ramus
v2.1.0download

a genre-first music player for plex.

built from the genre and style tags plex already fetches. free, open source, and on (probably) every platform you own.

download ramusview on github

v2.1.0 · macOS, windows, linux, iOS, android · all downloads

ramus on macOS: the genre tree open at Rock › Post-Rock in the sidebar, a grid of post-rock album covers, and This Will Destroy You playing with its waveform, all tinted indigo from the album art.

1,579 genres, up to six levels deep. no retagging required.

ramus files every album under the genre and style tags plex already fetches in a curated and intuitive heirarchy. prefer to use your own pristinely curated tags? np you can build your own heirarchy in the bundled editor.

^ the real genre heirarchy ramus ships with. don't yell at me for my taxonomical choices pls

immersive album-art colour themes. (just like this page)

background and accent colours come straight from the album art, so the whole app's vibe shifts with whatever else is playing

ramus on macOS playing Neil Cicierega's Mouth Moods: the window runs from orange on the left to teal on the right, taken from the cover, with the whole genre tree in the sidebar.
The same window playing Anamanaguchi's Dawn Metropolis, now magenta at the top fading to orange at the bottom.
The same window playing Megadeth's Rust in Peace, tinted deep blue.
The same window playing Godspeed You! Black Emperor's Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven, tinted a warm tan.
The same window playing Alcest's Les Voyages de l’Âme, tinted a muted green.

save a filter. take it offline. 90s swedish death metal? dont mind if i do

keep any filter as a bookmark to go back to later, or download the whole lot for that gym with the dodgy wifi. there's no file size limit.

The ramus filter panel set to death metal from Sweden released in 1990 to 1999, over a grid of matching albums: In Flames' Colony, Dark Tranquillity's The Gallery, At the Gates, Amon Amarth, Opeth's Morningrise and Dan Swanö's Moontower.

find the good stuff*. (well, the popular stuff at least).

the data comes straight from plex. see how well balanced an album is or if it's just being held afloat by 2-3 bangers

The album page for The Offspring's Americana, with a popularity bar behind every track; Pretty Fly and The Kids Aren't Alright run nearly the full width.

watch your music dance. its jiggling is almost hypnotic.

the pulsar visualiser and full-screen focus mode run silky smooth on desktop and iOS and are, imho, incredibly responsive and satisfying to watch. android soon™

five platforms. one audio engine. same playback everywhere.

macOS, windows, linux, iOS and android, all play through libmpv, so ramus behaves the same wherever you are.

ramus on iPhone: the genre tree open at Hardcore Punk › Post-Hardcore › Emo, with AFI playing in the mini player.
ramus on iPhone: the now playing screen with album art and a waveform scrubber.
ramus on iPhone: synced lyrics for Phoebe Bridgers' Graceland Too, the current line in red above the waveform and playback controls.

the other cool bits (imo).

synced lyrics
courtesy of lrclib. no account needed, and a huge number of them scroll along with the song.
gapless and lossless
on transcoding or direct-play. even the visualiser is gapless. gaps are the enemy.
discovery crates
pick a genre, with or without its sub-genres, and get the top tracks according to plex users, as a playlist that syncs back to your server.
your own hierarchy
build a genre tree in the bundled editor, export it to share, or import someone else's.
waveform seeking
with sonic analysis on your server, skip the six-minute ambient intro straight to the good stuff.
media keys and now playing
system controls on every desktop, lock screen and control centre on mobile.
a local cache
one sync up front, then incremental. search is instant even on huge libraries connected remotely.

or watch the one-minute version. sound on if you like.

no tracking.no analytics.no data collection.not ever.

ramus talks to the following: your plex media server (duh), plex.tv to sign in to your account, lrclib when you ask for lyrics, and other players on your network if you cast to them. that's the whole list. your plex token is encrypted at rest, and this website doesn't track you either.

free. open source.pick your platform.

every build comes straight from github releases. you'll need a plex media server with a music library.

v2.1.0 · released 8 October 2026 · release notes

heads up: releases are unsigned or self-signed, so gatekeeper, smartscreen and play protect will all have opinions the first time you open ramus. the release notes explain how to get past each one.

source on githubevery release