Settings Plugins Language and Region Appearance Playback Downloads Caching Desktop Updates About Close Save Cancel Language Language for the app interface. Current: %1$s Country Regional country for content and availability. Current: %1$s %1$s (%2$s) Theme Choose how Spotube matches your system appearance. Current: %1$s Light Dark System Accent color Current palette: %1$s Accent color Choose an accent palette and preview it in both light and dark themes. Light Dark Preview Button Green Goblin Electric Violet Oceanic Cyan Sunset Orange Rose Garden Midnight Blue Metallic Slate Download folder override Current folder: %1$s Current folder: default music folder Leave this empty to use the default music folder. C:\Music\Spotube Local media folders Custom folders to scan on desktop. Added: %1$d No custom folder added yet Use the picker to add folders. Download folder override is included automatically. Manage Add folder Remove folder No custom folders added. Download music format Preferred codec and container for downloads. Current: %1$s Download music quality Streaming music format Preferred codec and container for music streaming. Current: %1$s Streaming music quality Current: %1$s Enable music caching Store streamed audio locally to speed up repeat playback. Cache folder Current: %1$s Current: default application cache Cache size limit No limit Current limit: %1$d MB Set the maximum cache size in MB. Enter 0 or leave blank for no limit. 500 Size must be 0 or a positive number. Enable endless playback Keep playback going with recommended tracks when your queue ends. Enable Connect Expose remote playback controls through the Spotube Connect feature. Playback proxy server port Allow remote control Let other devices on the same network control playback when they connect. Remote control device name The name other devices see when discovering this one. Current: %1$s Choose a friendly name to show to other devices on your network when they discover this Spotube instance. e.g. Living Room Spotube device hostname Port used by the playback proxy server. Current: %1$d Choose a port between 1 and 65535. 14769 Enter a valid whole number. Port must be between 1 and 65535. Blacklist Manage blacklisted tracks and artists Minimize to tray Keep Spotube running in the system tray when the window is minimized. Discord rich presence Show your current playback status in Discord on desktop. Automatically check for updates Look for new Spotube releases in the background. Manage Plugins Manage your plugins Default %1$s Plugin Metadata Audio Lyrics Scrobble No plugin selected Change Select Selected Clear selection No plugins available %1$s plugin Clear Configure Plugin Manager Please enter a URL URL must start with http:// or https:// Failed to download plugin No plugins installed yet Paste a download URL or pick a file above. %1$d %2$s installed plugin plugins Install a Plugin https://example.com/plugin.smplug Download Install from file (.smplug) Active v%1$s Built-in Remove plugin Login Logout Download from URL Install from file Install • %1$s Permissions requested This plugin requires no special permissions. Installed vs supplied Installed Supplied API %1$s → %2$s Persistent Storage Read and write data to disk Network Requests Send and receive data over the internet WebView Display web content inside the app Group Jam MQTT Broker Broker host %1$s:%2$d Broker port Use TLS Username (optional) Password (optional) Client ID prefix Used to identify this Spotube instance Encrypt the broker connection Check the current broker settings before starting a room. Test connection Testing… Connected in %1$d ms Failed: %1$s Placeholder broker — configure your own to self-host Connection Credentials Identity Diagnostics Go to album Sleep timer Track details Ignore Update Spotube %1$s is available See what’s new in this release on the Spotube downloads page. %1$s %2$s is available Currently installed: %1$s See what’s new in this update from the plugin’s page. Skip Next Back Get Started Spotube Music, without the strings. An open-source player for a world of music.\nYours to explore. Yours to make your own. Keep music free. Spotube is built by people, not a subscription business. If it becomes part of your everyday life, a little support helps us give it the care it deserves.\n\nThank you for making room for independent software. Start with a catalog plugin to find songs and playlists. Choose an audio plugin to play them. Lyrics and listening history are optional. Discover a plugin below, review its permissions, install it, then select it here. Discover plugins Your sources Try again More plugins No new plugins found. You can also install one from a link or a .smplug file above. Plugin discovery is unavailable right now. Try again, or install from a link or file. A familiar player. A different kind of freedom. Browse through your chosen catalog. Press play and your audio plugin finds the stream.\n\nYour device handles playback and caching. Add synced lyrics, save tracks for later, or listen together with Group Jam. DEMONSTRATION PAUSED Pause demonstration Play demonstration Your music. Your sources. Your rules. A free, open-source music player built by a community that simply loves music. Open source No ads No telemetry Plugin powered Let’s Go Supporters keep us going Built with passion. Kept alive by you. Spotube is 100% free, libre, and open source — no ads, no subscriptions, no tracking. Every feature exists because people like you chose to help keep the code flowing. Patreon Monthly Sponsor Support recurring development and infrastructure Buy Me a Coffee One-Time Coffee Fuel a late-night coding session with a quick tip Open Collective Community Fund Transparent, community-governed financial backing Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for believing in open music. Supporting is completely optional — Spotube stays free either way. Sponsor Open %1$s Modular Architecture Choose where your music comes from. Spotube separates catalog discovery, audio streaming, and synced lyrics. Configure your engines below or switch them anytime. Metadata Engine Powers music discovery, search, track listings, and playlists. Audio Engine Fetches and decodes the audio streams that play. Lyrics Engine Streams time-synced karaoke lyrics in real time. Scrobble Engine Records listening history to Last.fm or ListenBrainz. Active Built-in Ready Optional Select an engine Installed Engines Set as default NewPipe YouTube and LRCLib Lyrics are built-in and ready to stream out of the box. Manage or add new community plugins anytime in Settings → Plugins. Retro-Modern Architecture Pure Hi-Fi, zero middlemen Here’s how Spotube orchestrates decentralized playback directly on your machine. DIRECT PEER-TO-PEER • 256 KBPS OPUS Blue hour Spotube · player demonstration A little music for the moments in between. 1. Decentralized Discovery Queries go straight to your chosen catalog plugin. Spotube never profiles your taste. 2. Direct Stream Resolution Audio streams directly from content servers to your machine. No proxy hops or remote data harvesting. 3. Local DSP & Playback Decoded and cached locally with equalizer controls and optional offline download. 4. Synced Lyrics & Jam Karaoke lyrics track the playback timestamp, with LAN remote control and Group Jam. No middleman servers. Playback happens right on your device — private by design.