HiFidelity

HiFidelity

A modern, offline-first audiophile music player for macOS with high-fidelity audio playback

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Guide for DMG Installation

Important

After you install the Application and try to open it, you will see message like this: Apple could not verify “HiFidelity.app” is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy.

Solution

you have to bypass Gatekeeper for this (I don't want to pay apple for opensource apps) This will solve the occupation issue

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/HiFidelity.app

✨ Features

• Powered by the BASS (un4seen) audio library for professional-grade audio quality and TagLib for meta-data reading
• Support for 10+ audio formats including lossless and high-resolution files
  • Lossless & Hi-Res: FLAC, OGA, WAV, AIFF, AIF, APE, WV, TTA, DFF, DSF
  • Compressed: MP3, MP2, AAC, OGG, OPUS, M4A, M4B, M4P, MP4, M4V, MPC
  • Specialized: CAF, WEBM, SPX
• Bit-perfect playback with sample rate synchronization and Obtain Exclusive Access of audio device (Hog mode)
• Gapless Playback: Seamless transitions between tracks with no silence or interruption
• ReplayGain: Replay Gain from metadata or EBU R128 louness normalization (turn on replayGain from audio settings) (to scan for R128 loudness, right click on track -> scan for track/album/artists -> press refresh button to load calculated value)
• Built-in equalizer with customizable presets
• Browse by tracks, albums, artists, or genres
• Smart Recommendations: Auto play functionality, you don't have to think what to play next
• Lyrics Support:
  • Download lyrics directly within the app from lrclib
  • Real-time line-by-line lyrics highlighting
• Mini Player: Compact floating window with integrated queue and lyrics panels
• Audio device change option within UI
• Advanced Search: Find tracks instantly across your entire library with FTS5 (Rebuild search index if you not able to see any results: Settings -> Advanced -> Rebuild FTS)
• Playback History: Keep track of what you've listened to
• Favorites: Mark and organize your favorite tracks
• Import playlist with m3u or Import Folder as playlist
• Menu bar controls and Now Playing info

🔮 Upcoming Features

• Automatic scanning and updating of the music library ( ✅ 1.0.4 )
• A compact Mini Player mode ( ✅ 1.0.5 )
• Let user change audio output device from UI ( ✅ 1.0.6 )
• ReplayGain and volume normalization ( ✅ 1.0.8 )
• Audio visualizers (waveform / spectrum)
• ...

📷 Screenshots & Demos

Audio Features

Smart Features & Demos

Mini Player minplayer.mp4	Lyrics Support Lyrics.mp4
Advanced Search search.mp4	Autoplay Queue Autoplay.mp4

🛠 Requirements

• macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later
• Apple Silicon or Intel Macs

📥 Installation

🍺 Install via Homebrew (Recommended)

brew tap rvarunrathod/tap
brew install --cask rvarunrathod/tap/hifidelity

Download for macOS

• You can download the latest signed macOS build from the Releases page:
• Download Latest Release
• After downloading, move HiFidelity.app to your Applications folder.

First Launch?

1. Open Settings → Library Add folders containing your music files.
2. HiFidelity will automatically scan and import your music.
3. Start enjoying your music collection!

⚡ Development

• Make sure you’re running macOS 14 or later
• Clone the repository
• Open HiFidelity.xcodeproj in Xcode 15 or later

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Privacy & Security

• No Internet Required: Works completely offline
• No Data Collection: This app don't collect or transmit any data
• Sandboxed: Follows macOS security best practices

Acknowledgments

• BASS Audio Library: Professional audio engine
• TagLib: Metadata extraction
• GRDB: Fast, reliable local database
• Sparkle: A software update framework for macOS
• Lrclib: Utility for mass-downloading LRC synced lyrics for your offline music library.

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Built with ❤️ for music lovers who value quality, privacy, and control