A KEXP native macOS app

Name: A KEXP native macOS app
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Author: idd2

by idd2·Mar 21, 2026·3 points·5 comments

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AI Analysis

●●SolidCozyNiche Gem

Native menubar integration beats the official iOS app for Mac-based KEXP listeners.

Strengths

•Soft pause prevents welcome message interruption on brief stream pauses
•AirPlay support streams directly to compatible audio devices
•One-click links open current song in Spotify or Apple Music

Weaknesses

•App not notarized requires manual quarantine flag removal on macOS
•Extremely narrow audience limited to KEXP listeners on macOS

Post Description

One of my favorite ways to find and discover music these days is the radio station KEXP. It’s a public, independent radio station in Seattle where I grew up and they have DJs doing awesome shows all day and night. They play a ton of great music.

They have an official iOS app, but don’t have an official MacOS app or anything. I wrote myself an unofficial one that sits in the menubar though and displays current song info and has a few nice features around pause behavior/stream resumption and airplay. I borrowed a bunch of the logos/assets from the iOS app.

I’d love beta testers and any feedback people have!