Noctis

heartached·heartached.Noctis

A music player that respects what's yours.

Noctis is a desktop music player for your local library — fast browsing, synced lyrics, metadata editing, EQ, and more.

winget install --id heartached.Noctis --exact --source winget

Latest 1.5.0·September 20, 2026

Release Notes

Discord Download Pick your platform from the Assets below: ──────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Platform │Files ──────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Windows │Noctis-v1.5.0-Setup.exe (installer) · Noctis-windows-x64.zip (portable) ──────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── macOS │Noctis-osx-arm64.dmg (Apple Silicon) · Noctis-osx-x64.dmg (Intel) ──────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Linux │Noctis-x86_64.AppImage · Noctis-linux-x64.tar.gz · Noctis-linux-arm64.tar.gz ──────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Self-hosted server│noctis-server-linux-x64.tar.gz · noctis-server-linux-arm64.tar.gz (see docs/SELF-HOSTING.md) ──────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Running on macOS — the app isn't code-signed, so Gatekeeper quarantines it on first launch. After dragging Noctis into your Applications folder, clear the flag once in Terminal:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Noctis.app

Then open Noctis normally. What's Changed Fixed

  • Fixed mute taking ~2s on Windows
  • Fixed tooltip eating first click on bar buttons
  • Fixed Explicit toggle deleting tracks instead of parking them
  • Fixed Cascade covers cut off mid-air
  • Fixed setting strings parsed incorrectly by number
  • Fixed cover artwork never updating after change
  • Fixed action buttons showing through Cover Flow
  • Fixed Cover Flow feeling like a trap (no way out)
  • Fixed More By header icon rendering as clipped box
  • Fixed Explicit badge wrapping under long album titles
  • Fixed Advanced Details showing raw ffmpeg tags
  • Fixed cassette reels glitching every five seconds
  • Fixed cassette tape packs clipped at window edge
  • Fixed active lyric lines hopping on activation
  • Fixed lyrics scroll glide starting late
  • Fixed lyrics clock freezing or jumping
  • Fixed mini player frost band anchoring
  • Fixed mini player volume icons off-center
  • Fixed mini player Search/Queue open hitch
  • Fixed mini player seek/volume sliders click area
  • Fixed mini player design seek bars not seeking
  • Fixed mini player size not persisting correctly per design
  • Fixed ReplayGain scan dialog button staying "Scan"
  • Fixed crossfade cutting last seconds of playlist tracks
  • Fixed AppImage Open Data Folder doing nothing on Steam Deck
  • Fixed bare-word separators cutting artist names in half
  • Fixed favorite heart invisible on now-playing row
  • Fixed Album Add to Queue giving no feedback
  • Fixed artist page search being accent-sensitive
  • Fixed file associations using substring match
  • Fixed Read More showing when not needed
  • Fixed Deezer genres returning in wrong language
  • Fixed row EQ bars pinned near top
  • Fixed repeated bad logins not locking out
  • Fixed Lyrics Studio tab freezing app on open
  • Fixed Settings search badges not showing counts
  • Fixed Statistics showing raw text keys
  • Fixed profile picture not updating after change
  • Fixed Settings dialog shrinking on some pages
  • Fixed Update button flicker
  • Fixed Open Plugins Folder doing nothing
  • Fixed glass panel dirty-rect repaint artifacts
  • Fixed ghost box when closing Settings
  • Fixed app going black behind metadata dialog
  • Fixed Album Page Colour never applying
  • Fixed light album covers being unreadable
  • Fixed Settings scrollbar clipped by corner
  • Fixed Statistics bars stopping short of 100%
  • Fixed Account & Devices error text causing page shake
  • Fixed accent buttons going transparent on hover
  • Fixed special-character search matching everything
  • Fixed theme tiles having no hover feedback
  • Fixed Music Server boxes clipped and resizing on keystroke
  • Fixed Username/Password boxes showing raw string keys
  • Fixed dropdown close flicker
  • Fixed Discord artwork outage (relay caching issue)
  • Fixed separator line skipping on fold close
  • Fixed Settings page rewrapping text on sub-block appear
  • Fixed broken SplineEasing animation
  • Fixed scroll hitch on Artists view
  • Fixed clicking empty space between artists
  • Fixed placeholder person icon off-center
  • Fixed Bad Bunny wrong artist photo
  • Fixed GlassPanel backdrop blur clipping incorrectly
  • Fixed card outline losing corner arcs
  • Fixed translucent captions letting cards show through
  • Fixed Home row hover fill not showing
  • Fixed context menu closing after favoriting
  • Fixed heart having no fade-out animation
  • Fixed bright arc at player bar card corner
  • Fixed lyrics lag on track change
  • Fixed lyrics page year mismatching album page date
  • Fixed island corners cut off on short windows
  • Fixed player bar title marquee clipping
  • Fixed Home Last Played/Albums resetting after restart
  • Fixed artist page row hover flicker
  • Fixed artist page grids clipping tiles
  • Fixed tile hover wash bypassing transparent setter
  • Fixed playlist sort pill overlapping headers
  • Fixed artist page rows having no working hover
