A gothic-rock music player forged in shadow and gold.
Ashen is a desktop music player built with Tauri v2, React, and Rust. A gothic-rock aesthetic -- deep burgundy-black gradients, dark gold accents (#f7bd48), and rose-tinted highlights.
Every surface is backdrop-blur-xl with border-white/[0.04], ultra-thin borders that barely hold the light.
- Local music playback -- MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A, OGG, and more
- Folder-based library -- automatically scans your music directories with album art extraction
- Smart queue -- shuffle, repeat (all/one), and ordered playback with a queue panel
- Favorites -- save and revisit tracks with a dedicated gradient-styled button
- Recent playlists -- MRU list with cover stacks, persisted to localStorage
- Track metadata -- artist, album, duration, format, path, and embedded cover art
- Loudness normalization -- backend-powered EBU R128 analysis (LUFS)
- Search -- filter your library by title, artist, or album
- Resizable panels -- collapsible sidebar, draggable footer, and a resizable right panel
| Layer | Stack |
|---|---|
| Frontend | React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Vite |
| Backend | Rust, Tauri v2, lofty (metadata), reqwest |
| APIs | yt-dlp |
| Audio | loudness-rs (EBU R128), Web Audio API progress |
| Icons | lucide-react |
git clone https://github.com/JDaxmaut/ashen-player.git
cd ashen-player
npm install
npm run tauri dev # dev mode
npm run tauri build # production build
