Is sonora still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v0.48.1, 4 days ago.

Some track record. 2.8k stars, 3 months old, by an organization. Get it from the official repo and read what it installs.

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How to install on macOS

sonorahq/sonora

A native, familiar music streaming client

Rust#applemusic#deezer#gpui#music-player

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (GPL-3.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v0.48.1, 4 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Some track record2.8k stars, 3 months old, by an organization. Get it from the official repo and read what it installs.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 2,778
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗sonorahq.orgThe project's own site.

Download for macOS

v0.48.1 · 11/8/2026 ↗

sonora-v0.48.1-macos.dmg

dmg · 57.3 MB · 474 downloads · best match

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/sonorahq/sonora/releases/download/v0.48.1/sonora-v0.48.1-macos.dmg"
open "sonora-v0.48.1-macos.dmg"

Install with a package manager

Homebrew

brew install --cask nolight132/tap/sonora

Homebrew

brew install --cask nolight132/tap/sonora-nightly

Nix

nix run github:sonorahq/sonora/nightly

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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Parts list

1×Rust 1.98.1runtime

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Good to know

Cargo workspace — pick a crate with cargo run -p <name>.
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: crates/cli/Cargo.toml, crates/embed/Cargo.toml, crates/i18n/Cargo.toml, crates/icons/Cargo.toml and 10 more

Details

License: GPL-3.0
Open issues: 192
Branch: main

Files we read (10)

.github/workflows/announce.yml

.github/workflows/ci.yml

.github/workflows/flatpak-bundles.yml

.github/workflows/nightly.yml

.github/workflows/pr-labels.yml

.github/workflows/release.yml

CONTRIBUTING.md

Cargo.toml

README.md

rust-toolchain.toml

982 files in the repo