BitMuseBit-perfect on Mac — and it shows you.No account. No card. $99.95 once if you keep it.
macOS 15+ · Apple Silicon
Interface preview · Open on a computer to try the live demo.
BitMuse
A native Mac app that hands the file straight to your DAC. See each step on the way; toggle exclusive or integer mode and watch the path respond.
Bit-perfect playback on a Mac, exclusive mode on macOS, integer mode on macOS and gapless playback.
The albums you hunted down. The folders you know by heart. Bring your collection to BitMuse, on a local drive or NAS.
Artwork and playlists above, the folders you actually built below.Two ways into one library, and neither is a copy of the other. Browse by artist and album when you know what you want to hear, or drop into the tree you have been keeping for years when you know exactly where it lives.
More on the library: the best music player for Mac, the hi-res audio player for Mac and the Swinsian alternative.
Twelve audio formats, plus cue sheets. Pick one to see how it plays.
Original samples reach a compatible DAC when the signal path stays untouched.
FLAC · ALAC · WAV · AIFF · APE · WavPackDSF and DFF files play as PCM by default. Enable experimental DoP with Exclusive Mode for a compatible DAC. Signal Path shows the route.
DSD64–DSD512 files · DoP output depends on your DACOne album file becomes individual tracks. Skip to the encore or listen without gaps.
Track navigation · Seeking · Gapless joinsKeep your downloads and rare tracks alongside lossless albums, without re-encoding.
MP3 · AAC · Opus · Vorbis| Family | Reaches | How it gets to the DAC |
|---|---|---|
| PCM — FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, CAF | Up to 32 bit / 768 kHz | Native-rate integer output when supported by the DAC; processing must be bypassed for an untouched path |
| DSD — DSF, DFF | DSD64 – DSD512 | PCM by default; optional experimental DoP with Exclusive Mode and a compatible DAC |
| Lossless oddities — APE, WavPack | 24 bit / 192 kHz | decoded in place |
| Lossy — MP3, AAC, Opus, Vorbis | as encoded | decoded, never re-encoded |
Go deeper: FLAC vs DSD vs ALAC, DSD vs PCM, lossless vs hi-res, how to play DSD on a Mac, DoP versus native DSD and MQA on a Mac.
Catch a 16-bit master sold as hi-res, or an MP3 in a FLAC coat: the real bit depth, bandwidth and noise floor behind the file’s label.
Twenty automatic mixes from your own collection, built on your Mac. Or find music that sounds like the track playing.
Analysed on your Mac.Tempo, key, mood and energy, measured from the audio itself. Nothing is uploaded.
Smart playlists, by rule.Over 120 BPM. In a minor key. Rated four stars and not played this year. Combine what you like; the list keeps itself.
Up Next, and what comes after.The queue, with its history. When it ends, Autoplay carries on with tracks that sound like the last one; or start a radio from any track you like.
Albums you loved, then forgot to play. A little reunion with your own collection.
EQ for your headphones. Correction for your room. A little warmth when the record calls for it. All optional; the app starts with DSP off.
Start with an AutoEQ curve for your headphone model.
Thirty-one sliders on the standard third-octave grid. The one you set is the level you get.
Add a band where you need it and shape it: frequency, gain, Q, and the filter type.
Load your measured impulse response to correct your room.
Cut very low frequencies below the music.
Compensate for how we hear bass at lower listening levels.
Blend a little of each channel for more natural headphone listening.
Adjust the spread between the left and right channels.
Explore a different sense of space around the music.
Add a little tube-style harmonic colour.
Give digital playback a touch of vinyl character.
Apply RIAA equalization to vinyl transfers captured flat.
Reduce clicks in recordings and vinyl transfers.
Set gain before the rest of the chain.
Use loudness tags to balance tracks or albums.
Exchange the left and right channels.
Invert signal polarity.
Adjust the relative level of each channel.
Combine the left and right channels into mono.
Add low-level noise when reducing bit depth to limit quantization distortion.
Arrange your chainDrag effects into the order you want.
A chain for each outputHeadphones or speakers: their settings follow.
