What is SoundCleod?

SoundCleod is a desktop application which brings SoundCloud to macOS and Windows without using a web browser.

Compared to using SoundCloud.com in a web browser like Chrome or Firefox you will get the following extras when using SoundCleod:

Dark mode

Desktop notifications

Control playback using media keys on the keyboard (▶ ❚❚ and friends)

True full screen without browser buttons

Control playback from the Notification Center using the Now Playing widget on macOS

Control playback from the macOS application menu

Stop playback when your computer goes to sleep

Close or hide all windows without interrupting playback

SoundCleod is a weird name. How to pronounce it?

How to get it?

Current version is 2.0.0 (May 19, 2020) see changes

For macOS

Download macOS installer from here

Locate the installer (.dmg) file in Finder

Double click on the installer file

Drag SoundCleod into your Applications folder

Double click SoundCleod in the Applications folder

Optionally drag SoundCleod from Applications into the Dock

Important! Minimum required macOS version is 10.10 (Yosemite).

For Windows

Download Windows installer from here

Save the file when prompted

Run the downloaded installer

Important! Windows 7 or newer is required (only 64 bit, 32 bit Windows is not supported).

Using Homebrew Cask?

brew cask install soundcleod

Note: the homebrew method is supported by the Caskroom team, please report installation issues there.

Screenshots? Yeah!

Alternatives

To play SoundCloud:

Any modern web browser

BeardedSpice (Mac)

Soundnode App (Mac, Win, Linux)

Cumulus (Mac)

Vox (Mac)

Forks Using SoundCleod “Engine”

To play other stuff:

Contributing, reporting bugs

SoundCleod is an open source project built by Márton Salomváry released under MIT license. The project is hosted on GitHub, feel free to fork the code and make any changes you want. We even have documentation for first-time contributors!

Found a bug? Have a feature request? Create a GitHub issue.

Disclaimer

Use at your own risk. It might destroy the Earth. Or better don’t use it.