Aurora

Aurora is a lightweight, open-source, cross-platform music player built for audiophiles and casual listeners alike.
It focuses on a clean interface, local playback, and full user control — without ads, tracking, or cloud dependencies.

Features

Add and manage music by selecting local directories
Supported formats - flac, mp3, m4a, wav (Head out to issues to request new formats).
Browse music by album and artist
Playlist management (create, edit, reorder — stored locally)
Playback queue management
Clean, distraction-free UI
Works and tested on macOS, Windows, and Linux builds are being currently tested.

System Requirements

Platform	Architecture	Status	Minimum OS
macOS	Apple Silicon (ARM64)	✅ Available	macOS 12.0 (Monterey)
macOS	Intel (x64)	🚧 Coming soon	macOS 12.0 (Monterey)
Windows	x64	🚧 Coming soon	Windows 10
Linux	x64	🚧 Coming soon	Ubuntu 20.04+ (glibc 2.31+)

Privacy & Security

Aurora is designed to be fully local-first:

❌ No telemetry
❌ No analytics
❌ No user tracking
❌ No background network requests
✅ All data stays on your machine

Aurora does not collect, store, or transmit any personal or usage data.

macOS — Important Notice (Unsigned App)

Aurora is currently not code-signed or notarized because it is distributed as an independent open-source project without an Apple Developer
account.

What this means

When you open Aurora on macOS for the first time, you may see:

“Aurora cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified.”

How to open Aurora safely

Download the .dmg from GitHub Releases
Drag Aurora.app into your Applications folder
Right-click Aurora.app → Open
Click Open again when prompted
(Optional) After first launch, macOS will trust the app normally

Aurora does nothing malicious — this warning exists purely because the app is unsigned.

Installation

macOS

Download the .dmg from the Releases page
Drag Aurora into Applications
Follow the steps above to bypass Gatekeeper

Windows / Linux

Coming Soon

Development

Prerequisites

Node.js ^20.19.5
Yarn ^1.22.22

Run in development

git clone https://github.com/bbbneo333/aurora.git
cd aurora
yarn install
yarn start

Packaging

yarn package

Artifacts will be generated in the release output directory.

Releasing

See RELEASE

Bug Reports & Feedback

Report bugs via GitHub Issues
Feature requests and discussions are welcome

Please open an issue with:

Clear steps to reproduce
Expected vs actual behavior
OS and Aurora version
Screenshots or logs if available

👉 https://github.com/bbbneo333/aurora/issues

License

Aurora is released under the MIT License.
See LICENSE for details.

Contribution

Feature requests may still be submitted through issues for discussion, but feature pull requests will not be accepted at this time.

bbbneo333/aurora