pikaraoke 1.6.1

Youtube-based Karaoke machine for Raspberry Pi, OSX, Windows, and Linux

PiKaraoke

PiKaraoke is a "KTV"-style karaoke song search and queueing system. It connects to your TV, and shows a QR code for computers and smartphones to connect to a web interface. From there, multiple users can seamlessly search your local track library, queue up songs, add an endless selection of new karaoke tracks from YouTube, and more. Works on Raspberry Pi, OSX, Windows, and Linux!

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Table of Contents

• Features
• Supported Devices / OS
• Get Started
• Screenshots
• Developing pikaraoke
• Troubleshooting

Features

Feature	Description
Web Interface	Multiple users can queue tracks from their smartphones
Player/Splash Screen	Connection QR code and "Next up" display
Searching/Browsing	Browse a local song library
Adding New Songs	Add new songs from Youtube
mp3 + cdg Support	Includes compressed .zip bundles
Playback Controls	Pause, Skip, Restart, and volume control
File Management	Advanced editing of downloaded file names
Queue Management	Manage the song queue and change the order
Key Change / Pitch Shifting	Adjust the pitch of songs
Admin Mode	Lock down features with admin mode
Headless Mode	Run a dedicated server and stream pikaraoke to remote browser

Supported Devices / OS

• Raspberry Pi
  • Requires a Raspberry Pi Model 3 or higher
  • Bookworm Desktop OS required for standalone/headed mode
  • For Pi 3: overclocking is recommended for smoother playback
• OSX
• Windows
• Linux

Get Started

Install required programs

Pikaraoke requires Python 3.9 or greater. You can check your current version by running python --version. Python downloads

Raspberry Pi OS / Linux distros with apt:

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg -y
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser -y
sudo apt-get install chromium-chromedriver -y

Windows / OSX / Linux:

• FFmpeg 6.0 or greater: FFmpeg downloads
• Chrome Browser: Chrome (only required for headed mode)

Install pikaraoke

Create a virtual environment (optional)

Using a virtual environment (venv) is recommended to prevent conflicts with other global python packages.

You may find it more convenient to skip these steps, which allows you to launch pikaraoke without activating a venv first, but you run the risk of package conflicts.

If you don't install a lot of python projects with pip, that skipping venv is probably be fine. The choice is yours. See the python documentation for more details on venv.

Raspberry Pi/Linux/OSX:

# Create a .venv directory in the homedir
python -m venv ~/.venv
# Activate your virtual environment
source ~/.venv/bin/activate

Windows (Powershell terminal):

:: Create a venv in Windows in your homedir
cd $HOME
python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate

You should see a "(venv)" prefix in your terminal prompt if the venv is successfully activated.

Install pikaraoke via pip

Next, install pikaraoke from PyPi on the host into your venv:

# Install pikaraoke from PyPi
pip install pikaraoke

Note: if you did not use a venv, you may need to add the --break-system-packages parameter to ignore the warning and install pikaraoke and its dependencies globally.

Run

Pikaraoke is now installed in the $PATH with the command line interface pikaraoke. Start by calling the pikaraoke command.

# Run pikaraoke
pikaraoke

This will start pikaraoke in headed mode, and open Chrome browser with the splash screen. You can then connect to the QR code via your mobile device and start downloading and queueing songs.

Virtual env users: note that if you close your terminal between launches, you'll need to run: source ~/.venv/bin/activate or .venv\Scripts\activate (windows) before launching pikaraoke again.

More Options

See the help command pikaraoke --help for available options.

Screenshots

Developing pikaraoke

The Pikaraoke project utilizes Poetry for dependency management and local development.

• Install poetry: Poetry
• Git clone this repo

From the pikaraoke directory:

# install dependencies
poetry install

# Run pikaraoke from the local codebase
poetry run pikaraoke

See the Pikaraoke development guide for more details.

Run from repository (legacy)

See README for how to install pikaraoke cloning this repo and using the scripts. This is a legacy method and may no longer work.

Troubleshooting

See the TROUBLESHOOTING wiki for help with issues.