built for a small group of us

Play it your way

Soundwave is a music player I built for me and my friends. It streams from YouTube, so you can play pretty much any song that's out there. Simple player, no subscriptions.

Get Soundwave
what it does

Soundwave comes with

01
Official Integration
Streams directly via native YouTube IFrame player pipelines.
02
100% Uptime
Lightweight integration framework means zero server-side CPU crashes.
03
Sleep timer
Set it and fall asleep to your playlist, not a random autoplay video.
04
Play pretty much any song
If it's on YouTube, Soundwave can pull it up.
05
Synced playlists and liked songs
Log in and your library follows you across your Android devices.
06
Bring your own YouTube API key
Totally optional, it's there if you want it.
Visuals & Safety

Inside Soundwave

App UI

Clean Player Interface

Distraction-free layout designed around your playlists, dark mode interface, and straightforward controls.

Soundwave Interface Screen 1
Soundwave Interface Screen 2
Soundwave Interface Screen 3
Verification

Google Play Protect

Since the APK is installed directly, the codebase is verified completely safe and clean through standard Play Protect device scans.

Google Play Protect Scan Verification

Things I still haven't made

  • Background playback
  • Downloading music

Both of these are mostly blocked by YouTube's restrictions for indie developers. I'm still poking at them whenever I have free time.

pick a format

Download Soundwave

Side A

PC / Mac

The full desktop app, built with Electron.

Currently for private use. Ask me and I'll send you a copy.
Side B

Android

The Soundwave APK. Install it directly, no Play Store needed.

Download APK

About your login

Your PIN is hashed before it's saved, I don't store it in plain text. That also means if you forget it, I can't recover it for you. Make sure you remember it.