Kaku
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Kaku, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Kaku's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Contributions
- The maker says Kaku is maintained by contributors and invites people to contribute to the open source project.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The maker directs Windows, Linux, and macOS users to the GitHub release page to find an installer for their operating system.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Funding
- The maker invites supporters to contribute through Open Collective or Patreon and also lists Bitcoin donations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Help
- The maker's Q&A page links to English and Chinese tutorials.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The README lists English, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Korean, and other supported languages.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The project README lists the MIT license.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License model
- freechecked 22 Sep 2026
- Network playback
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Open source
- The maker says Kaku is open sourced and maintained by contributors.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Kaku is a music player that supports online platforms including YouTube, SoundCloud, Vimeo, and MixCloud.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Streaming sources
- The project README lists YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, and MixCloud as supported streaming platforms.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project README directs installation issue reports to GitHub issues or a Linux contributor via Gitter.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported operating systems
- Kaku is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Technology
- The maker says Kaku is built using web technology.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Updates
- The maker offers a mailing list for Kaku updates.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Desktop platforms
- The maker lists Windows, Mac OS, and Linux as supported platforms.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Linux installation
- The project documents Debian/Ubuntu package installation and an Arch Linux AUR package.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Linux packages
- The README describes Debian and Ubuntu installation packages and an Arch Linux AUR package.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Streaming platforms
- The project lists YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, and MixCloud as supported streaming platforms.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linuxchecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The project README names Chia-Lung Chen (EragonJ) as the author.checked 12 Oct 2026
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