Pear Desktop
Pear Desktop is a free, open-source media player for Windows, macOS and Linux. Pear is extension for music player. It has 33,931 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at pear-devs/pear-desktop.
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About Pear Desktop
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Install Pear Desktop
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
winget install pear-devs.pear-desktopAUR (Arch Linux)
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Is Pear Desktop free and open source?
Yes. Pear Desktop's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Pear Desktop?
winget: winget install pear-devs.pear-desktop and the AUR package pear-desktop-bin. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v3.12.0).
Is Pear Desktop still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 25, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.