Longplay

About

Longplay turns your Apple Music library into a wall of album artwork and asks you to listen the way records were meant to be heard: whole albums, front to back. Its Negligence Sorting surfaces favourites you have not played in ages, Smart Collections organise the wall by genre or rating automatically, and Album Purity Mode keeps playback strictly sequential.

Indie developer Adrian Schoenig brought Longplay to the Mac on 15 July 2025, after years as a beloved iOS app, adding a dedicated mini player, AppleScript support, more than 25 Shortcuts actions and, unusually, a built-in MCP server so AI assistants like Claude can browse and play your collection. The Mac version is a one-time $29.99 purchase on the Mac App Store, with collections synced across devices via iCloud.

Alternatives

• Albums

  Pick Albums if you want to try an album-first Apple Music player before paying: it is free to download, with Premium at $18.99 a year or $89.99 for life, on macOS 15.3 or later.

• Music

  Stay with the Music app if you do not need a separate album wall: it is built into macOS, free to use, and already holds your Apple Music library and playlists.

At a Glance

Requires

macOS 15 Sequoia or later

Price

$29.99 one-time on the Mac App Store, or AU$50 one-time bought direct from the developer

Also On

iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision

Get It From

Mac App Store and longplay.rocks