# :strawberry: Strawberry Music Player [![Build Status](https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/actions/workflows/build.yaml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/actions) [![Sponsor](https://img.shields.io/badge/-Sponsor-green?logo=github)](https://github.com/sponsors/jonaski) [![Patreon](https://img.shields.io/badge/patreon-donate-green.svg)](https://patreon.com/jonaskvinge) [![PayPal](https://img.shields.io/badge/Donate-PayPal-green.svg)](https://paypal.me/jonaskvinge) Strawberry is a **music player and music collection organizer**, originally forked from *Clementine* in 2018. It’s written in **C++ using the Qt framework**, designed for **audiophiles and music collectors**. ![Screenshot of Strawberry Music Player](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/master/data/screenshot/screenshot.png) --- ## :globe_with_meridians: Resources - **Website:** https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org - **Wiki:** https://wiki.strawberrymusicplayer.org - **Forum:** https://forum.strawberrymusicplayer.org - **GitHub:** https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry - **Latest builds:** https://builds.strawberrymusicplayer.org - **openSUSE Build Service:** - Stable: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:jonaski:strawberry/strawberry - Unstable: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:jonaski:strawberry-dev/strawberry - **Ubuntu PPAs:** - Stable: https://launchpad.net/~jonaski/+archive/ubuntu/strawberry - Unstable: https://launchpad.net/~jonaski/+archive/ubuntu/strawberry-unstable - **Translations:** https://crowdin.com/project/strawberrymusicplayer --- ## :warning: Opening an Issue Before creating a new GitHub issue: 1. **Read the [FAQ](https://wiki.strawberrymusicplayer.org/wiki/FAQ)**. 2. **Search existing issues** to avoid duplicates. If one already exists, comment there with any additional information. 3. **Use the [forum](https://forum.strawberrymusicplayer.org/)** for technical problems, discussions or feature suggestions — it’s better suited for back-and-forth conversation. 4. **Feature requests are not accepted on GitHub.** Issues created for feature requests will be closed. You can still discuss ideas on the forum. 5. **Flatpak users:** We do **not** maintain the Flatpak package. Report Flatpak-specific issues via [Flatpak support](https://flatpak.org/about/). --- ## :moneybag: Sponsoring Strawberry is **free software released under the GPL**. If you enjoy using it, please consider **supporting development** through sponsorship or donation. **Sponsorship options:** 1. [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/jonaskvinge) 2. [GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/jonaski) 3. [Ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/jonaskvinge) 4. [PayPal](https://paypal.me/jonaskvinge) Supporting open-source developers helps ensure continued maintenance and improvements. --- ## :white_check_mark: Features - Play and organize your music collection - Support for WAV, FLAC, Ogg FLAC, WavPack, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, Ogg Speex, MPC, TrueAudio, AIFF, MP4/AAC, ALAC, MP3, ASF, Monkey’s Audio, and DSD (DSF/DSDIFF) - Bit-perfect playback on Linux - MPRIS2 / D-Bus remote control on Linux - Native desktop notifications - Advanced playlist management - Smart and dynamic playlists - Audio analyzer, equalizer, moodbar, and waveform seek bar - Volume normalization with ReplayGain and EBU R128 loudness analysis - Editing tags, and fetching missing tags via acoustic fingerprinting using [AcoustID](https://acoustid.org/) and [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/) - Album cover art from: [Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/), [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/), [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/), [Musixmatch](https://www.musixmatch.com/), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/), [Tidal](https://www.tidal.com/), [Qobuz](https://www.qobuz.com/), [Spotify](https://www.spotify.com/) - Lyrics from: [Genius](https://genius.com/), [Musixmatch](https://www.musixmatch.com/), [lyrics.ovh](https://lyrics.ovh/), [songlyrics](https://www.songlyrics.com/), [azlyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/), [elyrics](https://www.elyrics.net/), [letras](https://www.letras.mus.br) and [lrclib.net](https://lrclib.net/) - Audio format conversion (transcoding) to MP3, AAC, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, Speex, WavPack, and ASF - Music transfer to USB, MTP and iPod devices - Scrobbling to [Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/), [ListenBrainz](https://listenbrainz.org/), and Subsonic - Global keyboard shortcuts (Linux, macOS, and Windows) - Discord Rich Presence - Audio CD playback - Internet radio from [Radio Paradise](https://radioparadise.com/), [SomaFM](https://somafm.com/), [Radio Browser](https://www.radio-browser.info/), and custom streams - Streaming from Subsonic-compatible servers - Unofficial Tidal, Spotify, and Qobuz integration --- :white_check_mark: Tested on **Linux**, **OpenBSD**, **FreeBSD**, **macOS**, and **Windows**. > **Note:** macOS and Windows releases are currently **available to sponsors only**. > A monthly sponsorship via [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/jonaskvinge) grants direct access to new releases. --- ## :gear: Requirements To build Strawberry from source, you’ll need: **Dependencies:** - [CMake 3.25 or higher](https://cmake.org/) - C/C++ compiler ([GCC](https://gcc.gnu.org/), [Clang](https://clang.llvm.org/), or [MSVC](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/features/cplusplus/)) - [pkg-config](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config/) or [pkgconf](https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf) - [GLib](https://developer.gnome.org/glib/) - [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org/) - [Qt 6.4 or higher](https://www.qt.io/) (Core, Concurrent, Gui, Widgets, Network, SQL, D-Bus) - [SQLite 3.9 or higher](https://www.sqlite.org) - [ALSA (Linux only)](https://www.alsa-project.org/) - [GStreamer](https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/) - [TagLib 1.12 or higher](https://www.taglib.org/) - [ICU](https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/) - [uchardet](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/uchardet/) - [KDSingleApplication 1.1.0 or higher](https://github.com/KDAB/KDSingleApplication) **Dependencies for optional features:** - Fingerprinting & tagging: [Chromaprint](https://acoustid.org/chromaprint) - Fast Spectrum Moodbar: [FFTW3](http://www.fftw.org/) - PulseAudio integration: [PulseAudio](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/) - Audio CD support: [libcdio](https://www.gnu.org/software/libcdio/) - MTP devices: [libmtp](http://libmtp.sourceforge.net/) - iPod Classic: [libgpod](http://www.gtkpod.org/libgpod/) - EBU R128 normalization: [libebur128](https://github.com/jiixyj/libebur128) - Secure password storage using libsecret on Linux/BSD: [libsecret](https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/libsecret/) - Pretty OSD on Wayland: [LayerShellQt 6](https://invent.kde.org/plasma/layer-shell-qt) and [Wayland](https://wayland.freedesktop.org/) (requires Qt 6.5 or higher) Also install GStreamer plugins **base**, **good**, and optionally **bad**, **ugly** and **libav** for full codec support. --- ## :wrench: Build from Source **Get the code:** git clone --recursive https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry **Build and install:** cd strawberry cmake -S . -B build cmake --build build --parallel $(nproc) sudo cmake --install build For building on Windows with Visual Studio 2022/2026, see: :point_right: https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry-msvc-build-tools --- ## :package: Packaging status [![Packaging status](https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/strawberry.svg?columns=3&header=Strawberry&exclude_unsupported=1)](https://repology.org/metapackage/strawberry/versions)