When comparing Nuvola Player vs Harmony, the Slant community recommends Nuvola Player for most people. In the question“What are the best audio players for UNIX-like systems?” Nuvola Player is ranked 42nd while Harmony is ranked 44th. The most important reason people chose Nuvola Player is:
Nuvola supports Mpris v2 which means that there's sound menu support in most modern Linux desktop environments.
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Pros
Pro Mpris v2 support
Nuvola supports Mpris v2 which means that there's sound menu support in most modern Linux desktop environments.
Pro Creates a native-like front-end for music streaming webapps
Nuvola Player permits the use of music streaming webapps like Amazon Cloud Player, Google Play Music, and Spotify with an interface that aims to work as much like a native desktop application as possible. It currently supports 15 music streaming services.
Pro Can be run from the command-line
Pro Plugins
Has support for plugins allowing functionality to be extended such as adding a new audio source.
Pro Themes
Has several themes to choose from to suite everyones individual tastes.
Pro System integration
Integrates with the operating system with support for tray icons and hooking into the audio system.
Cons
Con Strong focus on online
Streams are nice. But what about what I want and have? Strong focus on online listening. And if that is what you want exclusively, this is bloat. Better go with something really focused, functional and SMALL.
Con Costs $10 (originally $39)
