Nora
Nora offers music playback through an application built with Electron and React.
About Nora
Nora is an open-source desktop music player built with Electron and React, described as inspired by Oto Music for Android. It organizes local songs, artists, albums and playlists, offers advanced search with song filters, displays lyrics with synced-lyrics support, includes Last.fm scrobbling and a mini-player mode, and can switch between light and dark themes. Metadata editing is currently limited to MP3 files because of dependency limitations, and personalized music shuffling is listed as an upcoming feature rather than a finished one.
Key features
- Organizes songs, artists, albums and playlists with advanced search and song filters
- Displays song lyrics, including synced lyrics
- Last.fm scrobbling integration
- Mini-player mode for distraction-free listening
- Metadata editing, currently limited to MP3 files
- Light and dark theme switching
Best for: Desktop users who want an open-source local music player with library organization, lyrics and scrobbling.
Good for
- Open source under the MIT license, with source and releases on GitHub
- Combines library management, lyrics, scrobbling and mini-player mode in one desktop app
- Build-from-source instructions are documented for users who want to compile it themselves
Watch out for
- Song metadata editing currently supports only MP3 files due to dependency limitations
- Personalized music shuffling is marked as upcoming, not yet available
- Download options depend on assets published on the Releases page
Nora at a glance
- Website
- github.com/Sandakan/Nora
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Media Players & Servers
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Android
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Nora FAQ
Which file types can Nora edit metadata for?
Only MP3 files are currently supported for metadata editing, due to dependency limitations.
How does Nora provide song lyrics?
Lyrics use the SongLyrics package together with an implementation from the MxLRC package.
What is personalized shuffling based on?
Personalized shuffles and playlists are generated by analyzing listening patterns and play counts; the feature is listed as upcoming.
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