The music player
you've been missing.
Your library, your flow, your rules. Browse, organize, and listen to your music, effortlessly.
Free 30-day trial, no account required
What you can do
- Browse your collection by album, artist, or genre
- Build and reorder your queue without stopping playback
- Control everything from your keyboard
- Rate your tracks and rediscover your favorites
- Play MP3, FLAC, WAV, ALAC and more, natively
- Use the free terminal version, even over SSH
Build your listening session, your way
Add tracks, reorder on the fly, and shape the perfect queue, without ever stopping playback.
Fast, light, stays out of your way
Low RAM footprint on macOS, near-zero CPU at rest. Opens instantly, plays forever.
Every platform, one player
macOS available now. Windows and Linux coming soon. Free terminal version included.
Available on Your Platform
Choose your platform and explore its unique features
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
A music player built for your library.
Available on all Tornade frontends (macOS, Windows, Linux, Terminal)
Library Management
Directory Scanning
Automatic analysis of local folders to discover audio files
Professional Audio Formats
Support for FLAC, MP3, AAC, ALAC and other high-fidelity formats
Automatic Metadata Extraction
Automatic retrieval of track title, artist, album, genre, year, track number
Album Artwork Cache
Automatic extraction and caching of album covers in multiple resolutions
Full-Text Search
Fast search across entire music library using SQLite FTS5 engine
Multiple Sources
Manage multiple music sources including local disks and network drives
Duplicate Detection
Automatic identification of duplicate tracks by title, artist and duration
Audio Playback
Complete Playback Controls
Play, pause, resume, stop with full control over playback
Track Navigation
Previous and next track controls for easy navigation
Dynamic Queue Management
Add, remove and reorganize tracks in the playback queue
Playback Modes
Shuffle, repeat all, repeat one, and normal playback modes
Volume Control
Smooth volume adjustment from 0.0 to 1.0
High-Fidelity Decoding
Native codec support via Symphonia for lossless audio playback
Playlist Management
Complete Playlist Management
Create, rename, delete and manage playlists effortlessly
M3U Import/Export
Import and export playlists in standard M3U format
User Data & Persistence
Track Ratings
Rate tracks from 0-5 stars with persistent storage
SQLite Database
Persistent storage of library, playlists and user preferences
State Persistence
Remember playback position, playlists and preferences
History & Favorites
Track playback history and mark favorite tracks
Your music is waiting.
Download Tornade for macOS. Free 30-day trial, no account required.
Free 30-day trial, no account required