Differences from Clementine - Revision history

Jonas at 11:13, 8 March 2025

2025-03-08T11:13:50Z

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	Strawberry is a fork of Clementine, it looks ~~and behaves~~ very similar~~. Beneath the hood there~~ are ~~more changes than~~ immediately ~~seen in the GUI. Also, it does not include all features that Clementine got, but focus on other features instead~~.		Strawberry is a fork of Clementine, the GUI looks very similar, but many parts have been rewritten and improved that are not immediately.

	* Active development		* Active development

Jonas at 11:12, 8 March 2025

2025-03-08T11:12:16Z

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	Strawberry is a fork of Clementine, it looks and behaves very similar. Beneath the hood there are more changes than immediately seen in the GUI. Also, it does not include all features that Clementine got, but focus on other features instead.		Strawberry is a fork of Clementine, it looks and behaves very similar. Beneath the hood there are more changes than immediately seen in the GUI. Also, it does not include all features that Clementine got, but focus on other features instead.

	~~== Project goals, focus and advantages ==~~

	* Active development		* Active development
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	* Adapt faster to newer libraries and API changes		* Adapt faster to newer libraries and API changes
	* Depend on less libraries and less 3rdparty code		* Depend on less libraries and less 3rdparty code

	~~== Playpack ==~~

	* Advanced audio output and device configuration for bit-perfect playback on Linux		* Advanced audio output and device configuration for bit-perfect playback on Linux
	* The GStreamer engine code is ~~different and uses playbin~~		* The GStreamer engine code is mostly rewritten
	* GStreamer engine is changed so that the analyzer does not cause resampling		* GStreamer engine is changed so that the analyzer does not cause resampling
	* Equalizer elements in the pipeline are not activated unless the equalizer is enabled which fixes problems with resampling		* Equalizer elements in the pipeline are not activated unless the equalizer is enabled which fixes problems with resampling
	* Error handling is improved		* Error handling is improved
	* Option to disable volume		* Option to disable volume

	~~== Other ==~~

	* The collection model has been rewritten.		* The collection model has been rewritten.
	* New context view with song playing info and album cover		* New context view with song playing info and album cover
	* Improved album cover fetching and cover manager with better album covers from Tidal and Deezer		* Improved album cover fetching and cover manager with better album covers from Tidal and Deezer
	* Lyrics ~~are retrieved using API's instead of scraping HTML~~		* Lyrics from multiple working providers
	* New rewritten scrobbler with caching and support for multiple providers: Last.fm, Libre.fm and ListenBrainz		* New rewritten scrobbler with caching and support for multiple providers: Last.fm, Libre.fm and ListenBrainz
	* The queue manager is moved into the tab for easier access		* The queue manager is moved into the tab for easier access

Jonas at 11:10, 8 March 2025

2025-03-08T11:10:26Z

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	* Active development		* Active development
	* ~~Migrated~~ to Qt 6		* Ported to Qt 6
	* Frequent stable releases		* Frequent stable releases
	* Focus on local music playback		* Focus on local music playback
	* Focus on playback ~~of high resolution audio and~~ without resampling		* Focus on playback without resampling
	* Focus on code improvements and bugfixes instead of adding more features		* Focus on code improvements and bugfixes instead of adding more features
	* Adapt faster to newer libraries and API changes		* Adapt faster to newer libraries and API changes

Jonas: /* Features missing */

2024-11-23T15:58:03Z

Features missing

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	* Various streaming services and radios: These require each a API token for Strawberry, they require lot of work to test, maintain and make sure they work for each release, an account with each service, also, some of them were broken.		* Various streaming services and radios: These require each a API token for Strawberry, they require lot of work to test, maintain and make sure they work for each release, an account with each service, also, some of them were broken.
	* Cloud storage: Same as above, also few people use them and the main focus is local music.		* Cloud storage: Same as above, also few people use them and the main focus is local music.
	* Spotify: A new Spotify integration based on GStreamer has been made and will be available in the next release on Linux and Windows MSVC.
	* Song info: It is replaced by the context which also has lyrics.		* Song info: It is replaced by the context which also has lyrics.
	* Artist bio: It depended on clementine services. Work started on a new one, but didn't find a good API with artist biography.		* Artist bio: It depended on clementine services. Work started on a new one, but didn't find a good API with artist biography.
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	* The extras stuff and background streams.		* The extras stuff and background streams.
	* Network remote: We don't have an android app. Because of lack of contributors we have currently decided not to add it at this time.		* Network remote: We don't have an android app. Because of lack of contributors we have currently decided not to add it at this time.
	* ~~wii~~ remote control: Few people use it, we don't have anyone to maintain the code.		* WII remote control: Few people use it, we don't have anyone to maintain the code.

Jonas: /* Other */

2024-11-23T15:57:51Z

Other

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	* Improved playlist background image settings for displaying album cover and custom image		* Improved playlist background image settings for displaying album cover and custom image
	* Option to automatically save album covers to the album directory		* Option to automatically save album covers to the album directory
	* Streaming support for Subsonic and ~~Tidal~~		* Streaming support for Subsonic, Tidal, Qobuz and Spotify
	* Tabbar is improved		* Tabbar is improved
	* Organizing music is improved		* Organizing music is improved

