somafm 1.71

A simple console player for SomaFM streams.

This simple player for SomaFM keeps the distractions, and system resource utilization, to an absolute minimum. The look of this player was inspired equally by the excellent SomaFM terminal interfaces which were already available, and the 90's hacker aesthetic that I seem to find myself nostalgic for when listening to a Shoutcast stream at 2AM.

As of the current version, the player supports completely unnecessary features like desktop notifications and Chromecast support at no extra charge. Known to work on Linux (including Raspberry Pi and Chrome OS's Crostini), Mac OS, and even Windows.

For an up-to-date list of what's new, check the Changelog

Dependencies

At minimum, this program requires Python 3 versions of the following libraries:

• colorama
• requests

Supported Players

This program is simply a front-end, playback requires one of these media players to be installed:

• MPlayer (Best choice)
• mpg123 (Lightweight, but lacks AAC support)
• mpv (Slow to start stream, minimal functionality)

About SomaFM

SomaFM is a listener-supported Internet-only radio station. That means no advertising or annoying commercial interruptions. SomaFM's mission is to search for and expose great new music which people may otherwise never encounter.

If you like what you hear on SomaFM and want to help, please consider visiting their site and making a donation.

License

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

For details, see the file "COPYING" in the source directory.