Observed arrival · 2026-11-09
Nuvo: a local-first Linux music player
A free, open-source desktop music player for Linux, built around a library the site says stays in an encrypted file on your computer.
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- Linux listeners who want a local music library
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- You can paste your own lyrics and tap along to time them, or use an .lrc file beside a track.
Field notes
The page describes library data, likes, and listening history living in one encrypted database on the computer, with a 24-word phrase for recovery. Playlist imports can start from links to several named music services or from CSV, M3U, and Spotify export files. Karaoke can use synced lyrics, an adjacent .lrc file, or lyrics timed by tapping along; the homepage also lists a ten-band equalizer.
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