> Everything you'd expect from an offline music player! I'd expect winamp-level UI customization, cross-platform support, iTunes library smart playlist support...
Ah, I guess he was talking to the person behind you
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#32Get a malware warning when trying to open disk image, Sequoia refuses to open it :(
Re: Show HN: Petrichor – a free, open-source, offline music player for macOS
#33Get a malware warning when trying to open disk image, Sequoia refuses to open it :(
If it's just a signing thing that Apple checks, you open run it by doing `xattr -d com.apple.quarantine filename` first.
Re: Show HN: Petrichor – a free, open-source, offline music player for macOS
#34> macOS 14 or later
That’s a pretty high bar for a Mac app assuming some hardcore offline music lovers might use older OS versions.
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#35> Everything you'd expect from an offline music player! I'd expect winamp-level UI customization, cross-platform support, iTunes library smart playlist support...
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#36For me, the ideal music player UI started and ended with Winamp, and I never liked any of the higher level ones, no need for music libraries etc. Recursive directory scan, delete what is not needed, flat playlist, can save any, the end. Also, the minimalistic window of Winamp is just perfect.
The 'Win' in Winamp was referring to Windows. This is a Mac application.
Re: Show HN: Petrichor – a free, open-source, offline music player for macOS
#37How's this compare to the native macos music app formerly known as itunes?
Anything is better than that dumpster fire. They changed the name but the ui is still straight out of the early 2000s. It’s an exercise in frustration to find the music you’re looking for, and if you subscribe to Apple Music, the radio suggestions rarely match what mood you set. I was listening to some early 2000s alternative rock today and then randomly in the middle of my radio station it started playing a kids fre…
>the ui is still straight out of the early 2000s
There was a lot of great UI back then! None of it in iTunes, but still.
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Anything is better than that dumpster fire. Nonsense, you could be using Spotify.
I’m going to try giving up on all of them and just growing my local collection monthly instead.
the best-selling point in Spotify for me is discovering/suggesting new music. Sadly, it's not possible to do that when hosting local music, at least for now.
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#39Imagine the title being "... a free, open-source, offline music player for "
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#40Will it support playing lossless files in FLAC or ALAC format? Will it be able to change the audio sampling rate per song to match the song's sampling rate?