ieaseMusic

ieaseMusic is an unofficial desktop client for NetEase Cloud Music, a popular Chinese music streaming service. It is built with Electron, which means it runs as a native desktop application on macOS, Linux, and Windows, wrapping the web-based service in a standalone app with additional features.

Beyond basic playback, the app supports FLAC lossless audio for higher quality sound, scrobbling your listening history to Last.fm, downloading tracks for offline use, and desktop notifications. You can log in using a WeChat QR code scan and share music to social platforms. A keyboard shortcut system covers all common playback controls. On macOS, there is also an Alfred 3 workflow that lets you control the player from the Alfred launcher.

One notable feature is a dead link fix: some tracks on NetEase Cloud Music are blocked or unavailable in certain regions. The app routes those through other music libraries, including QQ Music, Xiami, Kugou, Kuwo, MiGu, and Baidu Music, so they play anyway. A separate unblocking setup using modified system hosts entries is also documented for users outside China.

Installation is available through standard package managers and formats on each platform. macOS users can install via Homebrew Cask. Linux users can download a .deb package for Debian and Ubuntu, an .rpm for CentOS and RHEL, or an AppImage for other distributions. Arch Linux users can install it through pacman. The source is MIT licensed.

The project is built with React and MobX on top of Electron and uses JSS for styling. It is a third-party project, not affiliated with NetEase.