Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to pay to use youtube?

  • Not really, searching, playing videos, liking or downloading, seeing your playlists (and many others) are totally free.
  • Getting a membership means you get access to newly added YT features (besides supporting), these features only make sense when you are logged in to your YT account.
  • You can get a membership through Patreon on https://patreon.com/namidaco
  • If you have donated through kofi or buymeacoffee, you should get a coupon in your email, although it’s not instant like Patreon and may take more than a few days.
  • You can log in from Settings -> Youtube -> Manage your accounts -> Add account to access your playlists, like videos, etc.
  • For more info about these features: https://www.patreon.com/posts/namida-yt-112913142

Slow/Broken YouTube loading/downloads (YouTube playback issues)

This can happen frequently when YouTube pushes updates that break clients.
Most YT issues are fixed asap in beta, try the latest beta from here: https://github.com/namidaco/namida-snapshots/releases.
Signing in can also provide better download speed and fix some playback issues. ⚙️ Configure Accounts ↗.
If the issue persists, try disabling VPN/DNS/Proxy if you have any enabled.
YouTube could also be restricted in certain areas, try a different VPN in that case.

Lyrics Source

https://lrclib.net/

Change Lyrics Source

  • Not possible directly.
  • You can select the LRC file (by long pressing the lyrics icon in the miniplayer -> add), or just edit tags and paste the lyrics in the lyrics field.
  • You can also copy the LRC file and put it in the same directory as the song, it will appear as long as the filename is the same as the song’s.
  • Make sure “Prioritize embedded lyrics” is enabled/disabled depending on where you generally put the lyrics.

Is there a lastfm scrobble feature?

No, and not planned. Use PanoScrobbler, see Not Planned.

Is there a discord rich presence feature (RPC)?

No, and not planned. There are apps that work with any player, see Not Planned.

Equalizer issues or missing feature

Namida’s equalizer is simple by design, system wide EQ apps are recommended instead, see Not Planned for the reasoning and app suggestions.

Spotify Support

Not planned. Importing your Spotify history is supported, but that’s all. See Not Planned for the reasoning and alternatives.

Some FLAC files have no sound at some point

Check the source you got it from, and try using ffmpeg with a compression level of 5 on the file:

ffmpeg -y -i "path/to/file.flac" -map 0 -c:a flac -compression_level 5 -c:v copy "path/to/output.flac"