v0.1.0 — First Release

pixelbeat v0.1.0

The first official release of pixelbeat — a pixel-art terminal music player daemon built for long coding sessions.

Highlights

• Daemon architecture — start once with px daemon, control from anywhere via CLI
• YouTube streaming — play any YouTube video or playlist instantly via mpv
• Built-in radio — chillhop and lofi stations, zero setup required
• Local file playback — MP3, FLAC, WAV, OGG, M4A, AAC, Opus, AIFF
• Cassette tape UI — animated reel-to-reel visualization with spectrum visualizer
• TUI mode — full-screen terminal interface with ratatui
• Status bar integration — plug into Claude Code, tmux, or starship
• Format template engine — compose custom status lines with {cassette:70}, {spectrum:N}, {bar:N}, etc.
• Clickable controls — OSC 8 hyperlink buttons in supported terminals

Install

git clone https://github.com/Dylanwooo/pixelbeat.git
cd pixelbeat
cargo install --path .

Requires Rust toolchain. For YouTube streaming: brew install mpv yt-dlp.