Daft Music: Native macOS App Replaces Apple Music with Faster Performance
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Dennis
7mo ago· 2 min readenProduct
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Summary
Daft Music is a native macOS application designed as a full replacement for Apple Music, created by a developer frustrated with Apple's clunky and slow music experience. The app builds on the developer's previous experience with DaftCloud (a SoundCloud client) and focuses on delivering fast, reliable, and beautifully designed music playback with high performance and elegant design.
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Daft Music is a full replacement for Apple Music on macOS. It's designed to be fast, reliable, and focused.
A few years ago I launched DaftCloud, a SoundCloud client for macOS. That project taught me a lot about building native music apps and handling large libraries efficiently.
Enjoy high-performance playback, elegant design, and a seamless music experience.
Daft Music is a fast, beautifully designed Apple Music app built natively for macOS. Enjoy high-performance playback, elegant design, and a seamless music experience.
