Panharmonicon is a command-line Pandora client written in Rust.
It offers a scalable terminal interface that works in very small terminal windows while still exposing the core playback controls.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Visually select a station from a list.
- Display current track, playback time, and volume.
- Rate tracks with thumbs-up and thumbs-down.
- Remove track ratings.
- Cache tracks before playback to improve robustness against network problems.
- Use keyboard shortcuts for playback, rating, and volume control.
- Interact with the interface using a mouse on supported terminals.
Website: github.com/compenguy/panharmonicon
Support:
Developer: Will Page
License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC0-1.0 AND MPL-2.0 AND Zlib
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Related Software
| Pandora Radio Clients | |
|---|---|
| Pithos | Client with desktop integration and lightweight in system resources |
| pianobar | Console based client |
| pianod | Multi-source, network-controlled music player daemon |
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