  • Fixed artist Songs tab freezing on heart toggle
  • Fixed artist playing row flashing white on double click
  • Fixed ELRC background vocal lines showing as raw text
  • Fixed album descriptions ending in orphan text
  • Fixed saving album metadata resetting release date
  • Fixed album header artist line only opening first artist
  • Fixed Play Count Reset clipped off page edge
  • Fixed playlist page sort pill misaligned
  • Fixed artist page hero portrait looking soft/zoomed
  • Fixed artist page tabs stalling on first click
  • Fixed mini player queue scroll lag
  • Fixed mini player title artifact clipping
  • Fixed playlist grid artwork flicker
  • Fixed smart playlist limit lozenge display bug
  • Fixed Settings Language dropdown bugging out on scroll
  • Fixed Lyrics Studio crash on Stop
  • Fixed Options flyout circles clipped on hover
  • Fixed Play From Here landing early/inconsistently
  • Fixed raw localization keys showing on screen
  • Fixed Queue title clipping mid-glyph
  • Fixed Options button zoom on click
  • Fixed Minimum Line Opacity not applying past nine lines
  • Fixed playback failing silently after drive letter changes
  • Fixed Home tiles flashing white on theme switch
  • Fixed light theme album page text unreadable
  • Fixed wrong artist match on accented names Added
  • Added Settings Shortcuts tab (9 rebindable keys)
  • Added Settings sidebar rail with search
  • Added Audio CD playback support
  • Added Subsonic compatibility improvements
  • Added Now Playing Artwork styles (CD, Vinyl, Cassette)
  • Added Cover Flow layouts (Carousel, Cascade, Collage)
  • Added Explicit Content toggle
  • Added one-click favorite (heart button, shortcut)
  • Added Album is Explicit checkbox
  • Added Spectrogram window
  • Added Artists page sort chip
  • Added drag-and-drop for playlists and sidebar organization
  • Added sidebar right-click menus
  • Added Player Island Buttons (skip, speed, sleep timer, shuffle)
  • Added Group Artists By setting
  • Added editable artist tag separators
  • Added Song Progress on Taskbar
  • Added Global lyrics offset (Shift all)
  • Added lyrics import from file
  • Added Discord Rich Presence Show Album toggle
  • Added Open Audio Files with Noctis file association
  • Added Album page header kicker and facts line
  • Added Add to Queue pill on album page
  • Added dedicated artist page (hero, Latest Release, Top Favorites)
  • Added lyrics page video/GIF background
  • Added Album page colour tint
  • Added Crossfade preset chips
  • Added Audio visualizer (Bars, Mirror, Wave)
  • Added Deezer playlist/album import
  • Added Localization support (multiple languages)
  • Added Plugin system with sample plugin
  • Added Kawarp plugin (built-in warped background)
  • Added Built-in Noctis Server (Subsonic-compatible)
  • Added TIDAL playlist/album import
  • Added Star ratings on Songs/Album rows
  • Added Lyrics submenu (Search, Fetch, Studio, Remove)
  • Added Lyrics Studio (speech-to-lyrics alignment)
  • Added Multi-channel upmix support
  • Added Pitch shift independent of speed
  • Added Send to Folder
  • Added Add from YouTube
  • Added Account & Sync settings tab
  • Added Settings reorganized into 13 pages
  • Added Liquid Glass frosting for app content
  • Added per-song/per-album lyrics background video
  • Added Pause Video With Playback toggle
  • Added Copy image in lyric sharing
  • Added Home hero card (Resume, Play album)
  • Added Apple Music style tile hover overlays
  • Added Track box redesign in player bar
  • Added Repeat/Favorite toggles under Player Island
  • Added artist page tabs (Overview, Albums, Songs, Similar Artists)
  • Added Similar Artists via Deezer
  • Added Deezer fan count display
  • Added Cover Flow carousel redesign with animated transitions
  • Added carousel interaction (wheel, arrow keys)
  • Added Six built-in themes (Haze, Editorial, Glass variants)
  • Added Minimum Line Opacity setting
  • Added Lyrics Studio Choose Songs picker
  • Added YouTube backdrop download for lyrics background Improved
  • Improved Albums page quality filter consistency
  • Improved Cover Flow layout picker (labeled dropdown)
  • Improved sidebar Back/Search button sizing
  • Improved theme editor labeling
  • Improved artist page search and matching
  • Improved scroll position persistence on artist page
  • Improved album page text readability with tint
  • Improved mini player theming and drawer animations
  • Improved Settings rail icon consistency
  • Improved Settings card layout and descriptions
  • Improved Statistics page layout
  • Improved startup time (precompilation, threading)
  • Improved memory usage (artwork decode and caching)
  • Improved self-hosting support (new server library)
  • Improved wheel scroll physics app-wide
  • Improved Artists page portrait sizing
  • Improved artist page hero and About card layout
  • Improved Home page layout and tile behavior

Installer type: inno

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Details

Homepage
https://github.com/heartached/Noctis
License
MIT
Publisher
heartached
Support
https://github.com/heartached/Noctis/issues
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2026 heartached

Tags

audioavalonialyricsmusicmusic-playerplayer

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