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FolderPlay

FolderPlay is a music player, available on Linux.

Completely free
Linux
Open source

At a glance

All of FolderPlay 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

FolderPlay is a minimalist music player developed in Rust and GTK4. Its philosophy is simple: letting you enjoy your local collection by faithfully respecting your disk's folder structure—it doesn't group by artist, album, or genre. It simply respects your order. Designed with a strong focus on Lossless Hi-Res audio playback. Above all, simple and intuitive. Displays your music folders in the exact order you have them on your disk. Access to /home/music and secondary/network/NAS drives mounted at /mnt. Supports Hi-Res Lossless audio formats: FLAC up to 384 kHz / 32-bit, DSF / DFF (DSD) — DSD64 (352.8 kHz), DSD128 (705.6 kHz), DSD256 (1.4 MHz), DSD512 (2.8 MHz), and all other popular audio formats. HiFi audio output selector (PipeWire/ALSA) for passthrough with external DAC, or standard legacy output for compatibility (PulseAudio). Smooth folder navigation. Stores song metadata, cover art, and folder information in a local database — no disk reads required to display your collection. Populates the database in seconds and updates changes silently in the background, allowing you to manage large music libraries effortlessly. Anti Bad Bunny feature: removes any Bad Bunny song from your collection (for the sake of your mental health). Let's promote real music! (Files are not deleted from disk — they are just hidden, in case you have a relapse...). Instant search by song, artist, or album. Fluid adaptive UI for different screen sizes. Blurs the background color based on the dominant color of the currently playing track's cover art. Light and Dark mode.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 8 November 2026
Last technical check: 7 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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