rox

Download rox

One binary per platform. No installer, no account, nothing running in the background when it's closed.

v1.5.0 released July 26, 2026 release notes

Linux

Download 25.3 MB

rox-v1.5.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

  1. Unpack the tarball anywhere.
  2. Run ./rox.

macOS

Download 17.6 MB

rox-v1.5.0-macos-aarch64.zip

  1. Unzip the download.
  2. Drag rox.app into Applications.

The build is unsigned. If Gatekeeper blocks the first launch, allow it under System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway.

Windows

Download 21.8 MB

rox-v1.5.0-windows-x86_64.zip

  1. Unzip anywhere.
  2. Run rox.exe.

If SmartScreen objects, choose More info, then Run anyway.

Package managers

Two routes that keep rox updated alongside the rest of your system.

Arch Linux AUR, builds from source

yay -S rox-player

On the AUR as rox-player, co-maintained by the rox author. Any AUR helper works, or clone the package and run makepkg -si yourself.

rox-player on the AUR

Nix and NixOS straight from the flake

nix run github:zealsprince/rox
nix profile install github:zealsprince/rox

The repo is a flake. The first command runs rox without installing anything, the second puts it in your profile. On NixOS, add the flake as an input and pull in packages.default, or use the overlay it exports.

flake.nix

Running it from a terminal

Pass rox files or folders and it plays them now, replacing what's loaded. Folders expand to the audio files directly inside them.

rox ~/music/albums/loveless
rox --enqueue track.flac
rox --portable

--enqueue (or -e) appends to the up-next queue instead of playing. --portable keeps the library, settings and caches in a rox-data folder beside the executable for that run. To stay portable across launches, drop an empty file named portable next to the executable, or flip the toggle in the Behavior settings.

Building it yourself

With Nix, nix develop then cargo run gets you a dev shell carrying the Rust toolchain and the libraries gpui loads at runtime. Without Nix you need stable Rust and gpui's system libraries from your distro. The development section of the README has the full list.