A native Windows desktop client for TIDAL, built with WinUI 3 and Fluent Design.
Hi-Res Lossless · Synced Lyrics · Cloud Sync · Discord RPC · Last.fm
Unofficial project. Tid3 has no affiliation with TIDAL Music AS. It uses TIDAL's internal API for personal use. A paid TIDAL subscription is required.
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Playback
- Hi-Res Lossless (MAX), Lossless (HIGH), and Dolby Atmos quality
- Gapless playback
- SMTC integration — media keys, taskbar thumbnail controls, lock screen
Browsing
- Personalized home feed
- Search across tracks, albums, artists, and playlists
- Artist pages with biography, top tracks, and full discography
- Album, playlist, and mix detail views
Library
- Liked songs, saved albums, and playlists
- Like/unlike tracks from the playback bar
Queue & Lyrics
- Queue panel with shuffle and repeat modes
- Real-time synced lyrics with word-by-word highlight
Integrations
- Cloud Sync — sync queue and playback state across devices via a self-hosted Cloudflare Worker
- Last.fm — automatic scrobbling
- Discord Rich Presence — show what you're listening to
System
- System tray with mini controls
- Launch at startup
- Dark / Light / System theme
- English and Portuguese (Brazil) UI
Download the latest .msix from the Releases page.
Because Tid3 is sideloaded (not from the Microsoft Store), you need to trust the signing certificate before installing:
- Right-click the
.msixfile → Properties → Digital Signatures - Select the signature → Details → View Certificate → Install Certificate
- Choose Local Machine → Place all certificates in the following store → Trusted People
- Finish, then double-click the
.msixto install
Or install directly from PowerShell:
Add-AppxPackage -Path .\Tid3_x64.msixNote: Three packages are provided per release —
x64,x86, andarm64. Install the one that matches your machine.
Prerequisites
- Windows 10 version 2004 (build 19041) or later
- Visual Studio 2022 with the Windows App SDK workload
- .NET 8.0 SDK
git clone https://github.com/ArthurCarrenho/tid3.git
cd tid3Open TidalUi3.sln in Visual Studio 2022, set the target platform to x64, and press F5.
Tid3 can sync playback state in real time across multiple devices using an open WebSocket protocol. The reference server is a free Cloudflare Worker and there is also a Go terminal client — but any device that implements the protocol can participate.
| Cloud Sync Protocol | Message format, data structures, implementation guide |
| Cloudflare Worker | Reference server — deploy instructions and architecture |
| Go Terminal Client | Reference client — setup, commands, protocol behaviour |
Quick start:
cd docs/examples/sync-worker
npm install
npx wrangler deployThen go to Settings → Integrations → Cloud Sync, enable it, and set the server URL to wss://your-worker.workers.dev/sync.
UI strings live in Strings/en-US/Resources.resw and Strings/pt-BR/Resources.resw. To add a new language, copy either file into Strings/<locale>/ and translate the values. Open a PR and it will be included in the next release.
Pull requests are welcome. For larger changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you'd like to change.
Code conventions:
- PascalCase for types and methods,
_camelCasefor private fields - File-scoped namespaces, nullable reference types enabled — no
!suppressions without justification - XAML event handlers named
ControlName_EventName - All UI updates must go through
DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue
Copyright © 2026 Arthur Carrenho. Released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0.
Any modified version of this software — including one offered as a network service — must be released under the same terms.