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  "path": "/forum/macos-mac-apps/interest-check-voiceover-native-mac-app-recording-internet-radio",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T18:58:18.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Hi everyone,\n\nI'd like to gauge interest for something I've been thinking about for a while: a **native macOS app dedicated to recording internet radio streams**.\n\nLet me be clear upfront: this would **not** be a radio player. The idea is a focused tool built specifically for capturing, scheduling, and organizing radio recordings — with full VoiceOver support baked in from day one.\n\n#### What I Have in Mind\n\n  * **Built-in station catalog** — browse and pick from a large directory of radio stations\n  * **Custom stream URLs** — add any stream you want if it's not in the catalog\n  * **Scheduled recordings** — set up recurring or one-time captures (e.g., record a specific show every Tuesday from 2 to 3 PM)\n  * **Automatic track splitting** — use stream metadata to split recordings into individual songs or segments\n  * **Recording library** — tag, search, and organize everything you've captured\n  * **Export with full metadata** — artist, title, station, date, all properly tagged and ready for your music library\n\n\n\n#### Why Not Just Use What Already Exists?\n\nThere are already some excellent tools out there. Audio Hijack is incredibly powerful, and kaillewaille's Acapture is a great accessible option. But they both cover a much broader scope — they're general-purpose audio capture tools. What I'm imagining is something purpose-built for radio listeners: simpler, more focused, and designed around radio-specific workflows like browsing stations, scheduling show recordings, and auto-splitting tracks.\n\n#### A Bit of Background\n\nI currently run rRadio in a Docker container on my NAS to handle this kind of workflow. It works well for my needs, but it's not exactly user-friendly or accessible. If there's enough interest from the community, I'd love to develop a proper native Mac app with accessibility as a core priority, not an afterthought.\n\n#### I'd Love Your Input\n\n  * Is this something you'd actually use?\n  * What features would be must-haves for you?\n  * Anything I haven't thought of that would make this really useful?\n  * How do you currently record radio, if at all?\n\n\n\nLooking forward to hearing your thoughts. Thanks!",
  "title": "Interest Check: A VoiceOver-Native Mac App for Recording Internet Radio"
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