Musish
Consumer and social
music streaming client
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
11 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score +0.39.
Performance: 3 for, 2 againstExecution: 3 for, 1 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Well designed and performant
From 4 comments
This is actually pretty nice. I was expecting a heavy bloated web app but its not. Good work.
darkstar_16 on HNReally well done. Design was a nice surprise :)
rglover on HNThis is really well put together, works flawlessly for me.
coob on HNLooks very well done! Is the source code available anywhere? I was planning on working on an Apple Music web client myself and would be happy to contribute. Edit: Musish github…
sjroot on HN
Fills a gap for Linux users without an Apple Music client
From 2 comments
This is amazing! One of the main reasons I went with Spotify after 3 yrs of Apple Music is because I moved to use Linux as my primary desktop and I didn't have an Apple Music…
sonaltr on HNThis is great, thanks! As someone who previously listened to Apple Music on Linux via the Windows edition of iTunes running using Wine in a Docker container (lol), a proper…
yankcrime on HN
Objections
Title was unclear about what the project is
From 3 comments
Please change the title so it includes that this is about an Apple Music webclient
eloy on HNMy first question was going to be web client for what? We need to not assume people reading just a title have any clue what you're talking about.
giancarlostoro on HNTitle is very misleading. I came here thinking it was a new web browser (an http client).
jolmg on HN
Claims of being faster than Apple's client were doubted
From 2 comments
Here’s a few guesses: 1. It’s not 100x (or even 2x) faster or significantly more stable than Apple Music 2. It’s always easier to make a nice app when starting from scratch…
vesak on HNYeah I don't think it is any faster or more stable than the actual Apple web client. They probably use the same API's. Plus lots of considerations that applies to any website. Is…
mockdev on HN
Requests
Access to iCloud Music Library
From 1 comment
Very cool! Would be incredible if you could access your iCloud Music Library as well.
buzzert on HN
Desktop app with media key support
From 2 comments
This is amazing! One of the main reasons I went with Spotify after 3 yrs of Apple Music is because I moved to use Linux as my primary desktop and I didn't have an Apple Music…
sonaltr on HNI had created something similar using Spotify and Youtube to replace a need for a spotify subscription - https://www.livejam.com Now I'm thinking about turning it into a desktop…
ashraful on HN
Questions
Why Apple has not released its own web player
From 2 comments
Has Apple said anything about why they aren't releasing their own web player? With the API integration it seems pretty straight-forward to make one, so there's got to be a…
e1ven on HNMy personal guess: 1. Primary reason: it is a job someone needs to do, and it isn’t high on the priority list at all due to many possible factors. 2. Secondary reason: as a side…
filoleg on HN
Alternatives named
Spotify web player and libraries
From 2 comments
Seems like spotify and apple music both do the same thing here. the js api creates an iframe to their "embedded player" which is just their full player without a ui which will…
snek on HNI had created something similar using Spotify and Youtube to replace a need for a spotify subscription - https://www.livejam.com Now I'm thinking about turning it into a desktop…
ashraful on HN
Stretto web player for Spotify and SoundCloud
From 1 comment
(self-plug here) If you're interested in web-based music players, I actually author one that's open source. It uses youtube/soundcloud iframes to play the tracks themselves, but…
benkaiser on HN
Apple's official tools.applemusic.com site
From 1 comment
Lovely design. Question, why would we not just use Apple's official site? For example, search for something on https://tools.applemusic.com/en-us, then just click sign in on the…
jdillaaa on HN