Jonas: /* Features missing */

2024-11-23T15:57:02Z

Features missing

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	* Song info: It is replaced by the context which also has lyrics.		* Song info: It is replaced by the context which also has lyrics.
	* Artist bio: It depended on clementine services. Work started on a new one, but didn't find a good API with artist biography.		* Artist bio: It depended on clementine services. Work started on a new one, but didn't find a good API with artist biography.
	* Visualizations: It's partial broken in Clementine. We have attempted to add this back, but because of major changes in the Qt framework and a new projectM API, it's has not been resolved yet. Getting projectM to work with Qt has been challenging.		* Visualizations: It's partial broken in Clementine. We have attempted to add this back, but because of major changes in the Qt framework and a new projectM API, it's has not been resolved yet. Getting projectM to work with Qt has been challenging, so it's possible this won't get added.
	* The extras stuff and background streams.		* The extras stuff and background streams.
	* Network remote: We don't have an android app. Because of lack of contributors we have currently decided not to add it at this time.		* Network remote: We don't have an android app. Because of lack of contributors we have currently decided not to add it at this time.
	* wii remote control: Few people use it, we don't have anyone to maintain the code.		* wii remote control: Few people use it, we don't have anyone to maintain the code.

Jonas: /* Playpack */

2024-11-23T15:56:30Z

Playpack

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	== Playpack ==		== Playpack ==

	* Support for multiple backends including Gstreamer and VLC engine
	* Advanced audio output and device configuration for bit-perfect playback on Linux		* Advanced audio output and device configuration for bit-perfect playback on Linux
	* The GStreamer engine code is different and uses playbin		* The GStreamer engine code is different and uses playbin

Jonas: /* Project goals, focus and advantages */

2024-11-23T15:56:15Z

Project goals, focus and advantages

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	* Active development		* Active development
	* ~~Compatible with~~ Qt ~~5 and~~ 6		* Migrated to Qt 6
	* Frequent stable releases		* Frequent stable releases
	* Focus on local music playback		* Focus on local music playback

Jonas at 08:46, 22 November 2024

2024-11-22T08:46:30Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:46, 22 November 2024
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	* Song info: It is replaced by the context which also has lyrics.		* Song info: It is replaced by the context which also has lyrics.
	* Artist bio: It depended on clementine services. Work started on a new one, but didn't find a good API with artist biography.		* Artist bio: It depended on clementine services. Work started on a new one, but didn't find a good API with artist biography.
	* Visualizations: We have attempted to add this back, but because of major changes in the Qt framework and a new projectM API, it's has not been resolved yet. Getting projectM to work with Qt has been challenging.		* Visualizations: It's partial broken in Clementine. We have attempted to add this back, but because of major changes in the Qt framework and a new projectM API, it's has not been resolved yet. Getting projectM to work with Qt has been challenging.
	* The extras stuff and background streams.		* The extras stuff and background streams.
	* Network remote: We don't have an android app. Because of lack of contributors we have currently decided not to add it at this time.		* Network remote: We don't have an android app. Because of lack of contributors we have currently decided not to add it at this time.
	* wii remote control: Few people use it, we don't have anyone to maintain the code.		* wii remote control: Few people use it, we don't have anyone to maintain the code.

Jonas at 11:26, 2 July 2024

2024-07-02T11:26:28Z

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	* Depend on less libraries and less 3rdparty code		* Depend on less libraries and less 3rdparty code

	== ~~Engine~~ ==		== Playpack ==

	* Support for multiple backends including Gstreamer and VLC engine		* Support for multiple backends including Gstreamer and VLC engine
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	== Other ==		== Other ==

	* ~~SQLite uses FTS5 with unicode61 tokenizer instead of the old FTS3 with a custom tokenizer~~.		* The collection model has been rewritten.
	* New context view with song playing info and album cover		* New context view with song playing info and album cover
	* Improved album cover fetching and cover manager with better album covers from Tidal and Deezer		* Improved album cover fetching and cover manager with better album covers from Tidal and Deezer
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	* CD Ripper: Better options exist such as k3b, also the main focus is a music player, not a cd ripper.		* CD Ripper: Better options exist such as k3b, also the main focus is a music player, not a cd ripper.
	* Podcast support: Work was started on integrating it, but never finished.		* Podcast support: Work was started on integrating it, but due to lack of time, it was never finished.
	* Various streaming services and radios: These require each a API token for Strawberry, they require lot of work to test, maintain and make sure they work for each release, an account with each service, also, some of them were broken.		* Various streaming services and radios: These require each a API token for Strawberry, they require lot of work to test, maintain and make sure they work for each release, an account with each service, also, some of them were broken.
	* Cloud storage: Same as above, also few people use them and the main focus is local music.		* Cloud storage: Same as above, also few people use them and the main focus is local music.
	* Spotify: A new Spotify integration has been made and will be available in the next release on Linux and Windows MSVC.		* Spotify: A new Spotify integration based on GStreamer has been made and will be available in the next release on Linux and Windows MSVC.
	* Song info: It is replaced by the context which also has lyrics.		* Song info: It is replaced by the context which also has lyrics.
	* Artist bio: It depended on clementine services. Work started on a new one, but didn't find a good API with artist biography.		* Artist bio: It depended on clementine services. Work started on a new one, but didn't find a good API with artist biography.
	* Visualizations: We have attempted to add this back, but because of changes in the Qt framework and a new projectM API, it's has not been resolved yet.		* Visualizations: We have attempted to add this back, but because of major changes in the Qt framework and a new projectM API, it's has not been resolved yet. Getting projectM to work with Qt has been challenging.
	* The extras stuff and background streams.		* The extras stuff and background streams.
	* Network remote: We don't have an android app~~, and no~~ contributors to ~~work on~~ it.		* Network remote: We don't have an android app. Because of lack of contributors we have currently decided not to add it at this time.
	* wii remote control: Few people use it, we don't have anyone to maintain the code.		* wii remote control: Few people use it, we don't have anyone to maintain the code.