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24 alternatives to Macrowave

Turn Your Mac into a private radio station

Macrowave transforms a Mac into a private radio station by streaming audio in real-time to other devices. Users share a link to broadcast peer-to-peer without tracking, and listeners can tune in via iPhone, Mac, or web… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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Wave▲298
Turn your voice into text — local or cloud, your choice
Jun 2026 · wave.mxv.sh · its alternatives →
2
Play Spotify together by Remotion▲227
Talk and listen to music like you’re side by side
2022 · multi.app · its alternatives →
3
Just Stream▲162
Mirror and stream content from Mac
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
Songshare▲84
The fastest way to share what's playing on your Mac 🎶
2018 · its alternatives →
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SUB/WAVE▲102
Self-hosted radio with an AI DJ and one shared stream
Jul 2026 · getsubwave.com · its alternatives →
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Roam FM▲112
Roam the world by tuning into global radio stations
Jan 2026 · roamfm.app · its alternatives →
7
Speakmac▲190
The offline dictation macOS should have had
Nov 2025 · speakmac.app · its alternatives →
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Radio - My first Mac app▲63
2013 · radioformac.com · its alternatives →
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PhoneCast 2.0▲266
Mirror iPhone/iPad to your Mac wirelessly
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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VolumeHub▲195
Per-app volume control for macOS with no driver installs
Feb 2026 · volumehub.app · its alternatives →
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Ambify▲113
Turn music into light
2016 · getambify.com · its alternatives →
12
Tuneful▲115
Native way to control your music on macOS
2025 · tuneful.app · its alternatives →
13
Relinq▲74
Instantly convert music links between platforms
Jan 2026 · relinq.app · its alternatives →
14
Play This▲119
Create a club and let people control your playlist
2018 · playthis.netlify.com · its alternatives →
15
Switchboard Music▲87
Listen to music together, and talk!
2018 · switchboard.audio · its alternatives →
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SoundPipe▲142
SoundPipe is a mixing board for your Mac
Jul 2026 · soundpipe.app · its alternatives →
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Airfoil 5▲139
Stream any audio from your Mac all around your network
2016 · rogueamoeba.com · its alternatives →
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Wave-share – serverless, peer-to-peer, local file sharing through sound▲49
Serverless, peer-to-peer, local file sharing through sound - ggerganov/wave-share
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Pulse 2.0 – Live co-listening rooms where anyone can be a DJ▲86
I wanted to listen to music with friends who live far away. Not "watch a YouTube video together" - actually share what I'm hearing in real-time, like we're in the same room. Pulse is what came out of that. Anyone can host a live audio stream from their browser tab or system audio. Listeners join, music recognition identifies tracks automatically, and there's chat with 7TV emotes. No account required - you get an anonymous code and you're in. We're running demo rooms that stream NTS Radio and SomaFM 24/7 (indie project, not affiliated - we backlink to the original stations). There's also…
Nov 2025 · 473999.net · its alternatives →
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SoundMate▲107
Enjoy SoundCloud from your Mac's menu bar
2015 · icyarrow.com · its alternatives →
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Soundsource▲70
Switch your Mac audio sources easily
2014 · soundsource.macupdate.com · its alternatives →
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Podsync▲122
Convert YouTube/Vimeo channels and playlists to podcast
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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m-Station▲66
Listen to live radio and broadcasting
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Remote Player for Mac▲103
Stream videos/music & photos from your Mac to Apple TV
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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