diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2c8adbc7..d7e05671 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ dist/
cache/
local/
# debian build specific
-deb-struct/usr
+deb-struct/usr/lib/
+deb-struct/usr/bin/
+deb-struct/usr/share/applications
# deply build binaries
deploy/linux/build
deploy/win32/build
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe85463e..68a467ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+
Spotube is a [qt](https://qt.io) based lightweight spotify client which uses [nodegui/react-nodegui](https://github.com/nodegui/react-nodegui) as frontend & nodejs as backend. It utilizes the power of Spotify & Youtube's public API & creates a hazardless, performant & resource friendly User Experience
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ Don't worry **spotify premium isn't required**😱. But some extra packages are
- [MPV](https://mpv.io/installation/) player for playing the actual audio
- [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) for streaming the audio from youtube. It already comes pre bundled with mpv
-**Tip!:** If you're using windows try installing **mpv & youtube-dl** player with **chocolatey package manager** as it'd make the installation a lot easier
+**Tip!:** If you're using **[Windows]()** try installing **mpv & youtube-dl** player with **[chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/install) package manager** as it'd make the installation a lot easier.
+**But always install youtube-dl first & then mpv player**
**Important for [Ubuntu/Debian]():** If you're using any **ubuntu/debian** based linux distro then **youtube-dl** installed from the typical **apt-get** repositories will most likely not work as that version is older than current release. So remove it & install from the repository manually
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ $ snap install youtube-dl
I'm always releasing newer versions of binary of the software each 2-3 month with minor changes & each 6-8 month with major changes. Grab the binaries
-All the binaries are located in the [releases](https://github.com/krtirtho/spotube/releases)
+All the binaries are located in the [releases](https://github.com/krtirtho/spotube/releases), just download & install
**I'll/try to upload the package binaries to linux debian/arch/ubuntu/snap/flatpack/redhat/chocolatey stores or software centers or repositories**
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ $ cd deploy//build/spotube
If everything went smoothly then double clicking on the
- `AppRun` or Spotube-x86_64.AppImage for **linux**
-- Spotube-x86_64.exe for **Windows**
+- qode.exe for **Windows**
- Spotube-x86_64.dmg for **MacOS**
should work just fine without any problem
@@ -154,6 +155,12 @@ There will be some glitches, lags & stuck motions because of the library Spotube
- Support for playing/streaming podcasts/shows
- Easy installation procedure/mechanism for simplicity
+## Things that don't work
+- Shows & Podcasts aren't supported as it'd require premium anyway
+- Beautiful UI (you missed it, see the title😂^)
+- Images aren't added to ensure the lowest resource usage
+- OS Media Controls
+
#### Social handlers
Follow me on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/@krtirtho) for newer updates about this application
diff --git a/assets/icon.png b/assets/icon.png
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diff --git a/assets/icon.svg b/assets/icon.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11da7b37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/icon.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+
+
diff --git a/assets/spotube.png b/assets/spotube.png
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index 93d05c6c..00000000
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diff --git a/deploy/linux/spotube/Spotube Icon.svg b/deploy/linux/spotube/Spotube Icon.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 954565fc..00000000
--- a/deploy/linux/spotube/Spotube Icon.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/linux/spotube/icon.png b/deploy/linux/spotube/icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4be22cd5
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diff --git a/deploy/linux/spotube/spotube.desktop b/deploy/linux/spotube/spotube.desktop
index 7440c1ca..48e125e2 100644
--- a/deploy/linux/spotube/spotube.desktop
+++ b/deploy/linux/spotube/spotube.desktop
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Spotube
-Exec=AppRun
-Icon=spotube
+Exec=/usr/bin/spotube
+Icon=icon
Comment=A music streaming app combining the power of Spotify & Youtube
Terminal=false
Categories=Music;
diff --git a/deploy/linux/spotube/spotube.png b/deploy/linux/spotube/spotube.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 93d05c6c..00000000
Binary files a/deploy/linux/spotube/spotube.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/app.tsx b/src/app.tsx
index c4ee395a..462d8619 100644
--- a/src/app.tsx
+++ b/src/app.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
-import { Window, hot, View, useEventHandler, BoxView } from "@nodegui/react-nodegui";
-import { Direction, QIcon, QKeyEvent, QMainWindow, QMainWindowSignals, WidgetEventTypes, WindowState } from "@nodegui/nodegui";
+import { Window, hot, View, useEventHandler } from "@nodegui/react-nodegui";
+import { QIcon, QKeyEvent, QMainWindow, QMainWindowSignals, WidgetEventTypes, WindowState } from "@nodegui/nodegui";
import { MemoryRouter } from "react-router";
import Routes from "./routes";
import { LocalStorage } from "node-localstorage";
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import showError from "./helpers/showError";
import fs from "fs"
import path from "path";
import { confDir } from "./conf";
-import spotubeIcon from "../assets/spotube.png";
+import spotubeIcon from "../assets/icon.svg";
export enum CredentialKeys {
credentials = "credentials",
+
Spotube is a [qt](https://qt.io) based lightweight spotify client which uses [nodegui/react-nodegui](https://github.com/nodegui/react-nodegui) as frontend & nodejs as backend. It utilizes the power of Spotify & Youtube's public API & creates a hazardless, performant & resource friendly User Experience
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ Don't worry **spotify premium isn't required**😱. But some extra packages are
- [MPV](https://mpv.io/installation/) player for playing the actual audio
- [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) for streaming the audio from youtube. It already comes pre bundled with mpv
-**Tip!:** If you're using windows try installing **mpv & youtube-dl** player with **chocolatey package manager** as it'd make the installation a lot easier
+**Tip!:** If you're using **[Windows]()** try installing **mpv & youtube-dl** player with **[chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/install) package manager** as it'd make the installation a lot easier.
+**But always install youtube-dl first & then mpv player**
**Important for [Ubuntu/Debian]():** If you're using any **ubuntu/debian** based linux distro then **youtube-dl** installed from the typical **apt-get** repositories will most likely not work as that version is older than current release. So remove it & install from the repository manually
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ $ snap install youtube-dl
I'm always releasing newer versions of binary of the software each 2-3 month with minor changes & each 6-8 month with major changes. Grab the binaries
-All the binaries are located in the [releases](https://github.com/krtirtho/spotube/releases)
+All the binaries are located in the [releases](https://github.com/krtirtho/spotube/releases), just download & install
**I'll/try to upload the package binaries to linux debian/arch/ubuntu/snap/flatpack/redhat/chocolatey stores or software centers or repositories**
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ $ cd deploy/