Available services & architecture
A closer look at the music catalogs, lyrics providers, and cross-platform native engine.
Spotify
Search and catalog browsing run through the Spotify Web API.
SoundCloud
First fallback when a track isn't streamable from the primary catalog.
Yandex Music
Direct high-bitrate streams, used as an additional fallback tier.
YouTube
Last-resort fallback so a track is almost never unplayable.
Engineered for speed, cross-platform stability, and open community development.
Lightweight resource footprint
No bloated background runtimes. Loonify leaves your system memory free for games and work.
Instant startup & low latency
Compiled native binary launches in milliseconds with hardware-accelerated audio rendering.
Selected components under GPL 3.0
Some components are planned for publication under GNU GPL 3.0. Other parts of the client will remain closed source.
SpicyLyrics
Queried first for high-accuracy word-level sync.
Musixmatch
Broad catalog coverage as a second pass.
LRCLIB
Open, community-sourced synced lyrics as a fallback.