Spotube V6 Beta is here 🎉🚀
🔥Highlights
Migration from Flutter to Compose Multiplatform, learn why we did it
UI redesign, introducing Millennium UI. 2000s look and feel with 2026's modernity
Jam session integration, play music with friends and family
Full Android Auto integration. Browse, Library, Search all are there now, not just queue
Migration from hetu_script to Kotlin for plugin development. Powered by Zipline by Cashapp
More extensibility, plugin support for Lyrics provider and Scrobbling providers
Native Android APK, with reduced apk size, performance improvements and more native android integrations.
Relicensed from BSD-4-Clause to AGPL-3.0-or-later for a more Open Source friendly licensing. And for preventing distribution of closed source and maliciously modified Spotube.
💫 Features
Migration to Compose Multiplatform
Add ChipTab component and refactor SearchScreen to use it
Add AutocompleteTextField component and integrate it into SearchScreen
Enhance AutocompleteTextField with focus management and dropdown behavior
Enhance AppSidebar with improved button interactions and visual feedback
Implement endless playback recommendations in DeviceAudioPlayerQueue
Add GhostIconButton component and enhance button interactions in TrackList
Replace IconButton with GhostIconButton in AppExpandedPlayer and AppLargePlayer for improved visual consistency
Replace IconButton with GhostIconButton in PlayerQueueContent and PlayableCard for visual consistency
Enhance UI components with LocalBaseUITheme for consistent styling and improved interactions
Enhance button styles and interactions in Buttons and Theme components for improved UI consistency
Simplify highlight implementation in UI components for improved readability and maintainability
Add genre selection and tabs to HomeScreen for improved content navigation
Implement artist overview screen with loading, error handling, and pagination for albums, related artists, and featured playlists
Add genre and featured browsing capabilities to MediaBrowseHelper
Implement playlist creation and editing functionality with UI components
Add 'Add to Playlist' functionality with UI components and dialogs
Add Toggle component and update UI to use it in place of Switch
Implement settings section cards for updates, desktop, language, caching, and plugins
Update icons in settings sections to use Iconsax library for improved UI consistency
Replace FeatherIcons with Iconsax in PluginCard and PluginPermissionsDialog for improved UI consistency
Refactor PluginPermissionsDialog to use custom UI components for improved consistency and readability
Enhance UI with shared element transitions and improve state management in album and playlist screens
Integrate Uniffi for audio metadata reading and writing with Lofty library
Replace FeatherIcons with Iconsax in window controls and update sidebar with better design
Implement haze effect and UI enhancements in AppLargePlayer and AppShell
Enhance haze effect integration in AppShell and AppSidebar for improved UI experience
Add adaptive dialog bottom sheet component and enhance plugin installation UI
Enhance AdaptiveDialogBottomSheet with dismiss icon and improve plugin screen layout
Implement CollectionView component and refactor Album, Playlist, SavedTracks screens for improved UI consistency
Add current time management in AudioPlayer for improved playback control
Simplify playback control logic in AudioPlayer by removing redundant state checks
Introduce AudioPlayerInterface and refactor AudioPlayer implementations for better abstraction
Update skipToNext and skipToPrevious methods in AudioPlayer for improved media item management
Refactor LyricsViewModel to use AudioPlayerInterface for improved abstraction
Add Discord Rich Presence integration for enhanced media playback visibility
Implement System Tray integration for window management and media controls
Add hover effect to menu items in System Tray for improved user experience
Add SSH debug session setup on failure for improved troubleshooting
Implement blacklist functionality for tracks and artists with UI updates
systemtray: Self-manage tray lifecycle via Koin DI
plugin_interfaces: Update Maven publishing configuration and add GitHub Actions workflow
plugin_discovery: Implement GitHub plugin discovery and add logo support in UI
plugin_discovery: Implement GitHub plugin discovery and add logo support and information dialog in UI
plugin_install: Add plugin installation dialog and release fetching functionality
Update dependencies and configure compose hot reload settings
Improve NewPipe video rank matching
Integrate Nucleus framework for enhanced window management and webview support
Implement system tray functionality with Compose Native Tray integration
mediacontrol: Implement SystemMediaControlService for OS media integration
devices: Add device discovery and remote control features
deeplinks: Implement deep link handling for jam sessions
remote-control: Implement remote playback functionality and UI components
remote-control: Enhance queue management and player state synchronization
remote-control: Enhance remote playback functionality with new commands and UI integration
webrtc: Update ICE server configuration and enhance logging for peer connection events
jam-session: Add connection state management and update UI feedback for session status
jam-session: Enhance jam session functionality with improved playback synchronization and error handling
remote-control: Refactor service registration and cleanup logic for improved reliability
jam-session: Integrate MQTT broker configuration and enhance jam session settings
jam-session: Implement track addition to jam session and enhance UI feedback for jam state
jam-session: Enhance guest functionality with track addition and participant moderation options
release: Add support for Linux ARM64 builds and artifact uploads
player-options: Add PlayerOptionsViewModel and enhance player UI with options menu
player-options: Enhance options menu with localized strings and icons
