kew (/kjuː/, variant of cue) is a terminal music player.

kew - Music for the Shell

Please visit the website for information on how to install, use and contribute to kew.

https://kewplayer.com

Features

• Play auto-generated playlists based on words from the artist, album or song name: 'kew nirvana'.
• Gapless playback.
• Requires virtually no setup.
• Private and offline*.
• Music without distractions or algorithmic manipulation.
• Full color covers in sixel-capable terminals.
• Spectrum visualizer.
• Auto-generated themes based on album colors and custom themes.
• Music library explorer.
• Playlist editing (add, reorder, delete).
• Search.
• Lyrics support.
• Desktop integration (both Linux and macOS).
• Import/export .m3u playlists.
• Replay gain.
• Custom layouts.
• Crossfade (experimental), both automatic and on demand.
• Auto-Resume.
• Available on Linux, FreeBSD, Android, macOS, Windows and others.

* kew can display your listening status in Discord, but this is now opt-in by popular demand.

Supported formats

Supported: mp3, flac, opus, ogg, m4a (including alac), raw aac, wav, webm.

With caveats, not supported:

• HE-AAC.
• E-AC-3.
• M4a with fragmented mp4's.

License

Licensed under GPLv2+. See LICENSE for more information.

Star History

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