Squeezelite is one of several software clients available for Logitech/

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. Squeezelite does not have any user interface of its own and must be controlled via Lyrion Music Server's web interface or another Lyrion Music Server client.

Features

Squeezelite supports gapless playback, a wide range of sample rates (44.1 kHz / 48 kHz / 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz / 176.4 kHz / 192 kHz / 352.8 kHz / 384 kHz) and direct streaming for Lyrion Music Server plugins that require it such as

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. It is capable of utilizing Lyrion Music Server's client synchronization feature which allows grouping clients for simultaneous, synchronized music playback. Squeezelite uses ALSA for audio output on Linux and

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for other platforms.

History

Development of Squeezelite began in 2012 in response to the technical limitations of other Lyrion Music Server software clients. The first stable version of Squeezelite was released on February 15, 2013.

References

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