Interest Check: A VoiceOver-Native Mac App for Recording Internet Radio

Hi everyone,

I'd like to gauge interest for something I've been thinking about for a while: a native macOS app dedicated to recording internet radio streams.

Let me be clear upfront: this would not be a radio player. The idea is a focused tool built specifically for capturing, scheduling, and organizing radio recordings — with full VoiceOver support baked in from day one.

What I Have in Mind

• Built-in station catalog — browse and pick from a large directory of radio stations
• Custom stream URLs — add any stream you want if it's not in the catalog
• Scheduled recordings — set up recurring or one-time captures (e.g., record a specific show every Tuesday from 2 to 3 PM)
• Automatic track splitting — use stream metadata to split recordings into individual songs or segments
• Recording library — tag, search, and organize everything you've captured
• Export with full metadata — artist, title, station, date, all properly tagged and ready for your music library

Why Not Just Use What Already Exists?

There are already some excellent tools out there. Audio Hijack is incredibly powerful, and kaillewaille's Acapture is a great accessible option. But they both cover a much broader scope — they're general-purpose audio capture tools. What I'm imagining is something purpose-built for radio listeners: simpler, more focused, and designed around radio-specific workflows like browsing stations, scheduling show recordings, and auto-splitting tracks.

A Bit of Background

I currently run rRadio in a Docker container on my NAS to handle this kind of workflow. It works well for my needs, but it's not exactly user-friendly or accessible. If there's enough interest from the community, I'd love to develop a proper native Mac app with accessibility as a core priority, not an afterthought.

I'd Love Your Input

• Is this something you'd actually use?
• What features would be must-haves for you?
• Anything I haven't thought of that would make this really useful?
• How do you currently record radio, if at all?

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Thanks!