The τ (tau) Project | The τ Project documentation.

The τ Project documentation.

The τ (tau) Project is a set of libraries which deal with audio :

A player for audio playback
A recorder for recording audio
Several utilities to handle audio files

Note: τ is a big project. The goal is to share a maximum of the developments between various Platforms/Frameworks and various target OS.

Overview

τ is a library package allowing you to play and record audio for

iOS
Android
Web

τ provides both a high level API and widgets for:

play audio
record audio

τ can be used to play a beep from an asset all the way up to implementing a complete media player.

The API is designed so you can use the supplied widgets or roll your own.

The τ package supports playback from:

Assets
Files
URL

Features

The τ package includes the following features :

Play and Record τ or music with various codecs. (See the supported codecs here)
Play local or remote files specified by their URL.
Play assets.
Record to a live stream Stream
Playback from a live Stream
The App playback can be controlled from the device lock screen or from an Apple watch
Play audio using the built in [SoundPlayerUI] Widget.
Roll your own UI utilizing the τ api.
Record audio using the builtin [SoundRecorderUI] Widget.
Roll your own Recording UI utilizing the τ api.
Support for releasing/resuming resources when the app pauses/resumes.
Record to a Dart Stream
Playback from a Dart Stream
The App playback can be controlled from the device lock screen or from an Apple watch

Supported platforms

τ is actually supported by the following frameworks:

Flutter (Flutter Sound)

In the future, it will be (perhaps) supported by

React Native (Tau React). (Not yet. Later).
Cordova (Tau Cordova). (Not yet. Later).
Others (Native Script, Solar 2D, …)

Supported targets

τ is actually supported by the following OS :

iOS
Android
Web

In the future, it will be (perhaps) supported by

Linux
others (Windows, MacOS)

What about Flutter Sound ?

Note: Flutter Sound is not dead, of course. This is exactly the opposite. Flutter Sound is a really alive project.

We just changed the name of the project, because we want to encompass others frameworks than Flutter.

Licenses

Flutter Sound is copyrighted by Dooboolab (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021).
Flutter Sound is released under a license with a copyleft clause: the LGPL-V3 license. This means that if you modify some of Flutter Sound code you must publish your modifications under the LGPL license too.
τ React is copyrighted by Canardoux (2021).
τ React is released under a license with a strong copyleft clause : the GPL-V3 license. This means that if you use part or all of τ React in your App, this App must be published under the GPL-V3 license, too.

We need help

τ is a fundamental building block needed by almost every mobile project.

We are looking to make τ the go to project for mobile Audio with support for various platforms and various OS.

τ is a large and complex project which requires to maintain multiple hardware platforms and test environments.

Important: We greatly appreciate any contributions to the project which can be as simple as providing feedback on the API or documentation.

Thanks

Too many projects to manage. I am burning out slowly. If you could help me cheer up, buy me a cup of coffee will make my life really happy and get much energy out of it. As a side effect, we will know that Flutter Sound is important for you, that you appreciate our job and that you can show it with a little money.

Note: You can also click on the Thumb up button of the top of the pub.dev page. This is free and this will reassure me that I do not spend most of my life for nobody.

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