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Byte

Rediscover your music.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: themes and dark mode, playlists.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Light and Dark themes.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
  • “Sort individual playlists by album, title, play count or recently added.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Byte is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Interact with your music and fall in love with your library all over again. Byte offers a beautiful presentation of your Music Library with loads of powerful features in a minimalistic yet highly customizable UI. Handy features: Light and Dark themes. Add up to 100 items under "Recently Added" for songs. Sort individual playlists by album, title, play count or recently added. Advanced Media Details and Artist Info. Group Playlists, Albums, Artists, Songs, etc. Search, add and play your favorite online radio stations.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 7 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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