jam-settings: Implement JamSettings screen and view model for broker configuration
Refactor track source management to support plugin-specific caching and retrieval
Implement shuffle play functionality for albums, playlists, and saved tracks
navigation: Refactor sidebar and bottombar navigation structure with new tab and group models
search: Enhance LazyRow with drag scrolling functionality
autocomplete: Simplify focus management and remove unused key event handling
update: Implement update checker with dialog for available updates
update: Refactor update checking mechanism and implement new dialog for app and plugin updates
scrobble: Implement ScrobbleManager to handle track scrobbling and integrate with audio player
welcome: Implement onboarding flow with multiple pages and donation options
previews: Add comprehensive previews for UI components including sliders, toggles, checkboxes, and text fields
settings: Add 'About' section and improve header visibility in settings sections
surface: Implement Frutiger-Aero themed surfaces with glass and acrylic styles
ui: Replace Scaffold with BaseScaffold for consistent surface theming across screens
ui: New custom surface integration on all components
onboarding: Enhance welcome screen with structured guide steps and improved layout
player: Add content descriptions for play, pause, and add to queue actions
support: Implement support reminder dialog and donation options
player: Refactor artist display and improve search field labels
search: Enhance search functionality with recent search suggestions and improved UI components
sidebar: Adjust spacing in sidebar and setting cards for improved layout
jam: Implement group jam functionality with UI components and state management
library: Enhance library UI with new tab titles, filtering options, and improved state management
library: Add Library screen list mode beside grid mode, Local Track, Download screen, Local Library folders dialog visual improvement
ui: Integrate LocalTextStyle for dynamic tinting in player controls and UI components
navigation: Add custom navigation transition specifications for push and pop actions
i18n: Replace hardcoded strings with localized resources across multiple components
plugin: Implement MetadataPluginGuard to manage plugin dependencies and user prompts
ui: Replace IndeterminateProgress with new loading components and enhance dialog structures
ui: Update MillenniumModalBottomSheet with compact padding and spacing adjustments
plugin: Add login prompt for metadata plugin access and implement authentication view model
user-agents: Implement dynamic user agent fetching and caching mechanism
lyrics: Implement SyncedLyricsList component and enhance LyricsViewModel for better state management
server: Implement port fallback mechanism for playback proxy server
window: Implement window state persistence and restoration
Enhance Android build configuration with stable/nightly flavors and update launcher icons
graalvm: Enable GraalVM native image support and update packaging configurations
local-tracks: Implement LocalFolder screen and view model for folder navigation
navigation: Implement fade-through and stack transition animations for navigation
remote: Redesign remote control and devices screens, fix connection issues
Download diagnostics, live connect status, remote settings on devices screen
Enhance loading states for various UI components and update dependencies
packaging: Flathub, AUR, WinGet and Chocolatey publishing
plugin: Implement automatic plugin updates and enhance JSON parsing
🪲 Bug Fixes
newpipe: Fallback to muxed streams if no audio stream is available
Dismiss search dropdown and keyboard on submission
Custom image helper null exception
plugin: Reload Zipline service on same-version replace
Convert buildCurrentMediaItemList to a suspend function for coroutine support
Enhance Discord RPC connection management with cooldown and error handling
Cached track audio not being invalidated causing alternative track source to not being played
Play next not working
Update pendingNextIndex when playing a track from the playlist
webview: Linux webview crashing the app
Add mavenLocal() to plugin and dependency resolution management
plugin: Handle service closure exception during authentication check
sidebar: Add spacer to AppSidebar for improved layout
remote-control: Update connection handling and improve logging for remote control events
Add window insets to top bar and bottom navigation bar, queue sheet
stream-proxy: Stream upstream audio instead of buffering the whole track
newpipe: Fall back through multiple searches when ISRC search misses
audio-api: Enhance fallback mechanism for text search results in YouTube
audio-player: Android shuffle wasnt working
stream-proxy: Improve logging for cache timeout and handle disconnection scenarios
macos: Add GraalVM runtime dependency and initialize GraalVm in main function
android: Create intermediate directories for Rust targets to prevent runtime errors
android: Update sharing functionality to use chooser intent with new task flag
android: Simplify service start logic for PlaybackService to avoid crashes on background playback
android: Update playback state management to ensure guests follow host's play state
android: App stuck on splash screen from main-thread string loading
downloads: Respect download format/quality and never save manifests or video
ios: Run Zipline on an 8 MiB stack thread
server: Don't crash when the proxy port is still in use
ios: Stream formats AVPlayer can play
gradle: Restore VFS watch setting and clean up properties
build: Restore version catalog lost in dev merge
ios: Make the login WebView identify as Mobile Safari
New Contributors
@tomasalias made their first contribution in https://github.com/team-spotube/spotube/pull/2919
@Akshat-104 made their first contribution in https://github.com/team-spotube/spotube/pull/3032
@henrik242 made their first contribution in https://github.com/team-spotube/spotube/pull/3136