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Playhead · House #7,726

Beautiful music player for local music, with waveforms and metadata edits.

In the Audio, voice and music neighborhood (Visual and media). In town since 9 Sept 2026.

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What Tablif read on Playhead's site

Playhead describes itself as: “Playhead | Free Local-first Waveform Music Player Beta”

What it is

Calls itself “music player”.

  • Calls itself: music player
“Beautiful music player”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “lock you into an online account”, “recommend music” and “stream music”.

  • Says it will not: lock you into an online account · recommend music · stream music
“It does not stream music, recommend music, or lock you into an online account.”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever.

  • Free plan: free forever
“Is Playhead free? + Yes, the app is open source.”

Who it sells to

Made for DJs, collectors, producers.

  • Made for: DJs, collectors, producers
“It’s for DJs, collectors, producers, and music enthusiasts”

How it runs

A desktop app for macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the GitHub. Open source.

  • Kind: desktop
  • Runs on: macOS
  • Runs where: on the device, offline
  • Distributed via: GitHub
  • Open source: yes
“Playhead is currently focused on desktop.”
“Download for Mac”

What it works with

Names GitHub, Last.fm and 1 more on its pages.

  • Names: GitHub · Last.fm · SoundCloud
“GitHub”
“Last.fm”

What it offers as proof

In beta. Try it without signing up.

  • Stage: beta
  • Trial asks for: nothing
“Playhead is currently in beta and still under active development.”
“No signups, no accounts, no cloud profile.”

Sources

Tablif read these pages, last on 27 Sept 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.

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