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Alternative to Spotify - Linux client? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 13 hours ago by gigachad@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@programming.dev
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I think about switching from Spotify for a longer time now, but with the recent ICE ads I want to be in solidarity with the people in the US and kick Spotify out.

Now I checked the Quboz app and I am in a test month with Tidal right now - so far Tidal is great on my mobile. However I also need a client for Linux!

I am using spotify-client on Linux Mint and works flawlessly. I know its development is not the main goal of Spotify engineers, but it just works.

Now for Tidal and Quboz it seems to be problematic - only Electron apps without HiFi sound because the chromium engine throttles the quality. How am I supposed to switch from Spotify if I can't use the alternative on Linux? Any advices/experiences?

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[–] Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works 9 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

I quit Tidal because even they have BS Ai Albums/Bands/"Singers".

Fuck SUNO.

Granted Tidal doesn't randomly start adding/playing them, you'd have to play them, but adding them to recent/growing playlists is BS too IMHO.

Anyway checkout TIDAL Hi-Fi For Tidal + HiFi on Linux.

I'm back to just using Shortwave to record radio station tracks to grow my own local self hosted music cloud now.

Not giving my $$$$ towards enabling Ai slop.

[–] gigachad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

So you say music streaming is taking the same enshittification route as streaming in general? That sucks to hear :/ I really want to switch, but I am only paying like 5€ in a Spotify family... so if it's just too hard it may be not worth it. However Spotify is fucking annoying me, it always plays the same shitty music and doesn't learn at all from my taste

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 12 hours ago

Shortwave is cool, MusicPod incorporates local music and podcasts into the same app, which is pretty cool. But yes, internet radio is dope.