
-- on Windows
-  ```shell
-  .\gradlew.bat :composeApp:assembleDebug
-  ```
 
-### Build and Run Desktop (JVM) Application
+<a href="https://opencollective.com/spotube"><img src="https://opencollective.com/spotube/donate/button.png?color=blue" alt="Donate to our Open Collective" height="45"></a>
-
-To build and run the development version of the desktop app, use the run configuration from the run widget
-in your IDE’s toolbar or run it directly from the terminal:
-- on macOS/Linux
-  ```shell
-  ./gradlew :composeApp:run
-  ```
-- on Windows
-  ```shell
-  .\gradlew.bat :composeApp:run
-  ```
-
-### Build and Run iOS Application
-
-To build and run the development version of the iOS app, use the run configuration from the run widget
-in your IDE’s toolbar or open the [/iosApp](./iosApp) directory in Xcode and run it from there.
 
 ---
 
-Learn more about [Kotlin Multiplatform](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/kotlin-multiplatform-dev/get-started.html)…
+![Spotube Desktop](assets/branding/spotube-screenshot.png)
+
+![Spotube Mobile](assets/branding/mobile-screenshots/combined.jpg)
+
+</div>
+
+## 🌃 Features
+
+- 🧩 Plugin powered, supports any platform or custom music service through plugins.
+- 🗺️ Community driven plugins for popular platforms or create your own.
+- ⬇️ Freely downloadable tracks with tagged metadata.
+- 🖥️ 📱 Cross-platform support.
+- 🪶 Small size & less data usage.
+- 🕒 Time synced lyrics regardless of the plugin support.
+- ✋ No telemetry, diagnostics or user data collection.
+- 🚀 Native performance.
+- 📖 Open source/libre software.
+- 🔉 Playback control is done locally, not on the server.
+
+### ⬇️ Download
+
+Download Spotube from the Official Website: https://spotube.cc
+
+### 🔄 Nightly Builds
+
+Grab the latest nightly builds of Spotube [from the Offical Website](https://spotube.cc/downloads/nightly).
+
+## 🕳️ Building from source
+
+<a href="https://github.com/KRTirtho/spotube/actions"><img alt="GitHub Workflow Status" src="https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/KRTirtho/spotube/spotube-release-binary.yml?+label=Build%20Status"></a>
+
+You can compile Spotube's source code by [following these instructions](CONTRIBUTION.md#your-first-code-contribution).
+
+## 👥 The Spotube team
+
+- [Kingkor Roy Tirtho](https://github.com/KRTirtho) - The Founder, Maintainer and Lead Developer
+- [Owen Connor](https://github.com/owencz1998) - The Cool Discord Moderator
+- [Piotr Rogowski](https://github.com/karniv00l) - The MacOS Developer
+- [Rusty Apple](https://github.com/RustyApple) - The Mysterious Unknown Guy
+
+## 💼 License
+
+Spotube is open source and licensed under the [AGPL-3.0-or-later](/LICENSE) License.
+
+<div align="center"><h4>© Copyright Spotube 2026</h4></div>