Linux needs a native client for Deezer!
- November 9, 2017
- 345 replies
- 69968 views
- Anonymous
I think that is important to cover all the platforms for all the users.
I recently created an Ubuntu script to install Deezer based on the fantastic work done by IlyaGulya and SibrenVasse on an AUR package for Arch Linux. It should work on Debian too since Ubuntu is based on Debian, but I haven't tested it.
You can view instructions on how to install it here https://github.com/siphomateke/deezer. It's not at all official and isn't guaranteed to work with future Deezer versions but it's what I am now using.
I'm not sure why Deezer hasn't added support for Linux yet considering the Deezer desktop app for windows is an Electron app and runs just fine on Linux with a few minor tweaks.
Hopefully this helps my fellow Ubuntu users.
345 replies
- Guitar Hero
- 3 replies
- November 24, 2020
https://www.regataos.com.br/
This brazilian Linux distro have a unnoficial client for Deezer in the store. Just install and use, not a “web” version, is a full desktop client for Linux, where you can download the music, for example.
Give it a try.
- Guitar Hero
- 3 replies
- November 24, 2020
https://www.regataos.com.br/
Try this Brazilian Linux dist, they have a unofficial Deezer in the Store, just click “Install” and it’s done. This isn’t a web, like Mellow Player, but a full Desktop Client!
Give it a try
- Guitar Hero
- 7 replies
- November 25, 2020
Used this script to generate a .deb file: https://github.com/davidbailey00/deezer-deb-builder
Works great in Debian Stable.
- Hitmaker
- 19 replies
- December 1, 2020
“In discussion” three (3) years ago - what a toying perverted sense of humor.
Quid Pro Quo
Search “Deezer Linux App Developer Hard at Work!”
https://www.reddit.com/r/deezer/comments/huhps6/what_about_a_linux_client/
- 1 reply
- December 12, 2020
Deezer devs, we need native Linux app, a snap package would make it compatible with all Linux distributions. Spotify has Linux app, and it’s pretty easy to implement it with Electron technology.
- Roadie
- 2 replies
- January 8, 2021
To have a web player without a memory leakage would be good enough already. At the end of the day we aways have our web browser open. The web browser interface and experience is indeed very good, but the current memory leak makes it unusable =\
- Hitmaker
- 78 replies
- January 12, 2021
Has anyone been able to bring up FLAC/HiFi mode on this thing? I’m not seeing this as an option.
- Hitmaker
- 78 replies
- January 12, 2021
I managed to get FLAC on Arch/Manjaro, but not on Fedora using siphomateke’s build script. davidbailey00’s script builds a deb which after conversion to rpm fails to install on Fedora due to a conflicting core OS package (filesystem).
- Hitmaker
- 78 replies
- January 12, 2021
All right, davidbailey00 script is definitely a no go. On Xubuntu it builds successfully but it’s impossible to actually use the app at all: a message saying “you’re in” is all there is in the Deezer’s window. It tries to open a browser to authenticate but fails with an error. siphomateke’s script works and there’s FLAC support in Xubuntu.
What happened to editing messages by the way?
- Roadie
- 2 replies
- February 4, 2021
If you publish a Linux client, I'll become a subscriber in a snap! This is the only thing holding me back from getting a subscription.
- Guitar Hero
- 7 replies
- February 6, 2021
Meanwhile, 3 years have past since the first message. No Linux app since.
- Guitar Hero
- 8 replies
- February 9, 2021
Another year, another visit to this post, again the same answer.
- Ultimate Superstar
- 14279 replies
- February 10, 2021
- Ultimate Superstar
- 14279 replies
- February 10, 2021
We're now actively developing an Electron app for Linux - more update in due course ![]()
- Guitar Hero
- 7 replies
- February 10, 2021
That’s something. Thanks for update, Rudi.
- Hitmaker
- 74 replies
- February 11, 2021
Os there any beta plan or something?
It would be very good for us
- Roadie
- 2 replies
- February 26, 2021
Beta would be great. I would love to be beta tester :-)
- Guitar Hero
- 4 replies
- March 18, 2021
That sounds great! I also would like to have a Deezer client for Linux.
- Roadie
- 1 reply
- March 20, 2021
Oh, that’s really great news! As a Linux user, I’m waiting anxiously. A Flatpak version would be really great. I’m about to drop Spotify exactly ‘cause of the “Linux support” is really… Bad. Ya, you have “support” for a really bad optimized Spotify client, or a web client lacking features. In the other side, Deezer have a great web client, it just lacks hability to keep downloaded songs. Another benefit is that for songs that aren’t on Deezer, I can just push/upload them; with Spotify, you “can” do it too, but you’re, in this case, linked to the bad desktop client and a tough sync process between devices.
I think I’ll really keep on Deezer. I’m trying to install client using those “alternative”, non-official methods based on the current Windows/Darwin version, but I’m facing some issues, probably cause I’m not using Arch neither Ubuntu… A Flatpak version would overcome this kind of issues.
- Guitar Hero
- 3 replies
- March 25, 2021
Deezer Player Unofficial
I’m new to Deezer. This one seems good enough. Just run
1$ snap install deezer-unofficial-player
- One Hit Wonder
- 2 replies
- April 15, 2021
So long time and deezer hasn’t provide a linux client.
