musikcube

musikcube is a cross-platform, terminal-based music player with a built-in audio engine, library scanner, and metadata indexer. It can also run as a lightweight streaming audio server, making it useful both as a local player and as a headless music hub.

Key Features

• Terminal UI (curses-style) designed for fast keyboard-driven navigation
• Local music library scanning and tag indexing backed by an on-disk database
• Built-in streaming server with remote API for clients and remote control
• Optional audio transcoding for streaming to clients
• Android companion app (musikdroid) for streaming and remote control
• Extensible architecture with a C++ core library (musikcore) and plugin support
• Designed to scale to very large libraries (hundreds of thousands of tracks)

Use Cases

• Run a keyboard-centric music player on desktop or over SSH
• Turn a Raspberry Pi connected to a DAC into a home stereo music hub
• Stream your local library to a phone on your LAN and use it as a remote

Limitations and Considerations

• The built-in server is not designed to be safely exposed directly to the public internet; it lacks native TLS and uses basic authentication mechanisms.

musikcube is a strong fit for users who want a fast terminal music experience and an integrated way to serve their library to other devices. It also provides a reusable C++ backend for developers building custom audio applications.