v0.18.0

you need spotify premium and a client id from your own spotify developer app, the first launch walks you through it.

install

macos (apple silicon, macos 14.4 or newer)

open swiftify-0.17.1-macos-arm64.dmg and drag swiftify into applications. its signed ad hoc, so the first launch gets blocked, open it anyway from system settings › privacy & security, or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Swiftify.app.

windows

unzip swiftify-0.17.1-windows-x86_64.zip anywhere and run bin\swiftify.exe. its not signed, so smartscreen might warn you, click "more info" and then "run anyway".

linux (x86_64)

it brings its own qt, but needs alsa and libsecret, which pretty much every desktop already has.

mkdir -p ~/.local/opt ~/.local/bin
tar -xzf swiftify-0.17.1-linux-x86_64.tar.gz -C ~/.local/opt
ln -sf ~/.local/opt/swiftify-0.17.1-linux-x86_64/bin/swiftify ~/.local/bin/swiftify
cp -r ~/.local/opt/swiftify-0.17.1-linux-x86_64/share/{applications,icons} ~/.local/share/

or just unpack it anywhere and run bin/swiftify.

recent changes

• added fullscreen to immersive mode (#99)
• added the repository to swiftify-org

Thank you so much for your amazing work on this program @shredos67 :)

v0.17.1

you need spotify premium and a client id from your own spotify developer app, the first launch walks you through it.

install

macos (apple silicon, macos 14.4 or newer)

open swiftify-0.17.1-macos-arm64.dmg and drag swiftify into applications. its signed ad hoc, so the first launch gets blocked, open it anyway from system settings › privacy & security, or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Swiftify.app.

windows

unzip swiftify-0.17.1-windows-x86_64.zip anywhere and run bin\swiftify.exe. its not signed, so smartscreen might warn you, click "more info" and then "run anyway".

linux (x86_64)

it brings its own qt, but needs alsa and libsecret, which pretty much every desktop already has.

mkdir -p ~/.local/opt ~/.local/bin
tar -xzf swiftify-0.17.1-linux-x86_64.tar.gz -C ~/.local/opt
ln -sf ~/.local/opt/swiftify-0.17.1-linux-x86_64/bin/swiftify ~/.local/bin/swiftify
cp -r ~/.local/opt/swiftify-0.17.1-linux-x86_64/share/{applications,icons} ~/.local/share/

or just unpack it anywhere and run bin/swiftify.

recent changes

• prebuilt macos dmg for apple silicon
• a continuous layout for the full screen visualizer, lows on the left and highs on the right (#84)
• songs spotify wont play for your account show dimmed and get skipped (#46)
• ctrl+k and ctrl+l open the catalogue search (#79)
• a quick toggle for the full screen visualizer in the sound panel (#60)
• songs started from a phone on soloist show up in swiftify (#55)
• artist top songs load again and deleting a playlist removes it from your library, spotify had removed the old endpoints
• the linux build keeps your spotify login and doesnt crash anymore when playback connects (#76)
• long artist names and album titles scroll too (#80)
• long titles in the full screen player show while scrolling again
• lyrics in the full screen player dont block the top bar in small windows anymore (#74)
• settings categories fit in small windows (#73)
• artwork resets properly on local files (#87)
• russian translation fixes (#91)
• building from source needs qt 6.10 or newer

thanks @TheFoxyyDev and @mgtaco for the help!! :)

v0.17.0

you need spotify premium and a client id from your own spotify developer app, the first launch walks you through it. macos still builds from source, see the readme.

install

windows

unzip swiftify-0.17.0-windows-x86_64.zip anywhere and run bin\swiftify.exe. its not signed, so smartscreen might warn you, click "more info" and then "run anyway".

linux (x86_64)

it brings its own qt, but needs alsa and libsecret, which pretty much every desktop already has.

mkdir -p ~/.local/opt ~/.local/bin
tar -xzf swiftify-0.17.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz -C ~/.local/opt
ln -sf ~/.local/opt/swiftify-0.17.0-linux-x86_64/bin/swiftify ~/.local/bin/swiftify
cp -r ~/.local/opt/swiftify-0.17.0-linux-x86_64/share/{applications,icons} ~/.local/share/

or just unpack it anywhere and run bin/swiftify.

