Flatsonar

QBZ

by QBZ Contributors

Hi-fi music player for Qobuz

Dangerous permissions Verified creator MIT v2.1.2
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About

QBZ is a native Qobuz client for Linux focused on reliable hi-res playback and desktop integration.

  • Bit-perfect playback up to 24-bit/192kHz
  • PipeWire and PulseAudio audio output
  • DAC routing and exclusive mode support
  • Local music library with offline playback
  • Immersive and miniplayer display modes
  • Artist blacklist for personalized listening
  • MPRIS integration for desktop media controls
  • Last.fm and ListenBrainz scrobbling
  • Plex library integration
  • Direct streaming or smart cache playback
  • Highly customizable interface and behavior

Permissions

1 permission weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • all devices (/dev): webcams, disks, raw hardware
    --device=all
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • network
    --share=network
  • X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
    --socket=fallback-x11
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • access to xdg-run/pipewire-0
    --filesystem=xdg-run/pipewire-0:ro
  • access to xdg-run/app/com.discordapp.Discord
    --filesystem=xdg-run/app/com.discordapp.Discord:create
  • access to your music folder
    --filesystem=xdg-music
  • access to xdg-config/kdeglobals
    --filesystem=xdg-config/kdeglobals:ro
  • access to xdg-run/discord-ipc-0
    --filesystem=xdg-run/discord-ipc-0
  • talks to com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar
    --talk-name=com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar
  • talks to org.kde.kconfig.notify
    --talk-name=org.kde.kconfig.notify
  • talks to org.kde.KGlobalSettings
    --talk-name=org.kde.KGlobalSettings
  • system tray
    --talk-name=org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher

Who publishes this

The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.

  • installs a prebuilt binary instead of building from source (x2)
    source:prebuilt
  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
    publisher:flathub

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.