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Riff

Stream Spotify without distraction.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: 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
  • “Like tracks and follow artists, albums, and playlists” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Fine-tune your sound with a built-in DSP engine featuring a 10-band equalizer, stereo pan, and pitch shift” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Keyboard shortcuts and touch gestures” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Riff is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (MIT) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Riff is a Spotify client that puts your music library front and center. It features a clean, minimal design that lets you listen distraction-free. Note: Riff requires a Spotify Premium account. Some accounts may not work due to Spotify's new PlayPlay DRM, which is proprietary and cannot be implemented externally. Features: Modern GTK4 and libadwaita interface with light/dark themes and a responsive layout Play, pause, skip, seek, shuffle, and repeat with gapless playback Like tracks and follow artists, albums, and playlists Browse your saved albums, playlists, liked tracks, and followed artists Create and edit your own playlists and add tracks to them Search for albums, artists, tracks, and playlists Share and open Spotify links with your friends using automatic link detection Fine-tune your sound with a built-in DSP engine featuring a 10-band equalizer, stereo pan, and pitch shift Advanced desktop integration: media keys (MPRIS), inhibits session suspend while playing, and secure credential storage Keyboard shortcuts and touch gestures

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: 5 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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