Musique
Musique is a lightweight, free music player for macOS designed around simplicity and speed. It browsed music libraries by artist photos and album covers, displays song lyrics in an immersive Info View, and supports a wide range of audio formats including FLAC, OGG Vorbis, Monkey's Audio, Musepack, WavPack and True Audio. The app maintains its own database and does not modify source files. It is particularly suited for users with large music collections and those who find mainstream players like iTunes overly complex, and it is available on the Mac App Store.
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1 suggestionMusique is actively maintained by its developer Flavio Tordini, with recent releases (version 1.12 in November 2024 and earlier versions throughout 2024), so the project is not abandoned. However, the search results contain no clear indication that a native Apple Silicon build exists or is planned. Because you are running the app under Rosetta 2 today and Apple will remove Rosetta in macOS 28 (September 2028 — about two years from now), you should contact the developer or check the Musique website directly to ask whether a native build is in development. If native support is not on the roadmap, you may need to migrate to an alternative player before the deadline. Lightweight native alternatives with large-collection support include Swinsian (available on the Mac App Store), Vox (native Apple Silicon, free with optional Pro features), or the web-based Spotify or Apple Music if you subscribe to those services.
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