A desktop version of Symfonium, if it’s possible a PWA (Progressive web app) that will run on every OS with the same code. Or a way to install on a server a service that do so.
Problem solved:
Accessing my playlist and songs from my desktop, laptop computer. On Windows, Linux and MacOS.
Brought benefits:
Support of all mainstream plateforms and OS.
Other application solutions:
Youtube Music, Spotify, etc.
Additional description and context:
The app could auth with Google account, which could verify if the user has paid for the app. If not, maybe the user can use a limited version that can’t add a server, only use local music or something like that.
Depending on how it was built on Android, I would use a similar design as the mobile app.
Bottom of screen with controls and track progress,
probably using a 50/50 layout with the player on the right and playlist and menu on the left.
Yes please! I’d love to be able to cast from my PC to my android TV and be able to basically DJ and make playlists with a larger and (to me) quicker interface. Sym works so well on my phone, and a desktop version would be tops
As a Feishin user, it’s currently having a fair amount of issues with basic UI elements (Resizing), and every time I run it, I’m left thinking “Gosh, I wish Symfonium had a desktop version…”.
I’ve gone as far as getting an Android emulator setup to try and get the desired experience, but it’s adding so much bloat… as well as not responding to things like mouse scroll imputs very well at all… so I’m left with basically no good option.
Is there really so little demand for a Desktop app that this is the single post mentioning it? It’s surprising to me, considering iTunes, Spotify, and most other music streaming apps folks might be moving from have Desktop versions, I thought I’d see a huge demand, but… nothing?
Anywhom! If anyone has the skills & gusto to put a Desktop version together, I’d be eternally grateful!
Tbh, at this point there isn’t much benefit to using computer over phone for music. With my phone, I can go to the bathroom, take a walk, whatever, without interrupting my music. Sure, controlling it with my mouse or keyboard shortcuts would be nice, but its rare I need to control my music while I work, and moving my hand to my phone stand or headphone controls isn’t that bad, and I’d rather be able to leave my computer with music than have those.
Not saying it wouldn’t be nice to have a desktop app, but at least for me it’d be rare that I’d need to use it. At first I was surprised there isn’t more demand too, but it kinda makes sense
How would I listen to music while gaming by only using my phone, in this instance?
So all Symfonium users just… blast music boombox-style through their dinky phone speakers, or…?
Even just having a way to stream the audio output to a desktop would be fine, I could keep an old phone as a dedicated media controller and make it work that way.
I come from a PC gamer position. I listen to music all the time I’m at my pc. I’m not sure how someone could swap between game audio / videos on yt / Discord… and somehow keep all of their music on their phone, somehow?
I think the biggest pro of having a desktop application is the lack of restriction from android / google. Sure a PC has limits as well but I’d assume theres more freedom & room for more advanced features on a PC. Like reading front & back cover art. Or maybe even supporting animated cover arts by reading video / gif files from an albums directory.
Or for linux: https://waydro.id/, you could use aurora store or obtainium + uptodown or apkpure within waydroid to get symfonium updates (that’s what I do on grapheneos)
This sounds like a nice viable “workaround” so to speak (will try it out later).
But does this mean there aren’t plans for a desktop app? I know it’s a lot of effort to (a) get a stable version and (b) maintain both mobile and desktop, so I’d understand why it may not be pursued.
i’d love to have a Desktop App of symfonium. controlling Playback on PC for Network Devices is only possible with lets say workarounds. for foobar2000 e. g. There is a plugin that allows Playback on upnp Devices, but the Device will then only Display “foobar2000 stream” instead of the Song title. Also i need to find a Windows App which can connect to a Music Server like LMS properly. MusicBee has a plugin, but this does Not really populate your Library but instead you have to navigate the folder structure which only allows you to Play Songs from one specific Album (folder). symfonium allows all of that, yet only on mobile phones.
My current workaround is installing windows subsystem for android (with google play store) & then just installing the android version of Symfonium on my PC. I can then port all my settings over & have a carbon copy on PC. Its obviously not optimized for PC but it works at least for now
I’m doing this and it’s a pretty solid option. Only drawback is MS is dropping WSA in 2025. I think you can still use it, but not sure how play services will still work.
If you’re on Linux, there’s Waydroid, but it requires you to be using Wayland which isn’t fully stable yet, so YMMV
I’d love to play audio on my Mac from my jellyfin server, with the same greate experience when i play on my phone.
Currently i’m using the jellyfin media player on my mac but I like symfonium way more. with Symfonium I can see the bitrate, lyrics and so on.
Yes please, a desktop version would highly appreciated
I have been checking every once in a while for a long time.
Basically joined the forum to add a voice to the list of people also wanting a desktop or even a web version.
