Features
Everything your music collection deserves.
A music player for Mac that respects your files, sounds great on headphones and home theatre alike, and brings back the fun of the mixtape.
01
Your library
Your folders, as they are, with the care a big collection needs.
- LibraryMusic libraryPoint Paatu Cassette at your music folder. Nothing is imported, moved or renamed: it reads your tags and builds a fast library around your files.Learn more →
- PlaylistsPlaylists & smart playlistsDrag songs onto a playlist, or let a smart playlist fill itself from rules like year, music director, rating and play count.Learn more →
- Film musicFilm music & music directorsFilm albums are messy: many singers, a music director hidden in the tags, songs scattered across discs. Paatu Cassette understands them.Learn more →
- TagsTag editor & cleanupFix titles, singers, albums and covers for one song or a whole album, and clean download junk from your tags. Every change is backed up and can be undone.Learn more →
02
Playback
A deck that feels like a cassette player, with modern comforts.
- Now PlayingCassette Now PlayingThe hubs spin, the tape winds from reel to reel as the song plays, and a spectrum visualizer dances underneath. Your queue sits right beside it.Learn more →
- PlaybackCrossfade, gapless & levellingCrossfade between songs, keep albums gapless, and bring loud and quiet recordings to the same level.Learn more →
- Mini playerMini player & menu barShrink the player to a little cassette that floats above your work, or control everything from the menu bar.Learn more →
- LyricsSynced lyricsPut a .lrc file next to a song and the lyrics follow the music line by line. Click any line to jump to that moment.Learn more →
- RadioInternet radioSearch thousands of stations by name, language or genre, save the ones you love, and hear them through your own sound settings.Learn more →
03
Sound
Shape the sound on headphones, speakers or a full home theatre.
- EqualizerEqualizer & bass boosterTen bands, eleven presets, your own saved sounds and a bass booster, with a limiter that keeps every boost clean.Learn more →
- EffectsEcho & Space effectsAdd a tape echo, a valley echo, or the space of a room, a hall or a stadium to any song.Learn more →
- Home theatreStereo to 5.1 surroundConnect an HDMI receiver set to 5.1 and Paatu Cassette spreads stereo songs across all your speakers, automatically.Learn more →
- ReceiverAV receiver controlFind your Sony receiver on the network and switch its sound modes from the app, including one-tap Dolby Surround, DTS Neural:X or the app’s own 5.1.Learn more →
04
Mixtapes & more
The fun stuff: mixtapes, stats, and taking your music with you.
- MixtapesMixtapesPick a C-60, C-90 or C-120 and fill both sides. Paatu Cassette keeps the timing honest and flips the tape for you.Learn more →
- StatsListening statsTop songs, artists and music directors, a heatmap of when you listen, and the favourites you’ve forgotten.Learn more →
- Pen driveCopy to pen drivePut any playlist, album or mixtape on a pen drive in the right order, ready for your car stereo.Learn more →
Hear the difference on your own songs.
Free download for Mac. Your songs stay on your Mac, exactly where they are.
Free · macOS 11 Big Sur+ · Apple Silicon (M1 or later) · Windows coming soon