Cribarth Music Player is a small desktop application that allows Music Assistant in Home Assistant to target the local device as a persistent playback endpoint, independent of the browser. It’s designed for simplicity, stability, and integration with system launchers.

⚙️ Features

• Electron-based player wrapping Music Assistant’s “This Device” feature
• Custom desktop launcher and icon
• Distributed as a .deb package for Linux systems and a .exe for Windows devices
• Manual install and update process for simplicity

🏗️ How It Was Built

• Developed in Visual Studio Code
• ChatGPT (GPT-4) provided primary development guidance, including packaging strategy, icon integration, and debugging support
• GitHub Copilot was used to accelerate syntax-level editing
• Versioned, built, and released via GitHub Actions and tagged GitHub releases

🌐 Applications

• Local playback for Music Assistant without needing an open browser
• Persistent multi-room audio integration
• Lightweight music player in environments like kiosks or lightweight desktops

🔗 Source Code

View the full repository on GitHub:
github.com/glanyrafon01/cribarth-music-player