The latest articles on DEV Community by Eli Aqula (@eliaqula). https://dev.to/eliaqula https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3930164%2Fdff2d22f-bb70-4478-9176-823dc1f576a7.jpeg https://dev.to/eliaqula en Eli Aqula Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:51:13 +0000 https://dev.to/eliaqula/i-couldnt-find-a-local-music-player-i-actually-liked-so-i-built-one-4dc0 https://dev.to/eliaqula/i-couldnt-find-a-local-music-player-i-actually-liked-so-i-built-one-4dc0 <p>Most of them have outdated, clunky UI/UX, and the look and feel really mattered to me. I've also always loved the karaoke-style synced lyrics in Spotify and Apple Music.</p> <p>So I built <strong>Sonora</strong>, a local player with UI/UX inspired by Spotify/Apple Music, but for your own files.</p> <h2> What it does </h2> <ul> <li>Synced, karaoke-style lyrics, fetched automatically from LRCLib</li> <li>Automatic metadata enrichment from Genius (cover art, title, artist), so your tracks always look right</li> <li>Local library with albums, artists, playlists and favorites</li> <li>Full local search</li> <li>Built-in tag editor</li> </ul> <h2> Cross-platform by design </h2> <p>It's built with Flutter, so the plan is for it to be available on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android. Windows and Linux work today, with the rest planned.</p> <h2> Open source </h2> <p>Sonora is fully open source under AGPL-3.0.</p> <p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/Eli-Aqula/Sonora" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Eli-Aqula/Sonora</a><br> Releases (Windows installer + portable): <a href="https://github.com/Eli-Aqula/Sonora/releases" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Eli-Aqula/Sonora/releases</a></p> <h2> Screenshots </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fo296a09mafkaq4mr5gvu.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fo296a09mafkaq4mr5gvu.png" alt="Home screen" width="800" height="421"></a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fwh5jwhjs3e29immipn4o.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fwh5jwhjs3e29immipn4o.png" alt="Library, Albums view" width="799" height="422"></a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fwht8pw0udgps8nog7ywr.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fwht8pw0udgps8nog7ywr.png" alt="Now playing with synced lyrics" width="799" height="421"></a></p> <h2> Feedback wanted </h2> <p>Just shipped the first beta. Would love to hear what features you wish your Spotify/Apple Music had, and what annoys you most about them.</p> music opensource showdev flutter