What data does Holmdel collect?

None. The privacy manifest declares no collected data types and no tracking. Network traffic is limited to public directory queries, the station streams you play, and the anonymous play reports the community directory uses to rank station popularity.

Which devices does Holmdel run on?

The TestFlight beta runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS or iPadOS 26 and later. Apple Watch, Apple TV and CarPlay are supported, and a Mac Catalyst preview can be built from source on macOS 26 and later.

How is Holmdel licensed?

The app is GPL-3.0. The reusable infrastructure packages are MIT-licensed so they can be adopted in any project, including closed-source ones.

Can I build Holmdel myself?

Yes. Clone the repository, open Holmdel.xcworkspace in Xcode 27, and build the Holmdel scheme. No API keys or secrets are needed for the default configuration.

TestFlight beta · iOS 26 · SwiftUI

One more song before the light goes.

Q: Does Holmdel cost anything?

No. Holmdel is free software with no paywalls, no subscriptions and no in-app purchases. Every feature works whether or not you support the project.

Q: Do I need an API key or an account?

No. Station discovery works out of the box through the Radio-Browser community directory, which needs no key. There is no Holmdel account to create — favorites and recents are stored locally on your device.

Internet radio for iPhone, iPad and the places in between. Thousands of live stations, a Liquid Glass player, Siri to start it — no ads, accounts, tracking or API keys. Now on TestFlight, with a Mac preview in the source.

Get the source See what it does

No ads No accounts No analytics No paywalls MIT + GPL-3.0

What it does

Built the way an Apple app should be.

Pure SwiftUI and Swift 6 — not a web view in a jacket.

The player

Now Playing

A Liquid Glass player

A docked mini-player expands into a full-screen Now Playing view with live track metadata.

Artwork

Album art, resolved live

Looks up artwork for the track on air and links straight to it in Apple Music.

Sound

Equalizer & sleep timer

Preset EQ curves, and a sleep timer that pauses instead of stopping.

The directory

Discovery

Keyless, from first launch

Real stations via the Radio-Browser community directory — no API key required.

Offline

Stations without the wait

Cached on device, so stations appear instantly — even when the network drops.

Library

Favorites & recents

Backed by SwiftData, stored locally. Reorder favorites; recents remember where you left off.

Everywhere you listen

Siri · Shortcuts · Spotlight

“Play KEXP on Holmdel”

App Intents start playback in the background; favorites are indexed in Spotlight.

Lock Screen

Controls where you expect them

Full controls on the Lock Screen, Control Center, and a Dynamic Island Live Activity.

CarPlay

Favorites on the dashboard

Favorites and recents on the car's screen, in sync with the same playback engine.

Apple Watch

A real watch app

Native now-playing on the wrist, with a one-tap “Play Last” complication.

Apple TV

Radio on the big screen

Station shelves for the Siri Remote, with the current track's title and artist.

iPad

Not a stretched iPhone

An adaptive sidebar and multi-column grids for full screen, Split View and Stage Manager.

Mac Catalyst · Preview

The same stations at your desk

Build the Mac preview from source for the full library, search and playback experience.

Home Screen

Widgets & deep links

A widget plays a favorite in one tap; holmdel://station?… opens any station.

Privacy

It collects nothing. Really nothing.

Not a compromise between free and funded — there is no business model here to feed.

Zero data collection.
The App Store privacy manifest declares nothing collected, nothing tracked.
Nothing leaves the device.
Favorites and recents live in local SwiftData. No server, no sync service.
Minimal network traffic.
Just directory queries, the streams you play, and anonymous popularity pings.
This page, too.
No CDN fonts, no analytics, no cookies — one HTML file, nothing else.

Free software

Yours to read, build and fork.

Copyleft keeps the app free; permissive packages are yours to lift into any project.

Two licences, on purpose

GPL-3.0 The Holmdel app — improvements stay free.
MIT The reusable packages: playback, directory, design system. Adopt them anywhere, including in closed source.

Reusable packages take no app-specific or heavyweight dependencies, so dropping one into your project won't drag Holmdel along with it.

Read the licence · Third-party notices

Build it in three commands

No keys, no secrets, no sign-up. Just Xcode 27 and a Mac.

git clone https://github.com/cascadiacollections/shoutkit.git
cd shoutkit
open Holmdel.xcworkspace # then ⌘R

Prefer the terminal? swift test --disable-xctest runs it without a simulator.

Come help

Issues, docs, translations, station fixes — all welcome, no CLA to sign.

Open issues
Pick something up, or report what's broken.
Contributing guide
Build, test, localize, sign off.
Decision log
Why the code is this way, newest first.
Security policy
How to report something quietly.

Standing on free software

Station data comes from Radio-Browser, a free community directory with no key required. Holmdel reports plays back so its popularity ranking keeps working.

Under the hood

Modern Apple foundations, no shortcuts.

Beta: TestFlight
Desktop preview: Mac Catalyst
Interface: SwiftUI
Concurrency: Swift 6
Storage: SwiftData
Licensing: MIT + GPL

Questions

The things people ask first.

Does Holmdel cost anything?

No. No paywalls, subscriptions or in-app purchases — every feature is free.

Do I need an API key or an account?

Neither. Discovery needs no key, and favorites and recents stay on your device.

What data does it collect?

None — just directory queries, your streams, and anonymous popularity pings.

Which devices does it run on?

The TestFlight beta runs on iPhone and iPad. Apple Watch, Apple TV and CarPlay are supported; the Mac Catalyst preview builds from source.

Can I add a station that isn't listed?

Anything added to the Radio-Browser community directory shows up in Holmdel — it's editable by anyone.

Can I build it myself?

Yes — clone it, open Holmdel.xcworkspace in Xcode 27, and run it. No secrets needed.

Find a station you'd never have found.

Clone it, build it, break it, send a patch. It's yours as much as anyone's.

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