Aurora Ordering information Rev. V3.2.0, 25 Oct 2026

Download Aurora V3.2.0

Six packages for three platforms, all from the project's GitHub releases. Free, Apache-2.0. There is no macOS or iOS version.

Connecting to GitHub This page describes V3.2.0, 25 Oct 2026 downloads so far: Android — Windows — Linux beta —

Release notes and per-file download counts are on GitHub releases.

Packagesa hint from your browser Phones and tablets share one APK. Windows has two installers, Linux beta three packages.

Packages for V3.2.0. Each file link downloads it from that release on GitHub.
Platform	File	Size	Requires	Status
Android your system phones and tablets	Aurora.apk	132.3 MB	Android 8.0 or newer, 64-bit	Stable
Windows your system installer	Aurora-3.2.0.exe	204.5 MB	Windows 10 or 11, x64. Java is bundled.	Stable, not code-signed
Windows your system MSI, replaces older installs	Aurora-3.2.0.msi	203.6 MB	Windows 10 or 11, x64	Stable, not code-signed
Linux beta your system Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives	aurora-deb.zip	187.0 MB	x86_64, glibc 2.35 or newer	beta
Linux beta your system Fedora, openSUSE	aurora-rpm.zip	189.8 MB	x86_64, glibc 2.35 or newer	beta
Linux beta your system any distribution	aurora-appimage.zip	199.8 MB	x86_64, FUSE	beta

Aurora on a tablet in landscape playing Ferry Lines by The Quiet Engines, with format badges and a waveform seek bar beside the queue, Keepsake up next. — **Application circuits**the same library on a phone, a tablet and a desktop

Android

Requires: Android 8.0 or newer (API 26), 64-bit (arm64-v8a or x86_64), phone or tablet

Install

Download Aurora.apk on the phone.
Open it. Android asks to allow installs from your browser or file manager the first time.
Open Aurora. The guided setup asks how you listen, what you use and where your music is, then gives you a checklist.

Updates

Aurora checks GitHub at most once an hour when you open Settings, downloads the new APK with progress, verifies it and its signing key, then hands it to Android's installer.

Aurora isn't on Google Play; it's installed from GitHub.
It works without any optional permission; the Permissions screen says what each one unlocks.
Android may ask for USB permission again each time you plug in a DAC.

Windows

Requires: Windows 10 or 11, x64. Java is bundled; nothing else to install.
Installs to: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Aurora Music by default
Data: %APPDATA%\Aurora and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Aurora. Logs: aurora.log, rotated at 2 MB, 3 kept.

Screenshot to come: Windows library split pane.

Install

Download Aurora-3.2.0.exe or Aurora-3.2.0.msi. Aurora-3.2.0.exe installs for your user with a folder chooser, Start menu and desktop shortcuts. Aurora-3.2.0.msi installs per user too, and replaces an older MSI install when you upgrade.
Run it. The installers aren't code-signed, so SmartScreen may show "Windows protected your PC" on first launch. Choose More info, then Run anyway.
Open Aurora from the Start menu or the desktop shortcut.

Exclusive output

Off by default. Pick your DAC in Aurora's output settings and switch exclusive mode on; Signal Path then shows whether samples are preserved.

Works with Windows

Media overlay and media keys (SMTC) with art, seek, shuffle and repeat
Tray icon, with close to tray (off by default)
Aurora's own title bar, with Snap layouts kept; Settings → Appearance → System title bar switches back
Passwords protected with your Windows account (DPAPI)
Keeps the PC awake while playing
Updates from Settings → About: Aurora downloads the new MSI, checks it, runs it and closes

Keyboard

Space: play or pause
Ctrl + ←: previous
Ctrl + →: next
Shift + ←: back 5 s
Shift + →: forward 5 s
Ctrl + ↑: volume up
Ctrl + ↓: volume down
Ctrl + Shift + ↓: mute
Ctrl + S: shuffle
Ctrl + R: repeat
Ctrl + L: like
Ctrl + Q: queue
Ctrl + F: search
Ctrl + K: search
Ctrl + ,: settings
F11: full screen
Esc: back
Alt + ←: back
Ctrl + /: every shortcut

Linux beta

Requires: x86_64, glibc 2.35 or newer (Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12 or later). Java is bundled.
Data: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Aurora and $XDG_DATA_HOME/Aurora.

Screenshot to come: Linux (beta) on GNOME, player plus the MPRIS media widget.

Install

Download the zip for your distribution: aurora-deb.zip, aurora-rpm.zip or aurora-appimage.zip. Each holds one package.
Unzip it and install the package with the commands for your distribution.

Debian, Ubuntu

$ unzip aurora-deb.zip
$ sudo apt install ./aurora_*_amd64.deb

aurora-deb.zip holds aurora_3.2.0_amd64.deb

Fedora

$ unzip aurora-rpm.zip
$ sudo dnf install ./aurora-*-1.x86_64.rpm

aurora-rpm.zip holds aurora-3.2.0-1.x86_64.rpm

openSUSE

$ unzip aurora-rpm.zip
$ sudo zypper install ./aurora-*-1.x86_64.rpm

aurora-rpm.zip holds aurora-3.2.0-1.x86_64.rpm

AppImage

$ unzip aurora-appimage.zip
$ chmod +x Aurora-*-x86_64.AppImage
$ ./Aurora-*-x86_64.AppImage

aurora-appimage.zip holds Aurora-3.2.0-x86_64.AppImage

Notes

.deb recommends xdg-desktop-portal. The AppImage needs FUSE, or run it with --appimage-extract-and-run.
Passwords and the YouTube Music, Green Music App and SoundCloud sign-ins are kept with GNOME Keyring, KWallet or another Secret Service provider; without one, they last until Aurora closes.
On GNOME, the tray icon needs the AppIndicator extension.
Media keys and desktop widgets work through MPRIS.
Exclusive output opens the sound card directly through ALSA at 44.1–384 kHz, 16, 24, 24-in-32 or 32-bit. Pick the card itself, not the PipeWire or PulseAudio entry, and set the card's profile to Off if the sound server holds it.
Linux (beta) packages are maintained by shuja and built by a GitHub Actions workflow.

Build from source

Everything: JDK 21 and the Gradle wrapper
Android: SDK 35 and 36, NDK 27.0.12077973, CMake 3.22.1
Windows desktop: MSVC (Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools) and CMake
Linux desktop beta: a Temurin JDK 21, CMake, a C++ compiler, ALSA headers, dpkg-dev and rpm

The desktop app builds on Windows and Linux (beta) only.

Build instructions in the README

A release-signed APK can't install over a debug build; uninstall first, after a backup.

Not available

There is no macOS or iOS version, and no Google Play listing.