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VERSION 1.0 — COMPANION TO AETHER

The ferryman that carries music to your library.

Rip from Tidal in Master/FLAC/AAC quality. Auto-organize. Auto-scan Navidrome. Built-in server management. One-click artist discography downloads. The companion to AETHER.

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Search Tidal...
Search
Queue
Server
Settings
SEARCH RESULTS — "RADIOHEAD"
Radiohead
Artist
OK Computer
Album • 1997
Kid A
Album • 2000
In Rainbows
Album • 2007
The Bends
Album • 1995
A Moon Shaped Pool
Album • 2016
OK Computer — Paranoid Android
FLAC 24-bit/96kHz • 42.3 MB
67%
01 // THE CROSSING

From Tidal to Your Library

Four steps across the digital river. From catalog to collection. The ferryman handles everything.

01
SEARCH
Browse Tidal's entire catalog. Search artists, albums, tracks. Full metadata and cover art.
02
QUEUE
One-click download whole discographies. Queue albums in bulk. Set quality preferences.
03
RIP
tiddl-powered downloads. Master/Hi-Res/FLAC/AAC quality. Real-time progress tracking.
04
ORGANIZE
Auto-scan Navidrome after each download. Your music appears in AETHER instantly.
02 // FEATURES

The Ferryman's Arsenal

Every tool needed to carry music across the digital stream. Engineered for efficiency.

TIDAL SEARCH ENGINE
Search artists, albums, tracks. Full metadata, cover art, quality badges. Browse discographies.
MASTER QUALITY DOWNLOADS
MQA/Hi-Res, FLAC CD, AAC 320, AAC 96. You choose the quality. tiddl handles the rest.
DOWNLOAD QUEUE
Queue unlimited downloads. 3 concurrent by default. Configurable. Persistent across restarts.
NAVIDROME SERVER MANAGER
Install, start, stop, restart Navidrome from within CHARON. Auto-download latest release. Config editor.
AUTO LIBRARY SCAN
Every download triggers a Navidrome scan. Your music appears in AETHER within seconds.
ARTIST DISCOGRAPHY
One click downloads an artist's entire catalog. Every album queued automatically.
AETHER COMPANION
Built as the supply chain for AETHER. Rip, Organize, Play. The complete pipeline.
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CONFIGURABLE PATHS
Set your music directory, quality defaults, naming patterns. Everything customizable.
03 // TECH STACK

Forged in the Underworld

A bridge between Python and Electron. Every tool chosen for reliability and speed.

Electron 33
Python
tidalapi
tiddl CLI
Navidrome
Subsonic API
Vanilla JS
JSON IPC
Single-File App
ARCHITECTURE
MAIN PROCESS (Electron)
↓
Python Bridge (stdin/stdout JSON IPC)
↓
tidalapi (Search/Browse)
tiddl CLI (Download)
↓
Navidrome (Auto-scan)
→
AETHER (Play)
04 // THE PIPELINE

The Digital River's Current

Every step in the journey from Tidal's catalog to your speakers. Automated. Seamless. Relentless.

User searches in CHARON
tidalapi returns results
User queues download
tiddl downloads to configured path
Navidrome auto-scans library
Music appears in AETHER
QUALITY OPTIONS
MQA / Hi-Res
FLAC CD (16-bit/44.1kHz)
AAC 320kbps
AAC 96kbps
05 // DOWNLOAD

Ready to Cross
the Digital River?

Free. Open source. The ferryman awaits.

DOWNLOAD FOR WINDOWS
macOS — COMING SOON
Linux — COMING SOON
v1.0.0 • Windows 10/11 (x64)
System Requirements
Windows 10+ (64-bit) • 4GB RAM • Python 3.10+ • 200MB disk space
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