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cliamp plays music in a terminal and is described as inspired by Winamp.
About Cliamp
Cliamp is an open-source terminal music player inspired by Winamp. It plays local files, streams, and podcasts, and connects to services including YouTube, YouTube Music, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Bilibili, Spotify, Qobuz, Tidal, NetEase Cloud Music, Yandex Music, and Xiaoyuzhou, as well as Navidrome, Lyrion, Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, and Audiobookshelf. It includes a spectrum visualizer, parametric EQ, and playlists.
Some playback requires separate tools: ffmpeg is needed for AAC, ALAC, Opus, and WMA, and yt-dlp is needed for YouTube, YouTube Music, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Bandcamp, Bilibili, and NetEase Cloud Music. macOS pre-built binaries also require separate FLAC, Vorbis, Ogg, and mpg123 libraries from Homebrew.
Key features
- Plays local files, streams, and podcasts in a terminal interface
- Connects to Spotify, Qobuz, Tidal, NetEase Cloud Music, Yandex Music, and Xiaoyuzhou
- Connects to Navidrome, Lyrion, Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, and Audiobookshelf servers
- Includes spectrum visualizer, parametric EQ, and playlists
- Plays YouTube, YouTube Music, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, and Bilibili via yt-dlp
- Offers native Android client for radio, podcasts, and same servers
Best for: Terminal users who want local files, podcasts, and streaming and self-hosted sources in one text interface.
Good for
- Open-source terminal player for local files, podcasts, and listed services
- Includes spectrum visualizer, parametric EQ, and playlists
- Available via install script, Homebrew, AUR, Nix, Go, and GitHub Releases
Watch out for
- Requires ffmpeg for AAC, ALAC, Opus, and WMA playback
- Requires yt-dlp for YouTube, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Bandcamp, Bilibili, and NetEase sources
- macOS pre-built binaries need separate Homebrew codec libraries
Cliamp at a glance
- Website
- github.com/bjarneo/cliamp
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Linux & Mac Apps
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Cliamp FAQ
What is needed to play AAC, ALAC, Opus, or WMA?
Install ffmpeg and keep it on PATH. On macOS, run brew install ffmpeg yt-dlp. On Linux, use the distribution package manager.
What is needed to play YouTube, SoundCloud, or Mixcloud?
Install yt-dlp and keep it on PATH. It is listed for YouTube, YouTube Music, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Bandcamp, Bilibili, and NetEase Cloud Music.
Why does the macOS binary report a missing library?
Pre-built macOS binaries link dynamically to FLAC, Vorbis, Ogg, and mpg123 from Homebrew. Run brew install flac libvorbis libogg mpg123, or install with brew install bjarneo/cliamp/cliamp.
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