kew

Terminal-based music player for local files with auto-generated playlists

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kew is a terminal-based music player for local audio files, with gapless playback, auto-generated playlists from artist/album/song searches, and a spectrum visualizer. It requires virtually no setup and runs entirely offline and privately, with full-color cover art support in sixel-capable terminals. It's available on Linux, FreeBSD, Android, macOS, and Windows.

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