“The things you use every day deserve the most attention to detail. A fork you eat with daily matters more than a T-shirt you wear twice a year.” – Sergey Surganov

In one sentence

An audio player for people who still keep their music as files.

Fact sheet

• Platform: macOS 14 or later
• Price: free to download and try, with no time limit and nothing locked. A license is €20, paid once, valid on every Mac you own, updates included.
• Formats: WAV, FLAC, AIFF, MP3, M4A, OGG, M3U playlists etc
• Developer: Advanced Research GmbH, Berlin, Germany
• Website: 180db.app

Key features

• Windows as players. Open a file, a folder or a playlist, and each window plays on its own. Open as many as you like.
• Artwork-driven backgrounds. Each window takes its color and motion from the cover of what's playing.
• DJ mode. Route any window to channel A or B and mix them in a floating crossfade mixer, with pitch, reverb and filter.
• Snapshots. Save the whole session – windows, positions, tracks and playback position – to one of ten slots and bring it back with a keystroke.
• History. Everything you've opened, grouped by day and searchable.

Why an audio player in 2026

• Playing an audio file on a Mac is still harder than it should be. Most players want to manage a library first.
• Many people have moved to streaming, but a lot of music lives outside it: Bandcamp purchases, rare reissues, mixes, sample libraries, your own recordings.
• Independent, no investors, no subscriptions. We built it because we wanted it ourselves.