Sonara

A sleek, lightweight desktop music player built with Tauri + React

Fast. Local-first. Distraction-free.

✨ A modern, local-first music experience

Sonara is designed for people who want speed, simplicity, and full control over their local music library.

No streaming clutter. No ads. Just your music.

Preview & Screenshots

🎧 Library (Home)

Your complete local music collection in one place.

• Fast browsing
• Instant playback
• Clean UI

👤 Artists

Discover songs grouped by artist with rich metadata.

• Artist images
• Album grouping
• Clean navigation

💿 Albums

Explore music grouped by albums with automatic or custom artwork.

• Auto-fetch album covers
• Manual cover upload support
• Cached for fast loading

⭐ Playlists

• Personal music organization and queue management.

🎵 Playback & Lyrics

A focused listening experience with synced lyrics.

• LRCLIB integration
• Smooth playback UI
• Real-time lyric sync

✏️ Metadata Editor

Edit your music metadata directly inside the app.

• Edit song, album, artist info
• Stored locally (no file modification)
• Safe and reversible

📥 Download

Get the latest version of Sonara from the GitHub Releases page.

Available Downloads

Platform	Installer
macOS (Apple Silicon)	sonara_*_aarch64.dmg
macOS (Intel)	sonara_*_x64.dmg
Windows (64-bit)	sonara_*_x64-setup.exe
Debian / Ubuntu	sonara_*_amd64.deb
Linux (Universal)	sonara_*_amd64.AppImage

Installation

Windows

1. Download the Windows Installer (.exe).
2. Run the installer.
3. Launch Sonara from the Start Menu.

Note: Windows SmartScreen may display a warning because Sonara is not code-signed yet. Click More info → Run anyway to continue.

macOS

1. Download the correct .dmg for your Mac.
2. Open the disk image.
3. Drag Sonara into the Applications folder.
4. Launch Sonara from Applications.

On first launch, macOS may ask for confirmation since the app isn't notarized yet.

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo dpkg -i sonara_*_amd64.deb

If any dependencies are missing:

sudo apt --fix-broken install

AppImage

Make the AppImage executable:

chmod +x sonara_*_amd64.AppImage

Run it:

./sonara_*_amd64.AppImage

✨ Features

• ⚡ Lightning fast local music scanning

• 🎨 Album & artist artwork system

• 📝 Synced lyrics support

• ✏️ Editable metadata (local-only)

• 📁 Smart library organization

• 🔒 Privacy-first (no accounts, no tracking)

⚙️ How It Works

• Music folders are scanned locally

• Metadata is stored in SQLite

• React handles UI + playback state

• Rust (Tauri) powers performance & system access

• External APIs enhance artwork + lyrics

“Your music should belong to you — not a platform.”

Sonara is built around local-first, privacy-focused music playback. No accounts. No tracking. No ads.

📄 License

MIT License © 2026 Sonara