SoundCloud Desktop App

A lightweight, cross-platform desktop wrapper for SoundCloud built with Tauri.

Features

• 🎵 Native Experience: Enjoy SoundCloud as a standalone desktop application.
• 🎧 Background Play: Music keeps playing even when you close the window.
• ⚡ Resource Efficient: Automatically pauses animations when running in the background to save battery.
• 🚀 Lightweight: Built with Rust and Tauri for minimal resource usage.
• 💻 Cross-Platform: Runs effectively on macOS (ready) and supports Windows/Linux.
• 🔒 Privacy Focused: Direct wrapper around the official site with no extra tracking.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (Project was created with v22.2.0)
• Rust (Required for Tauri backend)

Installation & Development

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/oguzoldev/soundcloud-desktop-app.git
   cd soundcloud-desktop-app

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Run in development mode

   npm run tauri dev

4. Build for production

   npm run tauri build

Project Structure

• src/: Frontend web assets (HTML, CSS, JS).
• src-tauri/: Rust backend and Tauri configuration.
• src-tauri/tauri.conf.json: Main configuration file.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial desktop client. SoundCloud is a trademark of SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG. This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by SoundCloud.