SONE

The native desktop client for TIDAL on Linux. Lossless streaming with bit-perfect ALSA output up to 24-bit/192kHz (MAX) — your DAC, not your browser's resampler.

The Linux desktop app TIDAL never built.

SONE finally gives Linux users a first-class streaming client. It delivers the complete, fully-featured experience you expect with seamless library management and a sleek, familiar workflow—and then supercharges it.

We went beyond the basics with direct-to-DAC bit-perfect ALSA output, a resizable-adaptive floating miniplayer, custom themes, Discord Rich Presence, and multi-service scrobbling (Last.fm, Libre.fm, ListenBrainz)—all wrapped in a fast, native Linux app.

• Lossless FLAC and MQA streaming up to Hi-Res (24-bit/192kHz) with automatic quality fallback
• Bit-perfect output — no resampling, no dithering. Your DAC receives the unaltered decoded signal
• Exclusive ALSA — bypasses PipeWire/PulseAudio entirely for direct hardware access
• Smart DAC matching — automatically detects your hardware's supported formats and sample rates, picking the best fit
• Volume normalization (ReplayGain) with automatic context switching between album and track gain
• Autoplay — discovers and plays similar tracks when your queue ends

• Custom themes — 12 presets and a full color picker for accent and background with both light/dark mode
• Lyrics — synced lyrics display for supported tracks
• Miniplayer — compact floating window with album art, playback controls, and resizable-adaptive layout
• Full-screen player — maximized view with album art, lyrics option and auto-hiding controls
• Queue persistence — picks up where you left off across restarts
• MPRIS integration — media keys, shuffle, repeat, seek, and desktop widget support
• Scrobbling — track your listening history on Last.fm, Libre.fm, and ListenBrainz with full ISRC and MusicBrainz metadata
• Proxy support — route traffic through HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS5 proxies
• Discord Rich Presence — show what you're listening to with album art, track info, and a direct TIDAL link
• System tray with playback controls and minimize-to-tray
• Keyboard shortcuts for all common actions with a built-in shortcut overlay

• Library management — browse and sort your playlists, albums, artists, and mixes with playlist folder support
• Share — share tracks, albums, playlists, artists, and mixes with your friends via a direct TIDAL link
• Deep links — open tidal:// URLs directly in SONE

SONE is a lightweight, native alternative to the official TIDAL web player and Electron-based unofficial clients.

• Full audio quality — browsers and Electron apps downsample audio to 48kHz before it leaves the application. SONE is native — it outputs at the source's original sample rate, up to 192kHz (TIDAL's max). Exclusive ALSA mode bypasses the system mixer entirely for bit-perfect output to your DAC.
• Familiar interface — a modern UI inspired by the streaming apps you already use
• Direct hardware access — GStreamer talks directly to your audio hardware. Lock your DAC to the exact source format, bypassing the system mixer
• Lightweight — built with Tauri and Rust. Small binary, low memory footprint
• Encrypted at rest — credentials, cache, and settings are encrypted with AES-256-GCM
• No telemetry, no tracking — fully open source under GPL-3.0. Your listening data stays on your machine

Pre-built packages for Ubuntu/Debian (.deb), Fedora (.rpm), openSUSE (.rpm), and Arch Linux (PKGBUILD) are available on the GitHub Releases page.

SONE is also officially available on Flathub, making it easy to install on any Linux distribution. You can install it via your software center or by using the CLI:

Install the application

flatpak install flathub io.github.lullabyX.sone

Run the application

flatpak run io.github.lullabyX.sone

Rust:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
source "$HOME/.cargo/env"

Node.js 18+ (via nvm, fnm, or your preferred method)

System dependencies:

sudo apt install -y \
    build-essential curl wget file patchelf \
    libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev libssl-dev \
    libgstreamer1.0-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev \
    gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-libav \
    libsecret-1-dev

sudo apt install -y gstreamer1.0-alsa

sudo dnf install -y \
    gcc gcc-c++ make curl wget file patchelf \
    webkit2gtk4.1-devel gtk3-devel libappindicator-gtk3-devel librsvg2-devel openssl-devel \
    gstreamer1-devel gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel \
    gstreamer1-plugins-base gstreamer1-plugins-good gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free gstreamer1-libav \
    libsecret-devel

sudo dnf install -y gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools

yay -S sone       # build from source
# or
yay -S sone-bin   # pre-built binary

sudo pacman -S --needed \
    base-devel curl wget file patchelf \
    webkit2gtk-4.1 gtk3 libayatana-appindicator librsvg openssl \
    gstreamer gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-good gst-plugins-bad gst-libav \
    libsecret

sudo pacman -S --needed gst-plugin-pipewire alsa-plugins

Build and run:

git clone https://github.com/lullabyX/sone.git
cd sone
npm install
npm run tauri dev          # Development mode
npm run tauri build        # Release build (produces .deb, .rpm, .AppImage)

Using build scripts:

Docker-based build scripts are provided in build-scripts/build/ to produce distro-specific packages in isolated environments. Requires Docker.

./build-scripts/build/all.sh              # Build all packages in parallel (deb, rpm, pacman)
./build-scripts/build/deb.sh              # Build .deb only (Ubuntu 22.04)
./build-scripts/build/rpm.sh              # Build .rpm only (Fedora)
./build-scripts/build/pacman.sh           # Build pacman package only (Arch)
./build-scripts/build/all.sh --omit rpm   # Build all except rpm

Output goes to dist/<format>/. Pass --no-cache to force a clean Docker build.

1. Launch the app
2. Click Get Login Code. You'll be automatically redirected to the official link.tidal.com to login and approve the code. Optionally, you can scan the QR Code to login via your mobile device.
3. Your library loads automatically — browse and play!

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• Backend: Rust (Tauri 2)
• Frontend: React 19, Tailwind 4, Jotai
• Audio: GStreamer
• Config: ~/.config/sone/

Issues and pull requests are welcome on GitHub. To set up a development environment, follow the Building from source instructions.

If you enjoy using SONE, consider giving the project a star to help others find it.

SONE is an independent, community-driven project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to TIDAL in any way. All content is streamed directly from TIDAL's service and requires a valid paid subscription. SONE is a streaming client only — it does not support offline downloads, and does not redistribute or circumvent protection of any content. As with any third-party client, please be aware of TIDAL's terms of use.

All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

GPL-3.0-only

TL;DR — SONE is an open-source, native Linux desktop client for TIDAL built with Tauri 2 and Rust. It streams lossless FLAC and Hi-Res audio up to 24-bit/192kHz, with exclusive ALSA output that bypasses PulseAudio and PipeWire entirely for bit-perfect playback directly to your DAC. Lightweight, encrypted at rest, and fully offline — no telemetry, no tracking.