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# Moosync: A Feature-Rich Open-Source Music Player
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/moosync/
- Published: 2023-10-28T04:48:19.000Z
- Updated: 2023-10-28T04:48:19.000Z
- Description: Moosync music player is an interesting cross-platform app for your local collection and streaming music.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: First Look, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

In the mood for listening to some good beats? 🎶

Well, with this first look, we have **a cross-platform, open-source music player** called '**Moosync**' that aims to be “a music player for the community”.

Interestingly, we have covered apps like [Harmonoid](https://itsfoss.com/harmonoid/?ref=news.itsfoss.com) and [MusicPod](https://itsfoss.com/musicpod/) in the past, but **those focus mostly on offline use**.

Moosync however, is slightly different. Allow me to show you why.

## Moosync: Overview ⭐

![a screenshot of moosync](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_1.png)

Moosync is a music player that has been written primarily in the **Vue** and **TypeScript** programming languages.

It is **highly customizable** and has support for services such as [**YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/?ref=itsfoss.com), [**Spotify**](https://open.spotify.com/?ref=itsfoss.com) and [**LastFM**](https://www.last.fm/?ref=itsfoss.com). Some of its key features include:

- **Lyrics Support**
- **Ad-Free Playback**
- **Local File Support**

### Initial Impressions 👨‍💻

After I set it up on my Ubuntu system, I started **the quick-setup wizard**. 

It took me through many steps to set Moosync up. The first step was to set the location for my music library, from where it would source the local files.

![a screenshot of moosync quick setup feature](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_2.png)

Thereafter, I was shown **options to connect to services**.

I **tried connecting my Spotify account**, but **it refused to work** even after I provided Moosync with the required details. Luckily, **this step was optional**, so I skipped it.

![a screenshot of moosync connect to services feature](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_3.png)

It then took me to the “**All Songs**” tab, which is empty for now as I do not have anything connected nor any local music files.

![a screenshot of moosync all songs tab](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_5.png)

I started populating Moosync by **searching for some songs.** Considering I did not have local or Spotify music, I clicked on the YouTube filter to search for my favorite music.

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The search feature also includes filters such as Songs, Artists, Playlists, and Albums.

![a screenshot of moosync search feature](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_6.png)

I was also able to right-click on individual songs and add them to the queue, or even play them right then. It had several other options too, see for yourself. 👇

![a screenshot of moosync songs queue](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_7.png)

I tried doing the same while searching the Spotify database, but sadly, I would **have to log in to Spotify for using it on Moosync**, and that, as you know, didn't pan out earlier.

![a screenshot of moosync spotify search error](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_8.png)

📋

I would suggest you to try the [****BlackHole**](https://news.itsfoss.com/blackhole-music-app/?ref=itsfoss.com) music app if you are looking for better Spotify support.

Anyway, I moved on to **check out the music player**. It could be accessed either by going into the “Queue” tab, or from the small upwards pointing arrow in the bottom-right of the app.

It had **a very neat layout** with a familiar feel to it.

![a screenshot of moosync music player screen](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_9.png)

The “**All Songs**” tab housed all the songs that I added to Moosync, I had **options to either play from the beginning of the list**, or **add it to the current queue**, and even **play 100 random songs** from it.

![a screenshot of moosync all songs tab](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_11.png)

The “**Playlists**” tab had all the playlists that I saved from YouTube. It also provided sorting options between local files and YouTube.

![a screenshot of moosync playlists tab](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_12-1.png)

The “**Albums**” tab had my saved albums, arranged neatly in a grid layout.

![a screenshot of moosync albums tab](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_13.png)

Similarly, the “**Artists**” tab featured the artists I added to my Moosync library. For some reason, it wouldn't load the thumbnails.

I also skipped over the “**Genres**” tab as it **didn't seem to function properly**.

![a screenshot of moosync artists tab](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_13b.png)

And finally, the “**Explore**” tab that showed me **how many** **minutes of music** Ilistened to.

![a screenshot of moosync explore tab](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_15.png)

Furthermore, **you can find useful customization settings on Moosync** to tweak your experience.

First up is the “**Theme**” settings that let you choose between **three themes** and **two layout views**, with the option to **upload or create a custom theme**.

![a screenshot of moosync themes settings](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_18.png)

Then there were **numerous extensions** available, one was to **enable rich presence support on Discord**, another to **integrate with Soundcloud**, and more.

![a screenshot of moosync extensions settings](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_19.png)

Not to forget, **Moosync also supports keyboard shortcuts** that could be configured according to personal preference.

![a screenshot of moosync keybinds settings](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Moosync_22.png)

Moosync has its quirks here and there at the time of writing this, but I think it is a good contender as one of the [best music players for Linux](https://itsfoss.com/best-music-players-linux/).

**Suggested Read** 📖

[Top 10 Best Music Players for Linux \[2023\]It isn’t rocket science to play music on Linux, but you should have a great experience with a good music player!![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSSAnkush Das![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2022/07/best-music-players-for-linux.jpg)](https://itsfoss.com/best-music-players-linux/)

## 📥 Download Moosync

Moosync is available for **Linux**, **Windows**, and **macOS**. Head over to its [official site](https://moosync.app/?ref=itsfoss.com) to get the package of your choice.

[Moosync](https://moosync.app/?ref=itsfoss.com)

**For Linux**, you can also get Moosync from the [**Flathub store**](https://flathub.org/apps/app.moosync.moosync?ref=itsfoss.com), [**Snap store**](https://snapcraft.io/moosync?ref=itsfoss.com), and [**AUR**](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/moosync?ref=itsfoss.com).

**Y**ou can also explore its [GitHub repo](https://github.com/Moosync/Moosync?ref=itsfoss.com) for the source code and more information.

*💬 What are your thoughts on this app? Let me know in the comments below.*