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Spotify for PowerPC
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Well I will try this solution even that I don't have Spotify anymore because im switched to Apple Music :/
maybe when I buy premium again I will use that solution
maybe when I buy premium again I will use that solution
I use this site as a Spotify replacement on my beloved 12" PowerBook: https://spotfy.one
Found it recommended on ytprivate (an Invidious instance) as a privacy oriented Spotify alternative. The site retrieves the tracks from youtube and works great, the interface is very well done. You can even create an account (which i did) and create playlists, mark favourites, etc.
It works well on InterwebPPC, but if you want better speed and recreate a Spotify client app in your dock, you can use a tenfourfoxbox like myself:
Found it recommended on ytprivate (an Invidious instance) as a privacy oriented Spotify alternative. The site retrieves the tracks from youtube and works great, the interface is very well done. You can even create an account (which i did) and create playlists, mark favourites, etc.
It works well on InterwebPPC, but if you want better speed and recreate a Spotify client app in your dock, you can use a tenfourfoxbox like myself:
WOW what a find! It works even too good to be amatorial
I tried that last year and it wouldn't load then forgot about it- "oh ye of little faith"
I've attached an "InTheBox" spotfy.app for those of you who use InterWebPPC. It's based off of a modified tenfourfoxbox.app specifically for InterWebPPC.
Cheers
Cheers
Whoa! You've done a TFFB for InterWebPPC!!!? Is this available for general use or does it require compiling per site?
Yeah. Not fully done with it yet, but if you'd like to give it a try before it goes "public" it's attached below.
Cheers
Hi all,
I am using the InTheBox app to run spotfy on my G5 1.8 DP. The CPU usage is very high. I was hoping to use this in the background while I worked in other programs. The CPU usage was even higher when I had Safari open. I assume this is just normal?
I am using the InTheBox app to run spotfy on my G5 1.8 DP. The CPU usage is very high. I was hoping to use this in the background while I worked in other programs. The CPU usage was even higher when I had Safari open. I assume this is just normal?
Did anyone ever get despotify to build from macports? I run into an error when trying to build it. I'll attach the log if anyone knows what's going wrong.
Depends on what you're looking for in "streaming music".
Internet radio is still alive and well with iTunes and Nubango patches.
As long as PPCMC is still working it may be trivial to make a YouTube Music client (though I have no interest in doing so).
I forget if there's a Port for this.
Internet radio is still alive and well with iTunes and Nubango patches.
As long as PPCMC is still working it may be trivial to make a YouTube Music client (though I have no interest in doing so).
I forget if there's a Port for this.
From several online services:
GitHub - Dark-Kernel/tuisic: First of its kind, A simple TUI online music streaming application written in c++ with easy vim motions, now with support for Model Context Protocol (MCP)
First of its kind, A simple TUI online music streaming application written in c++ with easy vim motions, now with support for Model Context Protocol (MCP) - Dark-Kernel/tuisic
github.com
powerpc-ports/audio/tuisic/Portfile at main · macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports
Overlay repo with fixes to use with MacPorts on macOS PowerPC - macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports
github.com
Self-hosted:
GitHub - epoupon/lms: Lightweight Music Server. Access your self-hosted music using a web interface.
Lightweight Music Server. Access your self-hosted music using a web interface. - epoupon/lms
github.com
powerpc-ports/audio/lms/Portfile at main · macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports
Overlay repo with fixes to use with MacPorts on macOS PowerPC - macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports
github.com
P. S. If something does not work, please report. Executables are functional, but I did not test further.
I was trying to test tuisic last weekend. The interface appears functional, but there is no documentation on how to use it. I got something to happen, but my goal - streaming music from Youtube - wasn't it. Do you know how to use it, or should an issue be opened with upstream about clarifying how to choose which source and how to search for songs?From several online services:
GitHub - Dark-Kernel/tuisic: First of its kind, A simple TUI online music streaming application written in c++ with easy vim motions, now with support for Model Context Protocol (MCP)
First of its kind, A simple TUI online music streaming application written in c++ with easy vim motions, now with support for Model Context Protocol (MCP) - Dark-Kernel/tuisic
powerpc-ports/audio/tuisic/Portfile at main · macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports
Overlay repo with fixes to use with MacPorts on macOS PowerPC - macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports
Self-hosted:
GitHub - epoupon/lms: Lightweight Music Server. Access your self-hosted music using a web interface.
Lightweight Music Server. Access your self-hosted music using a web interface. - epoupon/lmspowerpc-ports/audio/lms/Portfile at main · macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports
Overlay repo with fixes to use with MacPorts on macOS PowerPC - macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports
P. S. If something does not work, please report. Executables are functional, but I did not test further.
P.S. I also didn't get audio output, but that may just be because the mpv version I am using is 29.1 and also has issues streaming audio with youtube-viewer. Or it could be a Tiger lacking specific audio libraries problem.
Regardless, without a guide on how to actually use the CLI to search for songs from a specific source, tuisic is of little practical use.
I did not investigate the set-up, since it wasn't transparent, and I didn't want to spend time on something I am not planning to use personally (I do not use streaming services presently, regardless of macOS version).
Issue can be opened with upstream, requesting better documentation.
I have no idea what your port of mpv uses for audio output on 10.4. Does some audio work with it?
Notice that if mpv uses SDL2, SDL2 port disables audio on Tiger.
Locally saved audio plays fine. I will open an issue with upstream - I'm sure I am not the only one wondering how to actually use tuisic lol.