So i just saw the post here about harmonoid. Very good looking app, but it’s only for a local music library.

I have mounted the iscsi disk that i also use for my plex library so i could just use harmonoid to play my plex music.

But that’s not what i want. I want to be able to use the playlists i make on plex, use the files for which i made custom metadata etc.

I know the plexamp app is available on linux. But i see that it’s basically just the android app ported to linux and the whole UI is absolute garbage for a desktop imho.

So does someone know a good open-source desktop music player that syncs with my plex library and playlists? I really like symfonium on my android phone for it’s customizations but it’s not available on linux…but something like that? Or something like harmonoid but with plex support?

Thanks !

  • ddh@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    Honestly I just use Firefox on Linux and Windows. There’s the native Plex app for both platforms as well.

    • RandomLegend [He/Him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
      3·
      1 year ago

      The reason i want a dedicated music app is for the fine-tuning.

      Every good music app lets you control your audio quality very well. Equalizers, cross-fading, etc. But i don’t want to do that via my system equalizer.

      So the plex-desktop app and simply opening it in my browser are out of the question sadly…

      • ddh@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Hmm, not sure what else sorry. Perhaps look into setting audio controls per app and adjust them for the Plex app?

        • RandomLegend [He/Him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
          23·
          1 year ago

          nah that’s only one part of the problem…my philosophy is that i want dedicated apps for every thing i want to do.

          I don’t want to use a browser to play my music, i want a browser to browse the internet and a music player to play my music. Because that way i can get the best results when i use a specialized app for every specific thing i want to do. You know, the fundamental linux philosophy^^

          • doctorzeromd@sopuli.xyz
            2·
            1 year ago

            Are you talking about the Plex app or Plexamp? I think Plexamp does have an EQ (and crossfading, but it’s just a toggle), and the UI is fine for me.

            • RandomLegend [He/Him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
              11·
              1 year ago

              The Plex App is basically just the web version inside electron afaik.

              Plexamp is the ported android version with a touchscreen in mind. I really dislike this application on my linux desktop. On android its really good. But not made for desktop…

          • wmassingham@lemmy.world
            2·
            1 year ago

            A browser does one thing: display web pages. If your media player is presented as a web page, a browser is a perfectly suitable choice.

              • krolden@lemmy.ml
                11·
                1 year ago

                Mount your music drive and play it with any desktop audio players. Or switch to jellyfin which has a number of compatible players.

    • RandomLegend [He/Him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
      32·
      1 year ago

      But as i said, i don’t like that fact that the linux desktop app is basically just the ported android app. The user interface is clearly made with a touchscreen in mind.

      • AaronStC@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Same on windows, it’s weird at first but you get used to it. Probably the best option if you must go through the Plex server.

      • krolden@lemmy.ml
        2·
        1 year ago

        Plexamp works fine with a mouse for me. Kinda reminds me of winamp in some ways. How long did you try using it for? Yes it’d just the android app ported but I feel like thats a good thing for it.

  • Trojan Ham@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    1 year ago

    I know where you’re coming from. I have direct access to my music at home and use Strawberry to play them.

    Plex (as far as I know) is only “free as in beer,” so i doubt you’re going to have any success finding a 3rd party music player. I have the Linux app for when I’m away and don’t want to use my phone but the tiny, Android-sized Plexamp app on my desktop is out of place, and has its own eq, compression, etc.