I think Deezer could do something to get a POSITIVE solution to linux users, like provide a client or plugin.
The unique NEGATIVE thing that I’ve seem was Deezer deny a working mopidy-plugin in 2018.
https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/deezer-extension-removed/2233
So… I think and suggest a good ideia to not compromise the deezer devs is just rehab a mopidy plugin. It could be a good solution to linux users.
And remember the arm64 support - we also like RaspPi and others SBC with arm64 processors!
Thanks in advance.
- Hitmaker
- 74 replies
- May 5, 2021
We are still waiting this deezer linux app so may be I am just changing to spotify again. I don’t know becase the price of spotify is worse( 1 euro I think) But at least there is some things better than here( one of them and very important my family is claming that the catalogue is worse in deezer than in spotify)
- One Hit Wonder
- 1 reply
- June 26, 2021
- Hitmaker
- 74 replies
- June 27, 2021
we are waiting news!
- Roadie
- 1 reply
- July 19, 2021
I’m here to chime in - a native Linux client would be awesome!
I think that is important to cover all the platforms for all the users.
https://www.regataos.com.br/
This brazilian Linux distro have a unnoficial client for Deezer in the store. Just install and use, not a “web” version, is a full desktop client for Linux, where you can download the music, for example.
Give it a try.
https://www.regataos.com.br/
Try this Brazilian Linux dist, they have a unofficial Deezer in the Store, just click “Install” and it’s done. This isn’t a web, like Mellow Player, but a full Desktop Client!
Give it a try
Used this script to generate a .deb file: https://github.com/davidbailey00/deezer-deb-builder
Works great in Debian Stable.
“In discussion” three (3) years ago - what a toying perverted sense of humor.
Quid Pro Quo
Search “Deezer Linux App Developer Hard at Work!”
https://www.reddit.com/r/deezer/comments/huhps6/what_about_a_linux_client/
Deezer devs, we need native Linux app, a snap package would make it compatible with all Linux distributions. Spotify has Linux app, and it’s pretty easy to implement it with Electron technology.
To have a web player without a memory leakage would be good enough already. At the end of the day we aways have our web browser open. The web browser interface and experience is indeed very good, but the current memory leak makes it unusable =\
Has anyone been able to bring up FLAC/HiFi mode on this thing? I’m not seeing this as an option.
I managed to get FLAC on Arch/Manjaro, but not on Fedora using siphomateke’s build script. davidbailey00’s script builds a deb which after conversion to rpm fails to install on Fedora due to a conflicting core OS package (filesystem).
All right, davidbailey00 script is definitely a no go. On Xubuntu it builds successfully but it’s impossible to actually use the app at all: a message saying “you’re in” is all there is in the Deezer’s window. It tries to open a browser to authenticate but fails with an error. siphomateke’s script works and there’s FLAC support in Xubuntu.
What happened to editing messages by the way?
If you publish a Linux client, I'll become a subscriber in a snap! This is the only thing holding me back from getting a subscription.
Meanwhile, 3 years have past since the first message. No Linux app since.
Another year, another visit to this post, again the same answer.
We're now actively developing an Electron app for Linux - more update in due course ![]()
That’s something. Thanks for update, Rudi.
Os there any beta plan or something?
It would be very good for us
Beta would be great. I would love to be beta tester :-)
That sounds great! I also would like to have a Deezer client for Linux.
Oh, that’s really great news! As a Linux user, I’m waiting anxiously. A Flatpak version would be really great. I’m about to drop Spotify exactly ‘cause of the “Linux support” is really… Bad. Ya, you have “support” for a really bad optimized Spotify client, or a web client lacking features. In the other side, Deezer have a great web client, it just lacks hability to keep downloaded songs. Another benefit is that for songs that aren’t on Deezer, I can just push/upload them; with Spotify, you “can” do it too, but you’re, in this case, linked to the bad desktop client and a tough sync process between devices.
I think I’ll really keep on Deezer. I’m trying to install client using those “alternative”, non-official methods based on the current Windows/Darwin version, but I’m facing some issues, probably cause I’m not using Arch neither Ubuntu… A Flatpak version would overcome this kind of issues.
Deezer Player Unofficial
I’m new to Deezer. This one seems good enough. Just run
1$ snap install deezer-unofficial-player
So long time and deezer hasn’t provide a linux client.
I think Deezer could do something to get a POSITIVE solution to linux users, like provide a client or plugin.
The unique NEGATIVE thing that I’ve seem was Deezer deny a working mopidy-plugin in 2018.
https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/deezer-extension-removed/2233
So… I think and suggest a good ideia to not compromise the deezer devs is just rehab a mopidy plugin. It could be a good solution to linux users.
And remember the arm64 support - we also like RaspPi and others SBC with arm64 processors!
Thanks in advance.
We are still waiting this deezer linux app so may be I am just changing to spotify again. I don’t know becase the price of spotify is worse( 1 euro I think) But at least there is some things better than here( one of them and very important my family is claming that the catalogue is worse in deezer than in spotify)
we are waiting news!
I’m here to chime in - a native Linux client would be awesome!
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