Riff focuses on accessing and managing Spotify music on Linux desktops with a native client. It is catalogued under Players & playlists on PulseGate.

Riff is a consumer product built for spotify premium users on Linux.

What platforms does Riff run on?

Riff runs on the web and Linux.

Is Riff still maintained?

Unverified. Riff has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Riff?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Music Downloader / MP3 Player, Garage Ringtones, and Gramola - Music Dock.

Riff is developed by Diego Augusto.

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Riff

Name: Riff
Author: Diego Augusto

FlathubPlayers & playlists

Riff is a free, open-source Spotify client designed for GNOME desktops. It enables Spotify Premium users to play music, manage playlists, search for albums and artists, and control playback with a native Linux interface. It is ideal for users seeking a desktop Spotify experience on Linux.

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Overview

5 features

Riff sits in PulseGate's Players & playlists category. It focuses on accessing and managing Spotify music on Linux desktops with a native client. Riff is a consumer product aimed at spotify premium users on Linux. Riff costs nothing to use. It runs on the web and Linux.

Diego Augusto builds and maintains Riff, and it first shipped in 2024. Among its 5 catalogued features are spotify playback, playlist management, and search albums and artists.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Spotify playback
Playlist management
Search albums and artists
MPRIS integration
Queue management

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserLinux

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed25 Jun · 22:40 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Riff

What is Riff?: Riff focuses on accessing and managing Spotify music on Linux desktops with a native client. It is catalogued under Players & playlists on PulseGate.
Who should use Riff?: Riff is a consumer product built for spotify premium users on Linux.
Does Riff have a free plan?: Yes — Riff is free to use.
What platforms does Riff run on?: Riff runs on the web and Linux.
Is Riff still maintained?: Unverified. Riff has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Riff?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Music Downloader / MP3 Player, Garage Ringtones, and Gramola - Music Dock.Music Downloader / MP3 Player Garage Ringtones Gramola - Music Dock
Who makes Riff?: Riff is developed by Diego Augusto.
When did Riff launch?: Riff first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
Built for: Spotify premium users on Linux
Model: B2C
Solves: Accessing and managing Spotify music on Linux desktops with a native client.

Registered as

Flathub: dev.diegovsky.Riff

Developer

Diego Augusto

Index record

Indexed: 25 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 25 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: riff-flathub-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 25 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-a.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/dev.diegovsky.Riff

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