Celebrated by album listeners worldwide, Longplay now brings its unique album-centric experience to the Mac — with powerful new integrations and native design excellence.

Indie developer Adrian Schoenig is announcing the launch of Longplay for macOS, a native Mac application that reimagines music listening for Apple Music users who value the album as a complete artistic work. The app will be available on the Mac App Store and via direct purchase starting on 15 July.

Already popular on iPhone and iPad, Longplay strips away the noise of individual tracks, playlists, and algorithms to focus entirely on albums.

Key Features of Longplay for macOS

• Native Mac Experience: Built with AppKit and SwiftUI for a seamless, responsive interface
• iCloud Sync: Maintains collections, ratings, and play counts across iOS and macOS
• AI Integration: Built-in MCP server enables control through assistants like Claude and Raycast
• Automation-Ready: Full support for Shortcuts and AppleScript (ideal for Alfred and other Mac workflows)
• Feature parity with iOS, such as unique sorting options like “Negligence” and “Addiction” resurface forgotten favorites, infinite album shuffle, Spotlight support, scrobbling and accessibility support.

Forward-Looking AI Integration

Longplay for Mac pioneers a new era of Mac apps with its built-in MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for modern AI assistants, such as Claude. This integration goes far beyond a chatbot — it’s a fusion of context, personalisation, and action:

Large language models (LLMs) bring an understanding of the broader world of music — genres, artists, styles, and even musical moods. This means you can ask for “a classic jazz album from the Blue Note era” or “something upbeat from the 80s” and get meaningful, context-aware results. Combine this with what Longplay knows about your music — your albums, your collections, your listening history — and then act upon it: Search your collection, queue up multiple records, create smart collections, ask about themes of last played albums, find the odd album out in your favourites, and so much more.

This is more than a technical novelty: it’s a glimpse of what Apple’s “smart Siri” could be — a context-aware music assistant that understands you and your music. With Longplay, the music experience feels yours.

More Info

• Availability: Mac App Store and for direct purchase on longplay.rocks.
• System Requirements: macOS 15 or later.
• macOS Price: USD 24.99
• iOS Price: USD 5.99 => USD 2.99 (limited-time offer to celebrate the Mac launch)
• Press Kit

About Longplay

Longplay is designed for music lovers with substantial Apple Music or iTunes libraries who appreciate listening to complete albums. With its unique interface, Longplay focuses on rediscovering, organizing, and simply enjoying your collection of albums — treating them as the cohesive artistic statements they were meant to be.

The iOS app has garnered praise from its users and prominent Apple community voices, with Jason Snell of Six Colors declaring “Steve Jobs would have loved it,” while publications have highlighted its “well-designed interface” and “thoughtful features,” with MacStories noting how it “does such a great job of emphasizing album art.”

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