Retrotube is a web application that enables you to control your music library with a retro user interface.
The main view of Retrotube displays all your album covers and you just have to click on a cover to start playing your music!
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Display modes:
- Library display mode – the default display mode.
- Playlists display mode.
- Queue display mode.
- Front cover and Back cover display modes.
- Maxi front and Maxi back display modes.
- Folder display mode.
- MPD tags display modes – ists the content of the MPD search tags (date, genre, album artist, album, artist, performer, composer).
- Stickers display mode – lists the sticker/value couples of the MPD stickers database
- Album art cover support. Retrotube is designed to highlight albums covers : you may display the album cover in a full screen mode to enjoy art covers while listening to your music.
- Mini cover files (thumbnails) support.
- Drag & drop albums or playlists onto the CD tray or onto the playlist.
Website: gitlab.com/eric.yape/retrotube
Support:
Developer: Eric Yape
License: Open source
Retrotube is written in PHP. Learn PHP with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Web Based MPD Clients | |
|---|---|
| RompЯ | Music player with the emphasis on discovery |
| myMPD | Standalone and lightweight web-based MPD client |
| Sola MPD | Fairly competent web based music player solution |
| ampd | Built with Angular and Spring Boot |
| CYP | Control Your Player: a web-based MPD client |
| Retrotube | Main view of Retrotube displays all your album covers |
| cryMPD | Minimalistic client written in Crystal |
| Audioloader | Special focus on playing music organized in folders |
| ympd | Runs without a dedicated web server or interpreters like PHP, NodeJS or Ruby |
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