Stream YouTube Music and local audio with zero ads, word-by-word synced lyrics, 10-band AutoEq presets, and native builds for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.
Every surface in Orpheus is engineered for speed, audio fidelity, and distraction-free focus across desktop and mobile.
Real screens captured directly from Orpheus — pairing adaptive color science with fast, predictable ergonomics.
Orpheus extracts palette anchors directly from active album artwork and clamps perceptual OKLab lightness so white controls stay readable in bright daylight and midnight sessions alike — across the player, playlists, desktop Mini Player, and Android Glance widgets.
Track your top songs, listening minutes, peak listening days, and custom Wrapped cards computed 100% locally in your encrypted on-device Room/SQLite database. No cloud tracking pixels, no selling taste profiles.
Personalized replay mixes and Discover mixes synced directly from YouTube Music. Browse podcasts cleanly with video or background audio, organize unlimited offline playlists, and never miss a new release.
Built for listeners who expect desktop-grade fidelity, transparent privacy, and native visual polish without compromises.
| Capability | Orpheus | Standard Streaming Clients |
|---|---|---|
| Ad-Free & SponsorBlock | 100% zero audio/video ads plus automatic SponsorBlock intro, outro, and non-music skipping. | Locked behind monthly subscriptions with manual scrubbing past sponsored segments. |
| Lyrics & Translation | Millisecond RichSync word-by-word lyrics, Romanization, and AI translation from multiple providers — even on offline tracks. | Basic static line sync restricted to select regions and online-only tiers. |
| UI Craft & Widgets | Switchable Blur Liquid Glass and Material 3 Expressive themes, OKLab cover-tinted Android Glance widgets & Desktop Mini Player. | Single rigid interface with generic rectangular media notifications. |
| DSP & Equalizer | Built-in 10-band parametric EQ and integrated AutoEq presets for hundreds of headphone models. | Rough 5-band sliders or completely absent on desktop apps. |
| Privacy & Analytics | All listening history, Wrapped reports, and play statistics stay locally in your SQLite/Room database. | Continuous behavioral telemetry synced to ad-targeting cloud backends. |
Yes. Orpheus removes audio/video pre-roll ads cleanly and integrates SponsorBlock to skip sponsored or non-music segments automatically — with no subscription fees or telemetry.
Orpheus supports SimpMusic Lyrics, LRCLIB, Musixmatch, and YouTube captions with word-by-word RichSync karaoke timing, automatic Romanization, and AI translation.
Signing in via your YouTube Music session is optional and kept locally on your device. When connected, your mixes, liked songs, subscriptions, and playlists stay synchronized.
Orpheus Desktop builds are packaged with Hydraulic Conveyor. Windows MSIX and macOS Sparkle packages support fast delta self-updates, while Linux distributes self-contained portable packages.
Yes. Under settings you can switch between Blur Liquid Glass (featuring dynamic OKLab cover-derived colors across the mini player and widgets) and Material 3 Expressive styling.
Every play count, top artist stat, and yearly Wrapped report is computed strictly on-device in your local database. Nothing is uploaded or sold to analytics brokers.
