Soundnode
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Soundnode, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Soundnode's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Soundnode | Free | Open-source desktop app · Windows, Mac, Linux · SoundCloud API limit: 15,000 tracks daily |
The facts
Each one read from Soundnode's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API key setup
- The README says users need to configure their own SoundCloud API key for the app to work.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Controls
- The app supports native media keyboard shortcuts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The official site provides downloads for Windows, OS X, and Linux, including Debian/Ubuntu installation instructions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Following
- Users can follow and unfollow other SoundCloud users.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Soundnode uses the SoundCloud API and depends on it for streaming tracks.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is released under GNU General Public License version 3.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License model
- freechecked 22 Sep 2026
- Likes
- Users can like songs and save them to their liked playlist.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Network playback
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Playback
- Users can listen to tracks from their Stream, Likes, Tracks, Following, and Playlists.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Playlists
- The app lists full playlist support as a feature.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Soundnode is an open-source desktop app for listening to SoundCloud.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search
- The app supports searching for new songs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Technology
- The app is built with Electron, Node.js, Angular.js, and the SoundCloud API.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Usage limit
- The README states that the SoundCloud API allows third-party apps 15,000 tracks daily and blocks streaming for all users after the limit is reached until the next day at the same time.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The project README names Michael Lancaster as its author.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linuxchecked 22 Sep 2026
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