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The original was posted on /r/opensource by /u/brianfagioli on 2025-07-08 20:48:10+00:00.
Amarok 3.3 has just been released and while it may not look drastically different on the surface, it introduces some important architectural changes. It’s now based on Qt6 and KDE Frameworks 6, dropping all Qt5 support. The audio engine has also been overhauled to use GStreamer instead of Phonon, which improves consistency and feature support across systems.
The internal database now handles full UTF-8 properly, so podcast metadata with emojis and special characters should behave better. It also addresses the year 2038 bug and several long-standing bugs related to volume control, cue file support, and database scans.
While Amarok has had a long and bumpy development history, this release feels like a serious effort to modernize the project without breaking user expectations. The devs say the bigger UI changes are coming later with Amarok 4.
Here’s my write-up if you want a full breakdown:
🔗 https://nerds.xyz/2025/07/amarok-3-3-brings-big-changes-to-the-beloved-linux-music-player/
Would love to hear if anyone here is still using Amarok or if most folks have moved on to other open source players like Strawberry, Rhythmbox, or Lollypop.