# Taiko2k/Tauon

The music player of today! :city_sunrise:

Repository: https://github.com/Taiko2k/Tauon
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tauon
Homepage: https://tauonmusicbox.rocks
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: music-player, player, music, linux, audio, linux-desktop, flatpak, music-library, linux-app, desktop-app, flac, mp3, windows
Last push: 2026-08-26T08:26:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3851, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 15, "n_releases_24m": 24}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2825, forks 134 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:24.184579+00:00)

## What it is
Tauon is a desktop music player for Linux, Windows, and macOS with a fast, customizable playlist-oriented UI. It supports wide codec coverage (FLAC, MP3, OPUS, tracker formats), gapless playback, CUE sheets, smart playlists, and streaming from Plex, Jellyfin, or Airsonic servers.

## Use cases
- play flac music files on linux
- music player with gapless playback and cue sheet support
- stream music from my jellyfin server to desktop
- play tracker and mod files with a modern player
- import downloaded music archives in one click
- desktop music player with winamp milkdrop visualizations
- manage and play my local music library with smart playlists

## When to choose
- you want a polished, fast local music player with broad codec support including tracker formats
- you need gapless playback and CUE sheet handling
- you stream from Plex, Jellyfin, or Airsonic and want a desktop client
- you're on Linux and want a Flathub or native-packaged player

## When to avoid
- you need automatic background library monitoring - Tauon requires manual rescans
- you want a mobile or web-based player
- you need streaming from subscription services like Spotify

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, gui
- domain: media, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, python
- tags: music-player, gapless-playback, flac, cue-sheets, jellyfin, plex, flatpak, milkdrop, smart-playlists, tracker-music, player, audio, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- Taiko2k/Tauon (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.184579+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:38:14.392008+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Taiko2k/Tauon (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.184579+00:00, sha 38dbfe0223ff)
  - homepage: https://tauonmusicbox.rocks (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:37.556833+00:00, sha 8ac95f2f1c15)
  - site_page: https://tauonmusicbox.rocks/manual/installing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:37.560900+00:00, sha ea660ca52663)
  - site_page: https://tauonmusicbox.rocks/manual/overview (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:37.559213+00:00, sha 97b8017358b5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.