Compare A and BLevel matched, while the music keeps playing.
In detail: headphone EQ on a Mac and room correction on a Mac.
Leave your Mac by the DAC. Browse your library, change the track and adjust the sound from your phone’s browser.
Open your browser.No extra app to install.
Enter your PIN.Connect directly to your Mac over your local network.
Keep listening.Your library, queue and sound controls, from the sofa.
Search, lyrics and the little things worth trying.
Instant search. Filters that narrow it down.
A Look to the SkyAntalioElectronic
Open SpacesGurdonarkAmbient
Directionless EPBroke For FreeElectronicNo matches. Try another name or choose All music.
3 albums · demo collectionSynced lyrics. Click a line to jump to it.
A floating mini player. Even over full-screen apps.
A tidy collection. A saved moment. Nothing lost.
Edit a track or an entire album. Fetch artwork from MusicBrainz.
Find the album you ripped twice — by tags, audio fingerprint or both.
Save up to ten coloured, labelled moments per track.
Your most-played records, skips and listening habits.
Scrobble as you listen. Offline plays catch up when you reconnect.
Keep your ratings, playlists and play counts when you move Macs.
Blend one track into the next, or let the music fade out and stop at a time you set.
Play, pause and skip from the keyboard; the menu bar icon shows what is playing.
Bring playlists from your old player as M3U, and export yours the same way.
Nothing felt native, fast, or worthy of the music I'd spent years collecting. So I wrote my own.
Serhii — maker of BitMuse
See the price and the features that matter to your setup.
| BitMuse | Audirvāna Origin | Roon | Swinsian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $99.95 once | $149.99 | $14.99 / month $12.49 / month, billed annually | $34.95 |
| Five years at today’s price | $99.95 | $149.99 | $749.40 with annual billing $899.40 with monthly billing | $34.95 |
| Exclusive mode | yes | yes | yes | yes, v3 |
| DSD files | DSD64–DSD512 Optional DoP; PCM by default | yes | yes | DSF supported |
| Room correction | included | paid DSP option | included | no |
| Headphone profiles | 8 666 | — | — | — |
Choose for your setup: local listening, DSP, library management or a multi-room system. Sources and comparison details. Prices are in USD; taxes may vary. Five-year totals assume unchanged prices and exclude optional upgrades. BitMuse includes all 1.x updates.
All twenty-three rows, side by side — or one at a time: Audirvana, Roon, HQPlayer, JRiver, Swinsian, VOX, foobar2000.
Try it against yours for 30 daysTry every feature for 30 days. Buy your licence in BitMuse when you’re ready.
Up to 3 Macs. Every feature and all 1.x updates.
Download — free for 30 days30 days, every feature, no account and no card. macOS 15+ · Apple Silicon.
“The sound quality is outstanding — clear, detailed, and a real pleasure to listen to.”
Use your Mac’s output or a compatible DAC. Available output modes depend on the device; Signal Path shows the mode in use. DSD plays as PCM by default. Experimental DoP requires Exclusive Mode and a DAC that accepts the required rate and integer format.
Playback stops and your library stays. Your playlists, ratings and settings are kept. Buy and activate a licence in BitMuse to continue where you left off.
Yes. Every feature is unlocked for 30 days, with no account or card required. Try it with your own music and DAC before paying. For purchase questions, contact support.
Every feature, installation on up to 3 Macs you own or control, and all 1.x updates. One $99.95 purchase, with no subscription. Read the licence terms.
No. BitMuse indexes your existing folders, including mounted NAS shares. It leaves your files where they are and picks up new music while the app runs.
Tens of thousands of tracks on a local drive or a NAS is the everyday case. The library database is tested at a million tracks, and lists load in pages, so browsing stays quick as the collection grows.
BitMuse plays music files on your Mac and NAS. It does not connect to streaming subscriptions. The comparison guide covers players that do.
Yes. Contact the developer with your Mac, macOS version and DAC model. The guides also walk through exclusive output, DSD and headphone EQ.
No account and no card. macOS 15+ · Apple Silicon.
