Manual servers
Since I cannot revise my last review, the issue with manual addition has been fixed and the app is functional again. Thankfully no need to readd the information.
Removed functionality
You “rebuilt the app from the ground up” and forgot to put in manual connections? Great idea.
Handle Large Playlists
A playlist that has thousands of tracks in Gerbera server. Rigelian can display the playlist, but Play or Shuffle buttons do not start playing. Possibly let user configure the page size, like 50 tracks per page, and send tracks in current page only to player.
Simple, effective music player app
Rigelian does one thing and generally does it very well indeed. It’s the best app for playing files on the SD card slots of a Chord 2go or Poly.
The interface is nice and clean. That and I t’s ability to pull in artist information and make links is a nice touch which puts ahead of MConnect.
It only loses a star because other apps include streaming integration from Tidal, but I keep Rigelian for playing local files as it’s the best app for that.
The interface is nice and clean. That and I t’s ability to pull in artist information and make links is a nice touch which puts ahead of MConnect.
It only loses a star because other apps include streaming integration from Tidal, but I keep Rigelian for playing local files as it’s the best app for that.
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Sick of subscriptions
Requires monthly subscription to play music in your house. This is not a SaaS product but uses SaaS pricing.
Complaint – Misleading Qobuz Integration and Non-functional App
I am writing to formally complain about misleading information regarding Rigelian’s Qobuz integration.
According to your description, signing up provides access to the entire Qobuz library. Based on this, I purchased a subscription. However, after installing and using Rigelian with my Chord Poly/Mojo setup:
1. Qobuz is not visible anywhere in the app. There is no menu, settings, or way to log in.
2. Many buttons and menu items are inactive and unresponsive.
3. Rigelian does not stream Qobuz to my Poly in MPD mode.
4. Attempts to contact support have failed; there is no response or accessible support channel.
This is extremely disappointing, as the advertised functionality is not delivered, and the subscription is effectively unusable for my setup.
I formally request:
• Either clear instructions on how to access and play Qobuz on Poly/Mojo via Rigelian,
• Or a full refund, as the advertised service is not provided.
Please respond promptly. Failure to address this issue appropriately may lead me to escalate the complaint to consumer protection authorities.
According to your description, signing up provides access to the entire Qobuz library. Based on this, I purchased a subscription. However, after installing and using Rigelian with my Chord Poly/Mojo setup:
1. Qobuz is not visible anywhere in the app. There is no menu, settings, or way to log in.
2. Many buttons and menu items are inactive and unresponsive.
3. Rigelian does not stream Qobuz to my Poly in MPD mode.
4. Attempts to contact support have failed; there is no response or accessible support channel.
This is extremely disappointing, as the advertised functionality is not delivered, and the subscription is effectively unusable for my setup.
I formally request:
• Either clear instructions on how to access and play Qobuz on Poly/Mojo via Rigelian,
• Or a full refund, as the advertised service is not provided.
Please respond promptly. Failure to address this issue appropriately may lead me to escalate the complaint to consumer protection authorities.
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現状最高のMPDクライアント
UIが最高。
ライフタイムプランがないのは残念だが、無料版でもプレイヤーとして必要な機能は使える。
あとは歌詞表示ができれば最高だが、現状MPDサーバー側がUNSYNCEDLYRICSタグの読み込みに対応していないため仕方ない。
ライフタイムプランがないのは残念だが、無料版でもプレイヤーとして必要な機能は使える。
あとは歌詞表示ができれば最高だが、現状MPDサーバー側がUNSYNCEDLYRICSタグの読み込みに対応していないため仕方ない。
Really impressed with this
Minimalist, responsive, all the features you want without being too cluttered w extraneous stuff. Really enjoying this.
Superb MPD client
The best keeps getting better, and better. There’s no other MPD client in its class. Chapeaux !
Be more transparent what‘s available in the free version
„Some features in Rigelian require a subscription“ actually means almost all. Of course I don’t mind and understand the need to have an income to continue developing software, but the app is useless without a subscription. So please communicate it this way.
Doesn’t work well with MPD
I was encouraged by positive opinions, but my experience wasn’t great.
My local network MPD server wasn’t automatically discovered. Entering host name or IP address manually didn’t help - can’t connect and app does not report any error.
I connected to other MPD server in public network. But here on-device playback ends up buffering forever, also without any error.
Sad to say, but app is hardly usable at least for classic MPD.
My local network MPD server wasn’t automatically discovered. Entering host name or IP address manually didn’t help - can’t connect and app does not report any error.
I connected to other MPD server in public network. But here on-device playback ends up buffering forever, also without any error.
Sad to say, but app is hardly usable at least for classic MPD.
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Simple, elegant and sufficient
I was looking for an attractive and intuitive control point for OpenHome streaming and was glad to find this app met my needs. Thanks to recent bug fixes, Rigelian now meets my needs and wants as a daily driver for music enjoyment. I like its UI design and that it is actively developed and improves over time. The only feature that I currently miss is Tidal integration, which I understand is no trivial task.
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The best OpenHome controller for Apple ecosystem
Perfect design, just works, developper very reactive and listening to suggestions, this is a small gem that I use everyday to manage my various OpenHome renderers.
Enfin !
On n’osait plus attendre le remplaçant de Glider ! Rigelian fait mieux. C’est simple, c’est beau, c’est fonctionnel, je redécouvre avec bonheur mon chord poly et toute la bibliothèque musicale hd, avec en prime un affichage des couvertures hyper qualitatif ! L’abonnement annuel est dérisoire, franchement il n’y a pas à hésiter !
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Good for Bryston streamers
Great app but some bugs need fixing. Repeat function does not work on tracks when selected from playlist. Pressing back button skips to previous track instead of restarting the current track. Internet radio track info does not refresh if player was minimized.
ios18 Widget
ios 18 has stopped supporting old widget,you need create new Widget
pretty perfect
Pretty perfect app to play my mpd based music!
Idealer MDP-Client für volumio & Co
Schnelle Darstellung der Alben und Künstler, top Suchfunktion und Radio mit eingebaut. Perfekt!
Und das als Jahresabo für gerade mal einen Cappucchino.
Danke für Rigelian und Deinen ausgezeichneten Support!
Und das als Jahresabo für gerade mal einen Cappucchino.
Danke für Rigelian und Deinen ausgezeichneten Support!
Fantastic app. One question about http streaming
I’m having trouble playing audio locally on my device. I’m only able to specify the http host and port, while I was able to get this working in another app using only the host and port, I am unable to figure out how to get mpd to play within this app using only those two fields. I believe I may need to include the filetype (possibly the specified mount point) within the url; e.g., http://192.168.1.247:8000/mpd.ogg (or .mp3).
If I do not, could you point me in the right direction to figure this out?
I tried enabling ‘connect to IP’ in the settings, also didn’t work. I have configured both mp3 and ogg encodings to try and debug this, but cannot.
Thank you
If I do not, could you point me in the right direction to figure this out?
I tried enabling ‘connect to IP’ in the settings, also didn’t work. I have configured both mp3 and ogg encodings to try and debug this, but cannot.
Thank you
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Response from developer
Rigelian only supports streaming mp3 format encoded by mpd via lame. Here are settings from /etc/mpd.conf that are working: audio_output { type "httpd" name "My HTTP Stream" encoder "lame" # optional, vorbis or lame port "8000" bind_to_address "0.0.0.0" # optional, IPv4 or IPv6 ## quality "5.0" # do not define if bitrate is defined bitrate "192" # do not define if quality is defined format "44100:16:1" max_clients "0" # optional 0=no limit }
Openhome
A great app. I thank the author for the quick response to the appeals.
