# Cliamp (open-source media player)

> Cliamp is a free, open-source command-line media player for Windows, macOS and Linux. Cliamp - Terminal music player inspired by winamp. It has 4,444 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at bjarneo/cliamp.

A retro terminal music player inspired by Winamp. Play local files, streams, podcasts, YouTube, YouTube Music, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Bilibili, Spotify, Qobuz, Tidal, NetEase Cloud Music, Yandex Music, Xiaoyuzhou (小宇宙), Navidrome, Lyrion, Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, and Audiobookshelf. Use the spectrum visualizer, parametric EQ, and playlists.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/bjarneo/cliamp |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | command line |
| GitHub stars | 4,444 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Go |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Media players |
| Latest release | v2.3.0 (Sep 28, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

### AUR (Arch Linux)

Package page: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/cliamp

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