Once logged in I quit the app and restarted it and performance was fine from then on. This made logging in take a little longer than I was expecting.

On Ubuntu 22.04 LTS I found the UI incredibly slow the first time I ran it (it seemed to be GPU related). Installation is painless but once running there are a few rough edges to be aware of.

You can also find Tidal-hifi on Flathub if you prefer to install your software that way. You’ll find the latest build(s) on the the project’s GitHub releases page (where macOS and Windows installers are also provided, should you want them). It’s possible to download Tidal-hifi in a variety of packaging formats, including a standalone. These are in addition to the many features the official Tidal web client supports. Tidal-hifi bolts on many of the features one expects of a modern music player including MPRIS support, track change notifications, and media key integration.īy default the app displays a menu bar but it can be hidden (once you do that you access the app-specific settings by pressing ctrl + = ). It supports streaming in up-to Hi-Fi quality (thanks to Electron’s support for Widevine).ĭon’t think it merely a lazy frame wrapped around the progressive web-app web player, though. It’s an Electron-based version of the official Tidal web client. Tidal-hifi is What I Was Looking For Tidal-hifi running on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS So I’ve been scouting for an alternative for a while, ideally one that offers up a fuss-free, but not-feature-free experience on Linux.

And although Clementine-fork Strawberry offers (unofficial) Tidal streaming (and is quite good at it, I hear) you have to generate a client ID and API token to use which isn’t straight forward. My old go-to was an ace third-party Tidal CLI app (but, alas, it no longer works). Now, ‘easiest’ is an important qualifier in the sentence you just read as there are other Tidal-supporting apps for Linux. Let me preface this post by stating, somewhat cheekily, that I would rather not use Electron apps where possible.īut, in the face of no alternative I can suck it up and make use of ’em 😉.Īnd so it is with Tidal-hifi, an Electron-based (I know, I know) app that is, to my knowledge, the easiest way to stream music from TIDAL on Linux in the service’s Hi-Fi quality (hence the hi-fi name – and TIDAL? That’s the last time I’m capitalising you).

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