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Sona

Sona

Apple Music on your desktop. A native app, drawn on the GPU, with no web view.
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Three Sona windows in light mode, stacked and offset. At the back, Moon Music by Coldplay on its album page; in the middle, The Slow Rush by Tame Impala; in front, Now Playing with Taylor Swift's Cruel Summer, its cover large beside time-synced lyrics with the current line highlighted.
The same three Sona windows in dark mode: Moon Music, The Slow Rush, and Now Playing with the lyrics of Cruel Summer, on near-black boards.

Sona is in early development, not a finished product. You need an Apple Music subscription. It runs on Linux, macOS (Apple silicon) and Windows (x64).

A native app

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Sona’s interface is drawn on the GPU by MyGo over GTK3, AppKit or Win32, with no web view. On Linux you get media controls, notifications and a tray. On macOS and Windows you get media keys and Now Playing.

Make it yours

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Sona’s board is neutral so album covers show true colour, and amber marks what is playing. Twelve themes come with it, and you can write your own as a JSON file. Control the running app from a terminal or status bar with the command line, or use the small mini player.

Sona's mini player in light mode, a small window with the cover, title and playback controls.Sona's mini player in dark mode.

Start here

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  1. Install Sona on Linux, macOS or Windows.
  2. Sign in with Apple Music.
  3. To help build Sona, read CONTRIBUTING.