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Snowtape for Mac

Record Internet radio stations.

$33.00
In English
Version 2.1
3.7
Based on 46 user rates

Snowtape overview

Note: development for this application has stopped. You can still download version 2.1 from this listing.

Snowtape records Internet radio stations. Listen to your Favorite Radio stations with its high-performance database, Snowtape is able to store thousands of radio stations for you to choose from. You can search for a particular station or just browse the database. You can also add any radio station to your favorites list to help you quickly find the right station for your current mood.

Instant Recording. Instantly Record the program you are listenting to, it's as simple as one-click. Hit the record button while listening to your favorite station and recording starts instantly. Snowtape is able to cut the recordings at audio track boundaries automatically. Snowtape can identify potential commercials or interludes. With the built-in track editor you can cut out any interfering audio you do not wish to be exported.

1-Click Export to iTunes. Simply click the "Export to iTunes" button and the audio track is encoded to high quality AAC audio and saved right into your iTunes library. Album artwork and track titles are automatically exported as iTunes Audio Tags and get incorporated directly into the audio track during export.

Import Internet Playlists. Snowtape can import .PLS and .M3U Internet playlist files as well as .Webloc URL files. Simply drop your files onto the radio list or choose "Import Files" from the application menu. You can also provide Snowtape playlist or stream URLs. Snowtape checks every URL and only imports those that work.

Drag & Drop iTunes Radio. As a bonus, Snowtape also understands items coming directly from iTunes. This means you can easily import a radio station onto Snowtape by clicking and dragging from the iTunes list. It works with any radio station you previously imported to iTunes as well as with the complete iTunes radio catalogue.

Get Album Artwork. Snowtape partners with Last.fm to give you the bonus of album artwork and additional album metadata. In most cases, Snowtape can download this information automatically for you. Alternatively, a "Get Album Info" button searches and adds any album info and cover artwork available.

What’s new in version 2.1

Version 2.1:
  • Now 64-bit only
  • Code-signed for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
  • Removed support for Growl and replaced it with the OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Notification Center
  • Now makes use of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion's system-wide AirPlay support
  • Improved general performance

Snowtape for Mac

$33.00
In English
Version 2.1
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3.7

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Id-Ego-SuperEgo
Id-Ego-SuperEgo
Feb 19 2017
2.1
5.0
Feb 19 2017
5.0
Version: 2.1
What a shame Snowtape is no more. Along with Radium, the best radio steaming app (both for Mac and for iOS) I know of.
Avie Tevanyan, the father of OS X / macOS. Jon Rubinstein. Steve Jobs. Scott Forstall. Steve Jobs. Palm's webOS. Thousands of very useful desktop and / or mobile apps, some very useful, others sporting delightfully refined UIs (Snowtape, WeightBot, AquaTint and many thousands more) - all gone. Sad.
#nostalgia
Bigdave56
Bigdave56
Jun 19 2015
2.1
2.5
Jun 19 2015
2.5
Version: 2.1
Said to say, just saw a news article that Vemedio, the developer, has gone belly up. Too bad, for despite its quirks, Snow tape was a unique and useful product. In particular are not aware of another radio recording app that detects the stream format and captures it without reformatting and further compression losses. I will continue to use Snowtape until some future OS update breaks it. Wonder if anyone in the developer world would consider buying the source code and doing an updated Snowtape, which they were working on at the time that they packed it in. To the developers, in case you see this, Thanks for Snowtape and hopefully the future holds good things for you. If anyone has any suggestions about a good recording app, I wish you would sound off here.
PSi-AU
PSi-AU
Feb 16 2015
2.1
4.0
Feb 16 2015
4.0
Version: 2.1
Snowtape is still everything I ever wanted in an internet radio and recording app.
Recording does not currently work on Yosemite. I have filed a bug report and am awaiting a reply from the developer. Will update this when I hear back.
anonymous-scorpion-6952
anonymous-scorpion-6952
Oct 2 2014
2.1
5.0
Oct 2 2014
5.0
Version: 2.1
Snowtape is still the most advanced, most beautiful and easy to use radio recording app out there. Hopefully the developer will decide to bring out a new version soon, both for OS X and iOS. I've been a heavy user of Snowtape since more than 4 years now and almost had no issues with it (last year I had one minor issue, but the developer answered immediately to my email and also solved it quickly). Unfortunately the iPhone app currently is not working any longer under iOS 8 and there seem to be no other apps on the market, which can be compared in any way. Thanks for this great app and please don't give it up!
Mhoutman
Mhoutman
Jun 17 2014
2.1
0.0
Jun 17 2014
0.0
Version: 2.1
Apparently this seems abandon ware. Dev's focus is on Intstacast OS X and iOS. Bummer.
Id-Ego-SuperEgo
Id-Ego-SuperEgo
Feb 19 2017
5.0
Feb 19 2017
5.0
Version: null
PSi-AU
PSi-AU
Feb 16 2015
4.0
Feb 16 2015
4.0
Version: null
anonymous-scorpion-6952
Oct 2 2014
5.0
Version: null
SteveGosselin
SteveGosselin
Aug 20 2014
4.0
Aug 20 2014
4.0
Version: null
Bigdave56
Bigdave56
May 28 2014
2.5
May 28 2014
2.5
Version: null
Rickalter
Rickalter
Feb 3 2014
3.0
Feb 3 2014
3.0
Version: null
Molamola
Molamola
May 12 2013
4.0
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4.0
Version: null
Myka
Myka
Feb 14 2013
4.5
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4.5
Version: null
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Strawmant
Jan 13 2013
4.5
Jan 13 2013
4.5
Version: null
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mark-lewis73
Dec 9 2012
1.0
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1.0
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Pmu8158
Nov 4 2012
3.0
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3.0
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Stephend1
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4.5
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4.5
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Chaoscommander
Oct 19 2012
5.0
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5.0
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steffun
Sep 18 2012
4.5
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4.5
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stepode
Sep 4 2012
2.5
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2.5
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Laguna
Sep 1 2012
2.0
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2.0
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durango88
Aug 10 2012
1.0
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1.0
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Slabby
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5.0
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808-space
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0.5
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Blamanche
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0.5
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caheel
Aug 10 2012
2.0
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2.0
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Rob-h
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4.5
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carolusmagnus
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1.0
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1.0
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4.0
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W-ing
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Just-Mac
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Robk
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jorge-g
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4.5
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4.5
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Vince-nt
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4.5
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4.5
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Hochsaison
Jul 15 2011
5.0
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5.0
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mk101
Jul 15 2011
4.0
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4.0
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Pixelspring
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5.0
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5.0
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John-Hook
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3.0
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3.0
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Raycon
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2.0
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2.0
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Macgruder
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4.0
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4.0
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M-t-
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4.0
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4.0
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jakebaruch-1
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5.0
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Jazzyguy
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5.0
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5.0
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Spongetobi
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5.0
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5.0
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Cerebrl
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5.0
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5.0
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