rhythmsync 1.1.0

CLI music player with synchronized lyrics (LRC) support

RhythmSync

CLI audio player that plays music while displaying synchronized lyrics (LRC).

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Features

• Play audio files in various modes
• Display synchronized lyrics during playback
• Show song metadata tags
• Styled terminal music player UI
• Convert audio files to other formats using FFmpeg
• Player controls
  • Pause (SPACE)
  • Next (RIGHT Arrow)
  • Previous (LEFT Arrow)

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Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• FFmpeg (optional, for conversion feature)

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Compatibility

RhythmSync is currently intended for UNIX-based systems (Linux/macOS). All versions after 1.0.0 don't work with non-UNIX systems

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Installation and Usage

• PyPI page: Click here

• Install the CLI application

pip install rhythmsync

• Launch the CLI application:

rhythmsync

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Supported Audio Formats

• .mp3
• .flac
• .wav
• .ogg

Notes

• Other audio formats might work, but full functionality is not guaranteed.

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Lyrics Sync

RhythmSync reads embedded lyric metadata from audio files.

Supported tags include:

• SYLT, SYLT::eng
• LYRICS, LYRICS:eng
• LYRICS-ENG, LYRICS_EN
• LYRICS_SYNCED, SYNCEDLYRICS

LRC Format

[00:12.34] First line
[00:15.67] Second line
[00:18.90] Third line

• Format: [mm:ss.xx] Line

Notes

• If no lyrics are found, a placeholder message is shown.

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Commands

General

• help - Lists all available commands.
• ls - Lists all files and directories in the current working directory.
• ls {path} - Lists all files and directories in the specified directory.
• cd {path} - Changes the current working directory to the specified directory.
• clear - Clears the terminal.

Playback

• play {path} - Plays a single audio file once.
• play -r {path} - Plays a single audio file in a loop until stopped (Ctrl+C).
• play -d {directory} - Plays all supported audio files in the specified directory (non-recursive) in alphabetical order.
• play -dr {directory} - Plays all supported audio files in the specified directory (non-recursive) in alphabetical order and loops until stopped (Ctrl+C).
• play -ds {directory} - Plays all supported audio files in the specified directory (non-recursive) in shuffled order and loops until stopped (Ctrl+C).
• play -D {path} - Plays all supported audio files in the specified directory (recursive) in alphabetical order.
• play -Dr {path} - Plays all supported audio files in the specified directory (recursive) in alphabetical order and loops until stopped (Ctrl+C).
• play -Ds {path} - Plays all supported audio files in the specified directory (recursive) in shuffled order and loops until stopped (Ctrl+C).

Metadata

• info {path} - Displays all available metadata.
• info {path} [tags] - Displays only given metadata tags.

Converter

• convert {input path} {output path} - Converts an audio file to another format (FFmpeg required).

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Notes

• Paths containing spaces must be wrapped in quotes or escaped with backslashes:

play "My Music/song.mp3"
play My\ Music/song.mp3

• The convert command uses FFmpeg and may alter or corrupt metadata

• Use Ctrl+C to stop playback or exit the app