SonicTree is a Linux music player for local music playback and filesystem-based navigation. It allows you to browse and play music directly from your existing folder structure without requiring a separate music library database.
* Version - 1.3.0
* Platform - Linux
* Architecture - x86_64 (64-bit)
What's New in 1.3.0
- Playlist Sorting
- Show/Hide Folder Tree
- Session Timer
- Folder Rescan
- Dark Theme and Accent Colors
- Interface Refinements
- Artwork Improvements
- Numerous Performance & Stability improvements and bug fixes
- AppImage Improvements and runtime reliability.
SonicTree 1.3.0 is a refinement-focused release with improvements to playlist, navigation, appearance, and stability.
Distribution
Official: Linux AppImage packages, accompanied by SHA-256 checksums and GPG signatures for verification.
Community: Arch Linux (AUR) package maintained by the community.
Features
- Designed around local folder-based music playback for clean and distraction-free listening experience
- Playback Architecture Powered by GStreamer for stable playback pipeline and decoder handling
- Audio metadata support powered by TagLib
- Low CPU usage during playback . Small and stable memory footprint with minimal background overhead
- Gapless Playback for improved listening experience for continuous albums, live recordings, and gapless music.
- Smooth and responsive playback experience with stable long-session playback behavior
- Repeat Off, Repeat Track, and Repeat Playlist modes
- Keyboard shortcuts for playback, seeking, and volume control
- Persistent application settings
- Hardened release binaries with Full RELRO, Stack Canary, PIE, NX, and FORTIFY_SOURCE.
- SHA-256 checksums and GPG signatures included for release verification.