THE COMPLETE SUFLE GUIDE

Everything has
its place.

A readable map of the app’s features. Follow a feature into its guide to see how it works.

Listening

Word and syllable lyrics

Progressive timing, overlapping vocal parts, translations and romanization where supplied.

Seek and adjust lyrics

Jump from a lyric line and nudge early or late timing in the app.

AutoMix

Supported pair transitions and effects with a local fallback.

Queue control

Play next, add, reorder, remove, clear, shuffle, repeat and continue collections.

Live artwork

Square or portrait animated covers with artwork-colored backgrounds.

Audio formats

Lossless, Atmos, AAC and Vorbis preferences with supplied-quality labels.

Playback racing

First-ready playback and eligible same-position format upgrades.

Background and system controls

Background audio, platform transport integration and AirPlay on supported Apple devices.

Mac player layouts

Floating player bar, full player, mini player and menu commands.

Discovery

Provider-specific Home

Personalized native shelves, New pages and provider profile context.

Provider and library search

Explore the selected catalog or search saved Sufle content.

Independent Autoplay source

Choose which connected provider supplies continuation suggestions.

Song radio

Start a related listening session from a selected recording.

ListenBrainz recommendations

Personal discovery and release feeds beyond one catalog.

Recording feedback

Suggest More/Less/Reset, with supported offline persistence.

Artist and album pages

Releases, collection information, available album stories and credits.

Live radio and video

Radio Browser stations and supported YouTube music-video playback.

Browsing and history

Categories, new releases, recently played and recently added views.

Library & downloads

Device downloads

Local music copies for offline listening.

Server downloads

Independent personal server copies and cloud activity.

Automatic playlist downloads

Follow selected provider playlists as their contents change.

Cellular format policy

Disable expensive formats on cellular, hotspots and Low Data Mode.

Playlist creation and editing

Build and maintain local collections and eligible provider playlists.

Linked provider playlists

Import, link, synchronize supported edits and review conflicts.

Storage management

Inspect and clean device and server files separately.

Transfer controls

Track progress, cancellation, failures and background transfer activity.

Cached collections and metadata

Available artwork, lyric documents and collection data for return visits.

Filtering and sorting

Search within long lists and choose collection order.

Scoped refetch and recovery

Refresh eligible audio, artwork and lyrics without deleting the collection.

Sufle Connect

Sufle Connect

One active player, device handoff, remote controls and queue state.

Pair and revoke devices

Pairing codes and device-specific sessions.

Friend activity

Available Spotify activity with profile and collection context.

Public playlist discovery

Explore supported provider profiles and their public collections.

Discord listening presence

Song metadata and elapsed time with personal connection and Hide controls.

Ghost mode

No listening-history recording and hidden shared activity.

FaceTime SharePlay

Shared queue identities and coordinated supported playback.

ListenBrainz submission

Optional qualifying listens and separate recording feedback.

Spotify Jam · upcoming

Kept explicitly upcoming pending real session acceptance.

NATIVE APPS, SHARED MUSIC

Know your platform.

The iPhone and Mac share the core Swift app. The Linux companion has its own GTK interface and feature set.

Platform capabilities
Experience	iPhone	Mac	Linux
Search, discovery, library & playlists	Yes	Yes	Yes
Playback, queue, lyrics & live radio	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sufle Connect & friend activity	Yes	Yes	Yes
Device downloads, video & native AutoMix	Supported paths	Supported paths	Not included
Platform extras	AirPlay, lock screen, SharePlay	Mini player, sidebar, menu commands	Desktop media keys / MPRIS

Exact provider and media support still depends on the account, recording, device and connection. A connected server is required for account services.

About the examples

The guides combine edited recordings from Sufle with clearly labeled UI illustrations. Sample profiles, settings, storage sizes, recommendations and racing sequences explain behavior without connecting to a visitor’s accounts. Captions identify real footage and illustrative sequences.

Provider, recording and platform support vary. Spotify Jam is explicitly upcoming; Discord and shared-listening acceptance depend on real account/device setup. The guides describe implemented capabilities without treating every illustration as evidence of account or device verification.

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