Mark <[email protected]> wrote:

Petrichor <https://github.com/kushalpandya/Petrichor> Given the dearth of such things, this is welcome. It's only in Alpha though... Needs macOS 14 Sonoma. Reddit thread <https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/s/pgNU7Tj4eS>

Looks promising but I'll wait until it's out of alpha. It appears not to be notarized yet, hence the warning on trying to open the dmg. It can be self-built
from source if you're keen!

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Cheers, Alan

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On 10 Jul 2025 at 07:39:56 BST, Mark wrote:

Petrichor <https://github.com/kushalpandya/Petrichor> Given the dearth of such things, this is welcome. It’s only in Alpha though… Needs macOS 14 Sonoma. Reddit thread <https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/s/pgNU7Tj4eS>

Good to see. I listen to a lot of music from local files, mainly through BlueOS. A decent standalone app would be welcome too.
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Cheers, Rob, Sheffield UK

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On Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:43:41 -0000 (UTC), Chris <[email protected]>
wrote:

Mark <[email protected]> wrote:

Chris <[email protected]> wrote:

Mark <[email protected]> wrote:

Petrichor <https://github.com/kushalpandya/Petrichor> Given the dearth of >>>> such things, this is welcome. It’s only in Alpha though… Needs macOS 14
Sonoma. Reddit thread <https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/s/pgNU7Tj4eS>

Back in the day I used Clementine which was perfectly functional and nice >>> to use. Still exists but probably won't work. Not updated since 2016.
https://www.clementine-player.org/

Oh ma darlin’…

I’m sure I gave that a try at some point in the past, though I didn’t
realise you could add internet radio stations to it. I think someone has
requested that functionality be incorporated in Petrichor too.

Apparently it is still being developed. Just not for macOS.

There's a fork called Strawberry which does a Mac build, but requires >payment.
https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org/

What is the problem with VLC from https://www.videolan.org/ ?

I've been using that on Macs for years and it works fine. It's also
free and sometimes updated to run new file formats and stuff.

Do those strange things do things VLC doesn't? Am I missing some
great fun?

J.

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In article <[email protected]>,
John <[email protected]> wrote:

What is the problem with VLC from https://www.videolan.org/ ?

I've been using that on Macs for years and it works fine. It's also
free and sometimes updated to run new file formats and stuff.

It's also handy on non-Apple devices. I copied my iTunes library of
ripped CDs onto a micro SD and put it in my Android phone, where I
use VLC to play it.

-- Richard

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On Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:59:40 -0000 (UTC), [email protected]
(Richard Tobin) wrote:

In article <[email protected]>,
John <[email protected]> wrote:

What is the problem with VLC from https://www.videolan.org/ ?

I've been using that on Macs for years and it works fine. It's also
free and sometimes updated to run new file formats and stuff.

It's also handy on non-Apple devices.

Yeah, I first used VLC on Win-boxes for many years before I got the
wife her first Mac. VLC was one of the first things I added to her
MacBook.

Crossover was the next one so I could load her Windows games for her.

I copied my iTunes library of
ripped CDs onto a micro SD and put it in my Android phone, where I
use VLC to play it.

I've tried to do that from my MacBook Pro to an iPad but nothing I do
works. AirPlay says there's a socket missing and file managers just
don't seem able to manage the transfers.

Apple's "Music" has a button for "Autofill" on the iPad but that
doesn't work, either. Not even when the MBP is "trusted" and connected
via USB.

Late model Intel MBP on 15.4, ipad 5 on ios 18.

I'm sure I'm missing something easy but I'm too much of a mainframe
guy to spot it. :)

J.

-- Richard

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On Sat, 12 Jul 2025 18:58:18 -0000 (UTC), Mark
<[email protected]> wrote:

John <[email protected]rd> wrote:

On Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:43:41 -0000 (UTC), Chris <[email protected]>
wrote:

Mark <[email protected]> wrote:

Chris <[email protected]> wrote:

Mark <[email protected]> wrote:

Petrichor <https://github.com/kushalpandya/Petrichor> Given the dearth of
such things, this is welcome. It’s only in Alpha though… Needs macOS 14
Sonoma. Reddit thread <https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/s/pgNU7Tj4eS> >>>>>>

Back in the day I used Clementine which was perfectly functional and nice >>>>> to use. Still exists but probably won't work. Not updated since 2016. >>>>> https://www.clementine-player.org/

Oh ma darlin’…

I’m sure I gave that a try at some point in the past, though I didn’t >>>> realise you could add internet radio stations to it. I think someone has >>>> requested that functionality be incorporated in Petrichor too.

Apparently it is still being developed. Just not for macOS.

There's a fork called Strawberry which does a Mac build, but requires
payment.
https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org/

What is the problem with VLC from https://www.videolan.org/ ?

I've been using that on Macs for years and it works fine. It's also
free and sometimes updated to run new file formats and stuff.

Do those strange things do things VLC doesn't? Am I missing some
great fun?

J.

Depends what you want. More than simply a player, all the above enable you
to manage your music library - rather like Photos does for… photos.

Oh, okay, yes.

VLC, at least the version I have on this PC, does have a "Media
Library" clicky on the sidebar but that is probably just for
*selecting* stuff from your library, just as "Playlist" is a selector
for ... guess? ... but I don't see any tool inside VLC for *managing*
a library so, yes, those others do have things I'm missing.

Thank you.

I might look into a few of them. :)

Thank you, everyone for a new fun thing to play with. :)

J.

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John <[email protected]rd> wrote:

On Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:43:41 -0000 (UTC), Chris <[email protected]>
wrote:

Mark <[email protected]> wrote:

Chris <[email protected]> wrote:

Mark <[email protected]> wrote:

Petrichor <https://github.com/kushalpandya/Petrichor> Given the dearth of
such things, this is welcome. It's only in Alpha though… Needs macOS 14
Sonoma. Reddit thread <https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/s/pgNU7Tj4eS> >>>>

Back in the day I used Clementine which was perfectly functional and nice >>> to use. Still exists but probably won't work. Not updated since 2016.
https://www.clementine-player.org/

Oh ma darlin'…

I'm sure I gave that a try at some point in the past, though I didn't
realise you could add internet radio stations to it. I think someone has >> requested that functionality be incorporated in Petrichor too.

Apparently it is still being developed. Just not for macOS.

There's a fork called Strawberry which does a Mac build, but requires >payment.
https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org/

What is the problem with VLC from https://www.videolan.org/ ?

I've been using that on Macs for years and it works fine. It's also
free and sometimes updated to run new file formats and stuff.

Do those strange things do things VLC doesn't? Am I missing some
great fun?

And can they do all that VLC can do,
like playing .flac files for example?

Jan
J.

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