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Izzy Music Player integrates three major music streaming services, giving you access to millions of songs with different quality options and catalogs.

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Supported services

YouTube Music

Stream millions of songs from YouTube Music’s vast catalog

Tidal

Hi-Res lossless audio up to 24-bit/192kHz FLAC

JioSaavn

Access India’s largest music streaming platform

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YouTube Music

Access YouTube Music’s extensive catalog with billions of songs, official releases, and live performances.

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Features

  • Real-time search with intelligent suggestions
  • Full album and playlist support
  • Artist browsing and discovery
  • Video content streaming
  • Recently played tracking
  • Personalized recommendations

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Technical details

  • Backend: ytmusicapi and yt-dlp
  • Audio format: M4A/AAC
  • Quality: High quality streaming (128-256 kbps AAC)
YouTube Music is the default service and requires no additional configuration.

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Tidal

Experience premium audio quality with Tidal’s Hi-Res lossless streaming powered by hifi-api.

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Quality tiers

Tidal provides visual quality badges on every song to show the audio quality:
Hi-Res Lossless - Up to 24-bit/192kHz FLACThe highest quality tier with studio-master audio. Displays a gold Hi-Res badge.
  • Sample rate: Up to 192kHz
  • Bit depth: 24-bit
  • Format: FLAC
  • Typical file size: 100-200 MB per song

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Performance optimizations

  • Smart caching - Frequently accessed tracks are cached for faster playback
  • Connection pooling - Optimized network connections for smooth streaming
  • Quality detection - Automatic quality badge display based on track availability

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Technical details

  • Backend: hifi-api integration
  • Audio formats: FLAC (lossless/Hi-Res), M4A (high quality)
  • API: RESTful integration with Tidal streaming service
Quality availability depends on the track. Not all songs are available in Hi-Res or Lossless quality.

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JioSaavn

Access India’s largest music streaming platform with an extensive catalog of Bollywood, regional, and international music.

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Features

  • Comprehensive Indian music catalog
  • Bollywood hits and classics
  • Regional language content (Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, and more)
  • International music collection
  • Curated playlists and charts

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Technical details

  • Backend: saavn.dev API
  • Audio format: M4A/AAC
  • Quality: High quality streaming

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Switching between services

Seamlessly switch between music services at any time:
  1. Open Settings by clicking the gear icon (⚙️)
  2. Select your preferred service from the dropdown at the top:
    • YouTube Music
    • Tidal
    • JioSaavn
  3. The service switches immediately - no restart required
Your favorites, playlists, and queue are preserved when switching services. Each track remembers which service it came from.

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Service indicators

Each track displays a colored indicator showing its source:
  • Red - YouTube Music
  • Light Blue - Tidal
  • Green - JioSaavn
This helps you identify which service a song came from, especially when mixing tracks from multiple services in playlists and queues.

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Integration architecture

Izzy uses a Python backend service that communicates with each music platform: 
Izzy macOS App (Swift/SwiftUI)
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Python Service Manager
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├── ytmusicapi → YouTube Music
├── hifi-api → Tidal
└── saavn.dev → JioSaavn
The Python service (requires Python 3.13+) handles all API communication, stream extraction, and quality detection.