lysn 0.2.4

TUI music player

Lysn — CLI Music Player

Lysn is a lightweight, terminal-based music player with built-in downloading support.
It’s designed for speed, simplicity, and full keyboard control.

✨ Features

• ▶️ Play local audio files from /Music
• ⬇️ Download music from SoundCloud (users, playlists, albums, songs)
• ⌨️ Fast, keyboard-driven interface
• 📀 Album-based playback
• 🔀 Shuffle support
• 🚧 Upcoming: Spotify integration

📦 Installation

pip install lysn

🚀 Usage

Run the application:

lysn

🎮 Controls

Navigation

Key	Action
↑ / ↓	Move selection
Enter	Open / Confirm
Backspace	Go back

Playback

Key	Action
Space	Pause / Resume
S	Stop
R	Restart song
N	Next song
B	Previous song

Seeking

Key	Action
D	Forward 10 seconds
A	Backward 10 seconds

Volume

Key	Action
W	Volume up
X	Volume down
M	Mute toggle

Album Actions

Key	Action
P	Play album
Z	Shuffle album

Quit

Key	Action
Ctrl+Q	Exit application

📁 Music Directory

Place all your music inside the /Music directory. Albums are detected as subfolders inside /Music. Supported formats depend on your system’s audio backend.

🧭 Interface Overview

📀 Album Tab

• Reads your /Music directory.
• Subfolders are treated as albums.
• Enter an album to view tracks.
• Press:
  • P → Play album
  • Z → Shuffle album
• Press Backspace to return.

🌐 Browse Tab (Downloads)

Currently supports SoundCloud only.

Available options:

• Likes
• Playlists / Albums
• Single Song

Enter only the exact names from the URL. You can paste in with CTRL+V

Examples:

Likes:

url: https://soundcloud.com/mjimmortal/likes

username: mjimmortal

Playlist / Album:

url: https://soundcloud.com/mjimmortal/sets/thriller-40

username: mjimmortal
playlist/album: thriller-40

Song download:

url: https://soundcloud.com/mjimmortal/billie-jean-single-version

username: mjimmortal
song: billie-jean-single-version

Download Behavior

• Downloads go into /Music.
• The app may appear frozen during download - this is normal.
• In some cases, progress may not appear in the UI.

❓ Help Tab

• Displays all keybindings inside the app.

⚙️ CLI Flags

lysn --help
lysn --helpf
lysn --version
lysn --update

📝 Notes

• All downloaded content is saved to /Music.
• Make sure names match exactly with SoundCloud URLs.
• Performance depends on your system and audio backend.

Enjoy your music - right from the terminal.