
kew is an immersive and fast music player that allows you to listen to music with privacy. It's a labor of love that grew out of frustration with the trajectory of music and the music industry.

kew is designed for those who want:

✅ A clean, distraction-free experience.

✅ A focus on selecting and experiencing music.

✅ Fair compensation for artists (by supporting owned music).

<img src="images/kew-terminal-music-player-screenshot.png" width="860" />

## Features

 - Play auto-generated playlists based on words from the artist, album or song name: 'kew nirvana'.
 - Gapless playback.
 - Requires virtually no setup.
 - Private and offline[^1].
 - Music without distractions or algorithmic manipulation.
 - Full color covers in sixel-capable terminals.
 - Spectrum visualizer.
 - Auto-generated themes based on album colors and custom themes.
 - Music library explorer.
 - Playlist editing (add, reorder, delete).
 - Search.
 - Lyrics support.
 - Desktop integration (both Linux and macOS).
 - Import/export .m3u playlists.
 - Replay gain.
 - Custom layouts.
 - Crossfade (experimental), both automatic and on demand.
 - Auto-Resume.
 - Available on Linux, FreeBSD, Android, macOS, Windows and others.

## Supported formats

Supported: m4a, raw aac, mp3, flac, wav, webm, opus, ogg.

#### With caveats, not supported:
- HE-AAC.
- E-AC-3.
- Alac.

[^1]: kew can display your listening status in Discord, but this is now opt-in by popular demand.
