Mousai is a music recognition application for Linux that identifies songs from short audio recordings. It provides a simple graphical interface for discovering the title and artist of music playing nearby or through the computer’s audio system.
The application is designed for everyday situations where a user hears an unfamiliar song and wants to identify it. Recognition requests are processed using the AudD music recognition service, which compares captured audio with its database of recordings.
Mousai also maintains a collection of recognised songs, making it possible to return to previous discoveries. Its interface follows GNOME design conventions and keeps the recognition process straightforward.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Identify songs using short recordings of music.
- Capture audio from a microphone or desktop audio source.
- Display recognised song titles and artist information.
- Save recognition requests for later processing when offline.
- Maintain a history of recognised songs.
- Display album artwork and associated music information.
- Preview recognised recordings within the application.
- Open songs through supported music providers.
- Search and browse previously recognised music.
- Simple recognition controls with keyboard shortcuts.
- GNOME-style interface using GTK and Libadwaita.
- Interface translations for different languages.
Website: github.com/SeaDve/Mousai
Support:
Developer: Dave Patrick
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Mousai is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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