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Showboard
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Every feature included · no account or license · no device limit · macOS 14+
Read 11 Oct 2026 · showboard.app
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- Audio output
- It supports USB DACs, Bluetooth, AirPlay, built-in audio, and BluOS devices; AirPlay and BluOS do not use the exclusive-mode path.showboard.app · read 11 Oct 2026
- Audio sources
- It integrates local files, nugs.net, TIDAL, Qobuz, Archive.org, and Phish.in.showboard.app · read 11 Oct 2026
- Concert diary
- My Shows lets users log concerts, attach recordings, and sync diary details across Macs with iCloud.showboard.app · read 11 Oct 2026
- Credentials
- Streaming service credentials are stored locally in the Mac system keychain, and Showboard says it does not see or transmit those login details.showboard.app · read 11 Oct 2026
- Data sync
- Favorites, playlists, diary entries, ratings, and play history sync through the user's iCloud account; iCloud Drive must be enabled.showboard.app · read 11 Oct 2026
- Format support
- FLAC,DSD,ALAC,WAV,AIFF,WavPack,MP3,AAC,OGGshowboard.app · read 23 Sep 2026
- License model
- freeshowboard.app · read 23 Sep 2026
- Live show tools
- Features include set breaks, source type badges, taper notes, jam annotations, automatic live show detection, and Venue Explorer.showboard.app · read 11 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The maker identifies Chris Kave as the builder and says he and Sabrina created the app after wanting an easier way to find recordings of shows they attended.showboard.app · read 11 Oct 2026
- Network playback
- Yesshowboard.app · read 23 Sep 2026
- Playback
- Showboard offers exclusive mode, automatic sample rate switching, gapless playback, EQ, and headphone crossfeed.showboard.app · read 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says the app does not collect analytics or telemetry and keeps the library, listening history, and concert diary on the Mac.showboard.app · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Showboard is a native Mac music player for live show collectors that searches local files and online recordings in one library.showboard.app · read 11 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The app requires macOS 14 or later, supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, and lists 4 GB RAM and 200 MB disk space as minimums.showboard.app · read 11 Oct 2026
- Subscriptions
- TIDAL, Qobuz, and nugs.net require the user's own accounts or subscriptions; Archive.org and Phish.in are free to access, and local files need no account.showboard.app · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can contact builder Chris at [email protected] and the maker says replies come from the app's builder.showboard.app · read 11 Oct 2026
- Supported formats
- Supported formats include FLAC up to 384kHz/32-bit, DSD64 via DoP, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, WavPack, MP3, AAC, and OGG.showboard.app · read 11 Oct 2026
