Empiria

Empiria is a native macOS music player for collectors and demoscene fans — for anyone with a folder of .mod and .xm files and a lossless library they built themselves. It plays the formats most players forgot, and your modern collection just as faithfully. No cloud, no account, no tracking. Just your music, on your Mac. TRACKER MODULES DONE RIGHT • MOD, S3M, XM, IT — ProTracker, ScreamTracker 3, FastTracker 2, Impulse Tracker • Authentic playback via dedicated pure-Swift decoders, no plugins • Module info and pattern position display • Perfect for demoscene tunes and retro game soundtracks PRISTINE AUDIO • Lossless & hi-res: FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF up to 24-bit / 192 kHz • Also MP3, AAC, M4A • Gapless playback for albums meant to flow • Adjustable crossfade • ReplayGain volume normalization (track & album) 10-BAND EQUALIZER • Ten bands from 32 Hz to 16 kHz • 30+ built-in presets (Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classical, Electronic, Vocal, Bass, Acoustic and more) • Save your own custom presets LIBRARY & TAGS • Browse by Artists, Albums, Genres and Playlists • Fast full-text search • Star ratings and play-count tracking • Album artwork display and editing • Tag editor with bulk editing • MusicBrainz metadata lookup and artwork download SMART PLAYLISTS • Dynamic playlists that update themselves • Rules on title, artist, album artist, album, genre, year, rating, play count, date added, duration • Match all or any conditions NATIVE macOS EXPERIENCE • Clean SwiftUI interface with light and dark mode • Menu-bar mini player • Stereo VU meter with peak hold and spectrum-bar visualization • Full media-key support (play/pause, next, previous) • Now Playing integration in Control Center • Optional Now Playing notifications • Send audio to any output device • Drag & drop folder import with recursive scanning • Shuffle and repeat PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no cloud, no analytics, no data collection • Optional MusicBrainz lookup sends only track, artist and album names • Everything is processed and stored locally FREE TO TRY, YOURS TO KEEP Download and use every feature free for a 14-day trial, counted in the days you actually use the app. After the trial, playback stays free forever — every format, your whole library, no limits. One optional one-time purchase unlocks the full version: playlist editing (including smart playlists) and the equalizer. No subscription — pay once, it's yours. Already bought Empiria when it was a paid app? Your full license is granted automatically. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS • macOS 14.0 or later • Apple Silicon or Intel Terms: https://empiria.cytr.us/terms.html Privacy: https://empiria.cytr.us/privacy.html