Acronym for : LiniTunes is not iTunes
The aim of this project is to give Linux users (maybe Windows and macOS as well) a GUI app to manage their iDevice. After that, the goal is to add the ability to listen to their music with Apple Music (maybe)
This will use lots of open-source project, and since I'm new to GUI app on Linux, I need to learn. I use Qt6+QML for this project. If you want to contribute, you can open an issue, a request, a suggestion, or submit a pull request.
This project is in its early developments. Everything could change at any time given.
Looks like this for now :
This project is under the GPLv3 licence.
Linux AppImage builds bundle netmuxd so Wi-Fi device discovery can work even when it is not installed system-wide.
At startup, LiniTunes uses an existing netmuxd at 127.0.0.1:27015 when available. Otherwise, it starts the bundled helper in shim mode when system usbmuxd is available, or standalone mode when it is not. Standalone mode stores pairing records in ~/.local/share/LiniTunes/lockdown.
If standalone mode cannot access USB devices, your system may need udev/USB permissions for Apple devices. Advanced overrides:
LINITUNES_NETMUXD_ADDRESS=host:portuses an external netmuxd and skips the bundled helper.LINITUNES_DISABLE_BUNDLED_NETMUXD=1disables the bundled helper.LINITUNES_NETMUXD_HELPER=/path/to/netmuxduses a custom helper binary.
- Storage sync in network/Wi-Fi mode is painfully slow