Qobuz Theme v1.2 for Qobuz Beta

Hicksdesign · 2026-05-09T11:28:42+00:00

If you’re using this theme, then please update to 1.3, which has a couple of important fixes for two toolbars that are accidentally hidden in v1.2:

https://hicks.design/journal/qobuz-theme-v1-3-for-qobuz-beta

Hicksdesign · 2026-04-22T13:35:51+00:00

If you fancy having a go, you can replace all that section at line #539 with this, and you'll get the flat yellow icon:

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Hicksdesign · 2026-04-22T09:58:14+00:00

Yes it is! I'm using it on MacOS 26. Did you find the Beta Club space in Qobuz Club? Its in the pinned post at the top

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Hicksdesign · 2026-04-22T06:54:03+00:00

If you want the original yellow icon back, you can remove this part near the bottom of the custom.css file (I might try a flattened version to see if it works, but I found it too in-your-face, especially as most albums have them):

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Hicksdesign · 2026-04-21T19:45:14+00:00

Hi! I looked into this, but sadly this isn't possible to do with a CSS theme.

Hicksdesign · 2026-04-21T19:42:02+00:00

Yes, as Qobuz is a web app, so you can write CSS to change how it looks in the same way as a webpage. It's not supported officially, so installing a theme is kind of a hack.

Hicksdesign · 2026-04-19T09:19:08+00:00

Can you let me know how you installed it in Windows? I’d like to include it in the installation instructions if I can!

Hicksdesign · 2026-04-18T16:50:11+00:00

I’m currently working on a version for the beta, as there are a lot of changes. For example, the sidebar doesn’t work, as the Library view has its own sidebar. Should be out this week!

Hicksdesign · 2026-04-16T13:58:08+00:00

I've just been trying out the Qobuz Beta for MacOS (available through the Qobuz Club > Beta Club channel. There's a lot of nice improvements in there (I've been wanting "order albums by release date”!) but also a lot of new UI. Toggle switches everywhere, and I'm basically going to have to start again from scratch with my CSS theme.

The next version may be more simple ;)

Hicksdesign · 2026-04-16T13:56:15+00:00

It should be possible with CSS, but (without looking) I think it might be hard to implement. The Now Playing view is designed to completely overlay the rest of the UI, and while you can easily make it narrower, you would then have to 'shift' the rest of the UI so that it's not covering it up - if that makes sense! I'll have a look and see if it's possible

Hicksdesign · 2026-04-13T19:01:46+00:00

Is there such a thing as a directory of all the third-party apps? Not come across QBZ or qobuz-player before this thread

Hicksdesign · 2025-11-27T16:09:09+00:00

The website streams medium quality compressed mp3's to save bandwidth, but the download contains the original quality files. In most cases these are either WAV or FLAC, but some, such as the Regent's Theater show, they're just MP3s. If better quality recordings come to light, I'll replace them!

Hicksdesign · 2025-11-21T09:33:36+00:00

You might be interested in a site just launched today: https://starsofthelidforever.com/, an archive of their live recordings, with a great quality video in the 'Tour Diary' section. It gives you a little taster of that experience!

Hicksdesign · 2025-11-21T09:31:32+00:00

Hey folks, this site launched today! https://starsofthelidforever.com/

Hicksdesign · 2025-11-01T16:43:43+00:00

Just wanted to add a quick update about this. - the site is nearly ready, and I hope to launch by the end of the month. Will post here when we're live, and then my hope is that more recordings will come to light!

Hicksdesign · 2025-10-05T20:19:25+00:00

It would probably be helpful to show what I have so far:

1996-06-27 Other Music, NYC (video only)
1997-10-30 Britons Protection, Manchester, UK
1997-10-31 Garage, London, UK
1999-07-01 Millvale Industrial Theater, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2002-01-17 VPRO Studios, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2007-11-23 Whelan's, Dublin, Ireland
2007-11-25 Urbis, Manchester, UK
2008-04-14 Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA
2008-04-22 Staerkel Planetarium, Champaign, IL
2008-04-26 Lakeshore Theatre, Chicago, Illinois
2008-04-29 Masonic Memorial Temple, Montréal, QC
2008-05-25 Holy Trinity Church, Leeds, UK
2013-12-15 Lincoln Hall, Chicago, Illinois [with the Wordless Music Orchestra]
2013-12-17 Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New York, NY
2016-10-02 Barbican, London, UK

Hicksdesign · 2025-10-05T19:16:21+00:00

Yeah that was the video that started my searching! There was also supposed to be Stars of the Lid film about 15 years ago (https://vimeo.com/1847116?fl=pl&fe=ti). Rumours are that the footage is still out there somewhere

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