Swinsian Music App - The Answer to Feature Bloat
Swinsian is an app for playing
music that ticks every box in what a Mac based music player for local
libraries sgould be. I can think of no other app that exemplifies bloat
like Apple's Music app, a product desgned not for ease of use, but for
maximization of revenue. Someone in Cupertino decided that none of us
who had massive, carefully tagged collections of music files collected
over the years deserved an app to make thge best use of our tunes. They
decided we' were just going to stream and that we were going to be happy
doing it.
Swinsian took a backup of my iTunes (yes, iTunes) library from 2017, with 32K songs from 2.3K albums and imported the information in a matter of minutes, complete with play counts, ratings and playlists. The customizable interface is reminiscent of a time when iTunes just worked. Now that the information is imported, Swinsian will monitor the folder where I keep my music and automatically add any other files I place there.
You can download and use all of the features of Swinsian without limitations for 30 days, after which it requires a license costing $25. It's available at the developer's website.
Features
Customize
There are multiple ways to view tracks: art grid, column browser and track inspector, all of which can be hidden if you are into a minimal interface.
Organize
Tag multiple tracks at once with ease. Use regular expressions to find and replace tags, ensuring your music stays perfectly tagged. The Duplicate Finder comes in handy, helping you find and remove duplicate tracks with flexible criteria, keeping your library organized and clutter-free.
Control
Control playback with global shortcuts and the mini window. The customizable desktop art widget adds a nice touch to the interface.
Other Nice Touches
- Folder watching
- Album art fetching
- Playback Notifications
- Last.fm scrobbling
- Separate playlist windows
- Find and replace tag editing, with regex support
- Smart playlists
- Library stats
- Playback over AirPlay
- Automatic Podcast downloading
- Applescript control
Audiophile Information
- 10 or 31 band Graphic Equalizer
- Supports Flac, MP3, AAC, ALAC, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, WAV, Opus, AC3, AIFF, MusePack, DSF, and APE.
- Gapless playback
- Automatic changing of device sample rate
- Support for cue files and embedded cue information