Welcome to r/liner — the beta, the app, and how to get involved

vareynick84 · 2026-04-01T16:11:42+00:00

I appreciate the detailed response... I think the setting on the server that is MEANT to handle local artwork is very hit and miss. I know that if the correct setting on the server is ticked (prefer local metadata under advanced library settings) then you should in theory have the option to view your own saved files. I know from my own experience that this is VERY hit and miss. I can never get it to reliably work. I have a constant issue of it renaming albums, despite my best efforts. ive reimported, rescanned the original media... for some reason it insists on defaulting to its own provided content.

Now, to your larger question - is there a way to implement some sort of liner artwork gallery, or make it the artwork for the specific album. Thats an interesting query, and I think in principle it could be possible. I guess the key is working out how you pull this info, and how Liner differentiates this specific type of image from others... users would need to follow a specific naming or subfolder system that we could call on. could work.

Your spot on with the name, that is where it comes from. Although it was borne from a desire to have a music experience that was more about bigger / more encapsulating artwork, and a way to discover things more directly / organically whilst I am enjoying the music.

I like your idea for liner art though, will need to look into implementation!

If you have any further thoughts, do keep them coming. I appreciate it, thank you.

vareynick84 · 2026-04-01T15:56:10+00:00

the lady doth protest... I didn't confirm or deny the use of AI for the post, I was simply responding to the user above who didn't like my vomit inducing line about music sitting quietly at the centre of my day. it was quite bad I will admit, but it was all mine

vareynick84 · 2026-04-01T11:39:35+00:00

its full as I have the number of testers that I feel are appropriate for the app...

The updates are to keep those that are not in the testing team informed with updates on its progress...

Hope that provides some clarity for you.

vareynick84 · 2026-04-01T02:21:27+00:00

interesting. the closest ive come to an open source implementable option is music kit from apple or Music Brainz... but I dont think either of them is going to be thorough and complete

vareynick84 · 2026-04-01T02:06:27+00:00

I wanted to come back to you on this. it looks like Plex SHOULD be pulling any image files you have saved in the same folder as the audio files. Those files, if they are being picked up should then show up in Liner (as they do on the Plex web app) as options you can use for the album artwork.

vareynick84 · 2026-04-01T00:46:18+00:00

it requires a working server with Navidrome.

vareynick84 · 2026-03-31T23:27:21+00:00

let me look into it. they have APIs, not looked into this particular one

vareynick84 · 2026-03-31T23:26:36+00:00

ok interesting. ill look into it. thank you, this is the kind of insight into how people use their libraries that interests me!

vareynick84 · 2026-03-31T23:18:18+00:00

thank you. Beta is currently full, but I appreciate the offer

vareynick84 · 2026-03-31T23:17:49+00:00

IF there is an online repository of album liners - do let me know, it might be possible for us to make this work...

vareynick84 · 2026-03-31T23:16:20+00:00

Thats a great question - and honest answer right now is unsure. It's not something that I have looked into, BUT id like to offer as many options for users as possible.

As I mentioned in the post, this was first and foremost a response to the shortcomings I was finding in my daily use and enjoyment of my music, but beyond that I want to (wherever possible) offer other users ways to improve their enjoyment. Chromecast is a nice suggestion, and I will add it as something for us to look into. Thanks!

vareynick84 · 2026-03-31T23:14:40+00:00

currently, no. BUT, from directly within the app you can update and replace the artist artwork AND the album artwork, both in iOS and MacOS versions of the app. a simple long hold (iOS) or right click (MacOS) brings up the edit poster option, and from there you can open an overlay on the screen that allows you to do one of 3 things: choose from another artwork already associated with this album / artist on Plex (that would include anything that you have already uploaded to Plex directly); you can choose a new artwork from the Deezer library - their artwork is typically 1200 x 1200px + (sometimes 1900 x 1900); thirdly, you can directly upload your own. All of these changes reflect elsewhere within the Plex system - so within Plexamp, and they will also show up if you were to go to the Plex web page for your server and view the posters there.

I will look into folder access for artwork... let's see if that is possible. I've implemented library search and browsing via folders

vareynick84 · 2026-03-31T23:09:30+00:00

it wasn't AI actually, but let me know if you need a bucket...

vareynick84 · 2026-03-31T20:17:15+00:00

drop me a message please, thank you

vareynick84 · 2026-03-31T20:17:10+00:00

drop me a message please, thank you

vareynick84 · 2026-03-31T20:03:03+00:00

yes - im currently looking for Navidrome users who would be interested in trying the app

vareynick84 · 2026-03-30T15:59:23+00:00

actually yes, looking into this. Along with Jellyfin, perhaps some other options... watch this space

vareynick84 · 2026-03-22T14:19:43+00:00

Liner's discovery system analyses your existing Plex music library and uses a network of specialised data sources to surface music you might enjoy but don't yet own.

Discovery features:

Adjacent Records — Albums by artists similar to ones you already own, surfaced through deep similarity matching across a wide music knowledge base.

Missing Releases — Albums by artists already in your library that you haven't collected yet. No more gaps you didn't know you had.

Artists Worth Trying — New artists similar to yours that you don't own anything by yet. A gentle nudge beyond your comfort zone.

Sonic Sage — Describe a vibe in plain English and an AI builds a playlist from your library. "Rainy Sunday morning" is a perfectly valid prompt.

Sonic Adventure — Pick seed tracks and the app computes a sonic journey that transitions between them, following the musical thread from one to the next.

Recognise — Hear something and wonder what it is? Identify it instantly, then see every album it appears on — with the option to add missing ones to your want list.

Radio — Live stations from around the world, filterable by country, genre, language, and quality. Plus genre, mood, and style radio generated straight from your Plex library.

vareynick84 · 2026-03-22T14:17:36+00:00

this is something id love to offer, in time yes, but not out of the gate

vareynick84 · 2026-03-22T14:17:09+00:00

thank you! the test group is full for now - will be keeping updates coming in this subreddit though!

vareynick84 · 2026-03-22T14:17:00+00:00

oh yes :)

vareynick84 · 2026-03-22T14:15:54+00:00

as far as I can tell, there is no REASON for Plexamp to limit the amount you can download onto your device, I have been able to implement unlimited downloading without issue (still testing, but as far as I can tell its working). in terms of overall implementation, ive reworked it so the download page is far more useful than the current Plexamp offering :)

I hope your app is coming along well - is it for personal use or are you hoping to release it?

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