Installation dependencies

The official installers for Windows and OSX should already come with/install the necessary dependencies for base functionality to work.

Note

Plugin dependencies should be listed in their description

Core dependencies

Essential:

• python3 >= 3.8

• python3-bsddb3 (required to migrate data from Exaile 4.1.4 and earlier)

• gtk+ >= 3.24

• gstreamer (>= 1.16)

• gstreamer-plugins-base (>= 1.16)

• gstreamer-plugins-good (>= 1.16)

• python3-mutagen (>= 1.44)

• python3-dbus

• GI typelib files for GTK+, GStreamer (including gstreamer-plugins-base) and cairo and their python bindings

  • Packages on Debian and Ubuntu:

    • python3-gi >= 3.36

    • python3-gi-cairo

    • gir1.2-gtk-3.0

    • gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0

    • gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0

  • Packages on Fedora:

    • python3-cairo

    • python3-gobject >= 3.24

    • python3-gstreamer1

Optional dependencies

Translation:

• gettext

(To build and install without translations, use the all_no_locale and install_no_locale Make targets.)

Documentation:

• sphinx

• sphinx_rtd_theme

• help2man

Device detection:

• udisks2

CD info:

• python-libdiscid or python-discid (optional on linux, required to use musicbrainz)

• python-musicbrainzngs (optional)

DAAP plugins (daapserver and daapclient):

• spydaap (python3), e.g. from https://github.com/exaile/spydaap or https://pypi.org/project/spydaap/

• python-zeroconf is an optional dependency of daapclient to enable share auto-discovery

Last.FM integration:

• pylast (python3)

Lyrics from lyricsmania.com (lyricsmania):

• lxml (python3)

Musicbrainz covers:

• musicbrainzngs (python3)

Podcast plugin:

• feedparser (python3)

Wikipedia info:

• webkit2gtk3 + its GI typelib

Xlib-based hotkeys:

• keybinder3 + its GI typelib

Scalable icons:

• librsvg2

Native Notifications:

• libnotify

Recording streams:

• streamripper

Moodbar plugin:

• moodbar from https://github.com/exaile/moodbar

BPM Counter plugin:

• bpmdetect from gstreamer1-plugins-bad

Test dependencies:

• pytest (python3)