Offline-first personal music library and desktop player.
Bring your own music. No accounts. No tracking. No cloud.
Screenshots coming soon. OpenTone is actively being prepared for store submission — gallery images will be added once the visual design is finalized.
Desktop installers for Windows, Linux, and macOS are available from GitHub Releases.
| Platform | File | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | .exe or .msi |
Windows 10+ (64-bit) |
| Linux | .AppImage or .deb |
AppImage works on most distros; .deb for Debian/Ubuntu |
| macOS (Intel) | .dmg (x64) |
macOS 12+ (Monterey or later) |
| macOS (Apple Silicon) | .dmg (aarch64) |
M1/M2/M3/M4 Macs |
OpenTone is a desktop application, not a hosted web service. There is no Vercel, Netlify, or cloud deployment. All installers run locally on your machine.
Most music management software is tied to streaming services — accounts, recommendations, telemetry, and cloud dependencies. OpenTone is for people who own their music files and want a calm, private, offline-first player that stays out of the way.
No accounts. No recommendations. No telemetry. Just your library.
| ✅ Local music import with folder scanning | ✅ Metadata extraction (ID3, Vorbis, MP4) |
| ✅ SQLite persistence — library, playlists, settings | ✅ Album artwork extraction, caching, display |
| ✅ Sortable columns (title, artist, album, duration) | ✅ Album grid view with artwork thumbnails |
| ✅ Artist expandable view | ✅ Playlist management (create, rename, delete) |
| ✅ Real-time search across title, artist, album | ✅ Favorites — toggle and filter |
| ✅ Local playback with keyboard shortcuts | ✅ Zero data collection — everything stays local |
| ✅ Rescan — re-index paths, auto-remove stale tracks | ✅ Dark theme, high-contrast palette |
mp3 · flac · wav · aac · m4a · ogg · opus · wv (WavPack) · aiff
People who own music files and want a calm, private player.
Calm, offline-first, ownership-first.
- Calm — Minimal, warm, restrained interface. No flashing UI, no algorithmic feeds.
- Offline-first — No account required. No data leaves your machine.
- Ownership-first — You own your music files. OpenTone just helps you organize and play them.
- Transparent — No recommendations, no social features, no tracking.
- Privacy-respecting — Zero telemetry, zero data collection, zero cloud dependencies.
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Desktop shell | Tauri v2 |
| Frontend | React 19 + TypeScript |
| Build tool | Vite 6 |
| Styling | Tailwind CSS 4 |
| Local database | SQLite via rusqlite (bundled) |
| Metadata | Lofty |
| Artwork | image crate |
| Audio | Rust + Web Audio API |
| Version | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| v0.3.1 | 2026-06 | Store readiness — privacy policy, terms, icons, permissions |
| v0.3.0 | 2026-05 | Features — playlist management, artist view, favorites, search |
| v0.2.0 | 2026-04 | Album grid view, artwork caching, sortable columns, resize |
| v0.1.0 | 2026-03 | MVP — folder scanning, metadata extraction, basic playback |
OpenTone is released under the MIT License.
OpenTone is part of the Open Collection — a family of open-source, privacy-first tools for personal computing.
| Project | Description |
|---|---|
| OpenPalette | Color tooling for designers and developers |
| OpenSend | Simple, private local file sharing |
| OpenSprout | Personal knowledge gardening tool |
| OpenTone | Offline-first personal music library and desktop player |
Part of the Kovina Collection
OpenReader · OpenJournal · OpenLedger · OpenTone · OpenPalette · OpenConvert
OpenSnap · WorldClock Widget · OpenProof · OpenSend · OpenSprout
WordWise · OpenScrabble · Chess · Hisstastic
Minimal, focused tools for everyday tasks.