your music,the way itused to feel

The Zune software, made again for the Mac, for the music you already own.

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Version 0.1 · macOS 14 or later

ZUNIC on Quickplay: five Smart DJ mixes up close, each washed in one colour, with pins and new albums small behind them.

start with what you love

Pins, new music and five Smart DJ mixes, a click away.

Quickplay with pins and new albums up close and the Smart DJ mixes small below.

all your music, as pictures

Artists, albums, songs and playlists, every artist with a picture.

The Collection page: a list of artists down the left and a grid of artist pictures with album and song counts.

one record leads to the next

Click anything to bring the music related to it into view.

Mixview: an album large in the middle with related artists and albums scattered round it, over a faded Now Playing.

for the zune in your drawer

Pick your Zune and plan what goes on it. Syncing comes in a later version.

My Player: a red Zune 8 and a Zune HD side by side, each showing its music menu.

a wall that listens

Covers turn as you listen, tinted by the album playing.

Now Playing: a wall of album covers tinted one colour, the song and artist in the lower left, a red glow along the bottom.

and more

An artist page: Beach Fossils large across a band photo, their albums below and an album's songs on the right.

artists

Every artist gets a page of their own.

Playlists: the automatic most played playlist with its cover mosaic and a hundred songs.

playlists

Make your own, or let ZUNIC keep a few.

Albums in light mode: a grid of covers on white, with an album's songs on the right.

light mode

Light or dark, with eight accents to choose from.

the little things

drop to add music

Drag songs or folders onto the window.

watches your folder

New music in your folder appears on its own.

covers and titles

Change any cover or title.

artists as pictures

Pick a picture for any artist.

no doubles

Second copies of a song are left out.

made for the keyboard

← → walk the tiles, ↑ ↓ swap the halves, ↩ plays.

questions

what does it need?

A Mac on macOS 14 or later, and music files of your own.

which files does it play?

MP3, AAC, M4A, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF and CAF.

where does my music live?

In a folder on your Mac. ZUNIC reads it and keeps an eye on it. Nothing is uploaded.

does it sync to my zune?

Not yet. Pick your Zune and plan what goes on it. Syncing comes in a later version.

what does last.fm add?

Better picks in Mixview and Smart DJ. It’s optional, uses your own key, and only artist names are sent.

is it from microsoft?

No. ZUNIC is an independent music player for the Mac, made in the spirit of the Zune software.

play it likeit’s 2009

Point ZUNIC at your music folder and it’s ready. No account, no streaming, no tracking. Your music stays on your Mac.

Download for Mac

Version 0.1 · macOS 14 or later