recent changes

• a continuous layout for the full screen visualizer, lows on the left and highs on the right (#84)
• songs spotify wont play for your account show dimmed and get skipped (#46)
• ctrl+k and ctrl+l open the catalogue search (#79)
• a quick toggle for the full screen visualizer in the sound panel (#60)
• songs started from a phone on soloist show up in swiftify (#55)
• artist top songs load again and deleting a playlist removes it from your library, spotify had removed the old endpoints
• the linux build keeps your spotify login and doesnt crash anymore when playback connects (#76)
• long artist names and album titles scroll too (#80)
• long titles in the full screen player show while scrolling again
• lyrics in the full screen player dont block the top bar in small windows anymore (#74)
• settings categories fit in small windows (#73)
• artwork resets properly on local files (#87)
• russian translation fixes (#91)
• building from source needs qt 6.10 or newer

thanks @TheFoxyyDev @mgtaco for the help!! :)

v0.15.12

you need spotify premium and a client id from your own spotify developer app, the first launch walks you through it. macos still builds from source, see the readme.

install

windows

unzip swiftify-0.15.12-windows-x86_64.zip anywhere and run bin\swiftify.exe. its not signed, so smartscreen might warn you, click "more info" and then "run anyway".

linux (x86_64)

it brings its own qt, but needs alsa and libsecret, which pretty much every desktop already has.

mkdir -p ~/.local/opt ~/.local/bin
tar -xzf swiftify-0.15.12-linux-x86_64.tar.gz -C ~/.local/opt
ln -sf ~/.local/opt/swiftify-0.15.12-linux-x86_64/bin/swiftify ~/.local/bin/swiftify
cp -r ~/.local/opt/swiftify-0.15.12-linux-x86_64/share/{applications,icons} ~/.local/share/

or just unpack it anywhere and run bin/swiftify.

recent changes

• ctrl+k and ctrl+l open the catalogue search (#79)
• a quick toggle for the full screen visualizer in the sound panel (#60)
• songs started from a phone on soloist show up in swiftify (#55)
• artist top songs load again and deleting a playlist removes it from your library, spotify had removed the old endpoints
• the linux build keeps your spotify login and doesnt crash anymore when playback connects (#76)
• long artist names and album titles scroll too (#80)
• long titles in the full screen player show while scrolling again
• lyrics in the full screen player dont block the top bar in small windows anymore (#74)
• settings categories fit in small windows (#73)
• artwork resets properly on local files (#87)
• building from source needs qt 6.10 or newer

thanks @TheFoxyyDev for the help!! :)

v0.15.0

first release with prebuilt builds, so windows and linux dont have to build swiftify themselves anymore. macos still builds from source, see the readme.

you need spotify premium and a client id from your own spotify developer app, the first launch walks you through it.

install

windows

unzip swiftify-0.15.0-windows-x86_64.zip anywhere and run bin\swiftify.exe. its not signed, so smartscreen might warn you, click "more info" and then "run anyway".

linux (x86_64)

it brings its own qt, but needs alsa and libsecret, which pretty much every desktop already has.

mkdir -p ~/.local/opt ~/.local/bin
tar -xzf swiftify-0.15.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz -C ~/.local/opt
ln -sf ~/.local/opt/swiftify-0.15.0-linux-x86_64/bin/swiftify ~/.local/bin/swiftify
cp -r ~/.local/opt/swiftify-0.15.0-linux-x86_64/share/{applications,icons} ~/.local/share/

or just unpack it anywhere and run bin/swiftify.

recent changes

• playlists you dont own load their songs again (#3)
• on linux, songs can play through spotify soloist when librespot gets refused the keys, see the readme for the setup
• discord rich presence (#51)
• english and russian interface, switching live (#38)
• the last track and queue come back on launch, without autoplaying (#42)
• media controls and the now playing overlay on windows, mpris on linux (#26, #32)
• generated covers for songs without artwork (#41)
• clicking the selected sort again reverses the playlist (#44)
• toggles for each visualizer
• zoom the window with ctrl + and ctrl - (#23)
• playlists and saved songs are kept on disk and load faster (#22)
• mouse back button and alt+left go back, tab moves between fields (#71, #72, #54)
• dankmaterialshell's matugen colors work for the desktop theme (#27)
• long text scrolls instead of getting cut off (#75)
• a toggle for which side the window buttons go on

thanks @TheFoxyyDev for the immense help!! :)