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Nulloy vs Petrichor

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Nulloy

6.0
Media & Design

Music player

Petrichor

8.0
Media & Design

Offline Music Player

Metric Nulloy Petrichor
Category Media & Design Media & Design
AI Score 6.0 8.0
30-day Installs 5 126
90-day Installs 15 299
365-day Installs 67 905
Version 0.9.9 1.5.1
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 182 1.3K
GitHub Forks 20 51
Open Issues 79 25
License GPL-3.0 MIT
Language C++ Swift
Last GitHub Commit 1mo ago 2mo ago
First Seen Oct 1, 2015 Aug 25, 2025

Reviews

Nulloy

Nulloy is a sleek music player with a distinctive waveform progress bar, offering a unique visual experience for music enthusiasts. It benefits users who appreciate design and technical customization.

Nulloy plays music with a waveform progress bar, providing a visual representation of audio playback.

Pros

  • + Unique waveform progress bar for visual audio representation
  • + Open-source with GPL-3.0 license, appealing to developers
  • + Actively maintained with recent updates

Cons

  • - Early version (0.9.9) with many open issues
  • - Low installation count, indicating limited adoption

Petrichor

Petrichor is a sleek, open-source offline music player for macOS that offers a unique user experience with a focus on local file management. It's ideal for users who prefer offline music playback and appreciate a clean, intuitive interface.

Petrichor is an offline music player for macOS that allows users to manage and play their local music files.

Pros

  • + Open-source with an active community contributing to its development.
  • + Offline playback capability, ideal for users without reliable internet access.
  • + Clean and intuitive user interface designed for a pleasant user experience.

Cons

  • - Performance issues on newer macOS versions like Sonoma may affect some users.
  • - Occasional playback problems with certain MP3 files have been reported.