Audiophile guides
Understand the formats, get the most out of your gear, master your music files.
How to play DSD / SACD files on PC
Play DSF and uncompressed DFF DSD files on Windows, macOS or Linux: PCM conversion or DoP depending on your DAC.
Free bit-perfect audio player: the guide
What is bit-perfect output? How to get it on Windows, macOS and Linux, and what to check in a player.
FLAC vs MP3 vs DSD: which audio format to choose?
Clear and practical comparison of the main audio formats: compression, quality, compatibility, use cases. The guide to make the right choice.
Play FLAC files on Mac
FLAC on macOS: three free ways to play your albums losslessly.
Choosing a FLAC player for Linux
The criteria that matter, and how to bypass PipeWire resampling.
Free DSD player for Mac
DSF and DFF over DoP on macOS: what your DAC needs and how to set it up, for free.
What is WASAPI exclusive mode?
How the Windows mixer changes your sound, and how to bypass it.
FLAC on a DLNA amplifier
Share FLAC with a DLNA amplifier, or send it from RustMusic, over Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
Play on a WiiM, Sonos or network amp
RustMusic controls your UPnP/DLNA players: the file is sent as it is, in hi-res if the device supports it.
AirPlay from Windows or Linux
Your library to an AirPlay amplifier, AirPort Express or Shairport Sync, in CD quality.
Control your receiver from your PC
Volume, inputs and network menu of an Onkyo, Pioneer, Integra, Denon, Marantz or Yamaha receiver, from RustMusic.
Complete your tags with MusicBrainz
Titles, composers, 1200 px covers: RustMusicâs tag workshop, step by step.
A free, open source music player
GPL v3 license, public code, no account or telemetry: what free software changes for your music player.
Free software, open source or freeware?
Price, code and your rights: three often-confused ideas, explained simply.
Build RustMusic yourself
Rust, Node.js and Tauri: get the code, produce the packages and run development mode.
Listen to radio on your PC
Thousands of live stations, favorites and time-shifted pause, in a free, open source player.
A free, open source podcast player
RSS feeds, charts by country, resume and downloads, no account needed.
Listen to Navidrome and Jellyfin on your PC
A free, open source desktop client for your music servers: original quality, offline listening and playlists.
Your listens on ListenBrainz
Linking your account, what is sent, the current track and sending while offline.
Import your M3U playlists
Open .m3u and .m3u8 files, find their tracks and export your playlists.
Scrobble to Last.fm
Link Last.fm in one click, what is sent, the current track and sending while offline.
Control RustMusic from the command line
/play, /pause, /next⊠from a Stream Deck, a shortcut or a script.
Edit M4A and ALAC tags
Title, artist, composer, cover art: .m4a and .m4b files are edited without touching the audio.
Split multiple artists
âA/Bâ or âA & Bâ become two artists, bands stay whole. Checked, and reversible.
Sort your music by composer
A page for each composer: their albums, their tracks and the artists who perform their works.