Auricle is a native desktop music player for Windows, built with Rust and the
Slint UI toolkit. Search the YouTube Music catalogue, organize your local
library, and keep listening without Electron or an embedded web view.
Features:
- Search songs, albums, artists, and playlists with suggestions and mixed previews.
- Browse artist and album pages, save albums and playlists, and follow artists locally.
- Explore artist and album credits and manage the queue through right-click menus.
- Play, pause, seek, adjust volume, and continue listening with queue and autoplay controls.
- Keep liked songs and listening history on your device.
- Reuse recently played audio with a size-limited local cache, set to 500 MB by default.
- Minimize to the Windows system tray while playback continues.
Auricle does not bundle yt-dlp, ffmpeg or Deno. Audio extraction relies on
yt-dlp, some cache operations use ffmpeg, and yt-dlp can use Deno as a
JavaScript runtime. On first run, an optional add-on step offers to download
these tools from their official GitHub releases into a per-user application
directory. You can also install them yourself and make them available on PATH.
Once yt-dlp is installed, Auricle updates it automatically in the background
at most once a week (and once per session if playback fails because it is out
of date). Browser cookies are never used by default; only if you turn on
"Use browser cookies for YouTube" in Settings and accept the explanation does
yt-dlp load cookies from Edge, Chrome or Firefox and send the YouTube ones to
YouTube over verified HTTPS. You can turn it off at any time.
Auricle has no accounts, telemetry or analytics. It keeps a local diagnostic
log and offers a user-initiated "Report a problem" GitHub issue; see the
privacy policy for what is stored locally and what is sent to YouTube, Google
and GitHub.
Publisher’s description
What is Auricle?
Auricle is an open-source music player program for Windows from californiaAlmonds.
Installation and requirements
Official installers exist for 64-bit as EXE (Inno Setup). Installation asks for administrator rights. It needs Windows 10 or newer. The installer supports unattended (silent) installation.
Popularity and file types
The Chocolatey package has been downloaded 112 times. Similar programs include iTunes, Spotify and FLAC.
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Open source: the code can be inspected and built by anyone
- Documented silent install
- Updated in the last two months
Cons
- No native ARM64 build
- Installation needs administrator rights
In short: Auricle is an open-source music player tool for 64-bit PCs. Administrators can deploy it unattended.
Is Auricle safe to download?
- The file is served by github.com, the publisher’s own domain
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
B75876572D7ABFC2B002BE97604F06BC6A8722878B90B28621AC928B93EAEBCE· Open the VirusTotal report for this hash - The link has not been checked yet
- The source code is public
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Recent versions
All 1 versions ›| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.7Latest | November 6, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›winget install --id californiaAlmonds.Auricle -echoco install auricle -yauricle-0.1.7-setup.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Related guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Information
- Publisher
- californiaAlmonds
- Category
- Music players
- Licence
- GPL-3.0-only
- Price
- Free
- Source code
- github.com
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10 (Windows 10+)
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Installer
- EXE (Inno Setup)
- Version
- 0.1.7
- Released
- November 6, 2026
- Added to the catalogue
- November 6, 2026
- Versions listed
- 1
- Chocolatey downloads
- 112
- Website
- github.com
- winget ID
- californiaAlmonds.Auricle
- Chocolatey package
- auricle
Ratings and reviews
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Frequently asked questions
Is Auricle free?
Yes. Auricle is open-source software under the GPL-3.0-only licence.
Is Auricle safe to download?
The download comes from github.com, which belongs to the publisher; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file. Compare its SHA256 hash with the one shown here, or open the VirusTotal report for that hash.
How do I install Auricle with winget?
Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run the winget command shown on this page. winget downloads the official installer and checks its SHA256 hash before running it.
Can Auricle be installed silently?
Yes. The silent install page lists the exact command for each installer.
Which Windows versions does Auricle support?
The installer requires Windows 10 or newer and is available for 64-bit.
Does Auricle run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
There is no ARM64 build; Windows 11 on Arm can run the 64-bit version through emulation.
What are alternatives to Auricle?
iTunes, Spotify, FLAC, Mixxx and foobar2000. The alternatives page compares them.
