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Alternative to Spotify - Linux client? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 days ago by gigachad@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@programming.dev
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I think about switching from Spotify for a longer time now, but with the recent ICE ads I want to be in solidarity with the people in the US and kick Spotify out.

Now I checked the Quboz app and I am in a test month with Tidal right now - so far Tidal is great on my mobile. However I also need a client for Linux!

I am using spotify-client on Linux Mint and works flawlessly. I know its development is not the main goal of Spotify engineers, but it just works.

Now for Tidal and Quboz it seems to be problematic - only Electron apps without HiFi sound because the chromium engine throttles the quality. How am I supposed to switch from Spotify if I can't use the alternative on Linux? Any advices/experiences?

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[–] gigachad@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

So you say music streaming is taking the same enshittification route as streaming in general? That sucks to hear :/ I really want to switch, but I am only paying like 5€ in a Spotify family... so if it's just too hard it may be not worth it. However Spotify is fucking annoying me, it always plays the same shitty music and doesn't learn at all from my taste

[–] s3rvant@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

+1 for TIDAL Hi-Fi

I switched to that from the web client today in order to enable their "Max" quality streams and enable keyboard media key support; has worked out great so far.