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Cartridge — Music Player

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Cartridge — Music Player

par Jeroen Smits

v1.0.5 6 Mo Universel 4+

Description

Cartridge is a beautiful, modern music player for your Synology NAS. Stream your entire music library over Wi-Fi, DDNS, or QuickConnect — from home or anywhere in the world — with the speed and polish of a native iOS app.

Cartridge connects directly to your Synology DiskStation running the Audio Station package. There are no subscriptions, no ads, no accounts, and no data collection. Your music stays on your NAS. Your listening history stays on your iPhone.


KEY FEATURES

• Stream your library
Browse and play your entire Synology music collection. Home, Artists, Albums, Genres, Composers, Folders, and Search.

• Gapless playback
Seamless transitions between tracks — essential for live albums, classical works, DJ mixes, and concept albums.

• Offline downloads
Save songs, albums, and playlists to your iPhone for listening on the go. Wi-Fi-only by default to protect your data plan.

• AirPlay 2
Cast to HomePod, Apple TV, or any AirPlay receiver. Full lock-screen metadata handoff, full-screen receiver UI, and Spatial Audio support on AirPods and multichannel on your Apple TV

• Audiophile-grade playback
Native support for FLAC, ALAC, AAC, MP3, AIFF, and WAV — including high-resolution PCM up to 192 kHz.

• DSD support
Play DSD64 stereo and multichannel files (.dsf / .dff) directly from your NAS using a custom software decoder.

• Smart Home screen
Recently played, recently added, liked songs, and pinned favorites — all on a single scrollable page.

• Playlists
Create, edit, and sync playlists stored on your NAS. Or build local iPhone-only playlists for offline use.

• Internet radio
Add and play Shoutcast, Icecast, and HLS streams alongside your NAS music.

• Full-screen Now Playing
Animated album art, gradient background colors that shift with each song, swipeable queue, and one-tap navigation to artist or album.

• Lock screen + CarPlay
Standard iOS media controls and CarPlay support for hands-free listening in the car.


PRIVACY BY DESIGN

Cartridge does not collect, transmit, or share any personal data with the developer or any third party. There is no developer backend — the app talks directly to your NAS. Your credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain, and your listening history lives only on your device. No analytics, no tracking, no SDKs, no ads.


REQUIREMENTS

• A Synology NAS running DSM 6 or DSM 7
• The Audio Station package installed on your NAS with your music library indexed
• Network access from your iPhone to your NAS (Wi-Fi, DDNS, or Synology QuickConnect)


ABOUT

Cartridge is an independent, unofficial third-party app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Synology Inc. "Synology", "DiskStation", and "Audio Station" are trademarks of Synology Inc., referenced only to describe compatibility.

Support: https://mbjprod-netizen.github.io/cartridge-app/support.html
Privacy: https://mbjprod-netizen.github.io/cartridge-app/privacy.html

Nouveautés (v1.0.5)

New: Streaming-service integration to add the song you're playing or hearing on a radio station to Apple Music or Spotify (*)
...and various performance, reliability, and polish updates

NEW: ADD CURRENT TRACK TO APPLE MUSIC OR SPOTIFY (*)
From the Now Playing screen's ⋯ menu, tap "Add to Apple Music" or "Add to Spotify" to add the current song to your library or playlists.
Pre-configure your destination once in Settings — Apple Music: Library / Favourite / a chosen playlist; Spotify: Liked Songs or any of your editable playlists. Works on radio too when the station provides "Artist – Track" metadata, and on CarPlay's Now Playing screen via a new ⋯ button.

(*) Requires an active Apple Music and/or Spotify Premium subscription.
- Spotify uses a bring-your-own-clientId model — each user creates their own Spotify Developer App at developer.spotify.com (free) and pastes the clientId into Cartridge's Settings.
- Apple Music integration is opt-in — toggle on in Settings → Streaming Services.


PERFORMANCE
- Search-field tap on cold launch drops from seconds to milliseconds.
- Genre-shuffle top-up is smoother. When you tap a recommended-genre tile, the queue extension publishes once instead of per-song — no more stutter as the next songs queue.
- Smart-sort on artist menus is faster on large libraries. Visible on Artist Detail open and "Add to Playlist" menus.


CARPLAY
- "Add to streaming service" ⋯ menu on the Now Playing screen for both song and radio modes (radio mode requires the station to provide track metadata).
- Tile family unified with iPhone — Pinned Songs / Smart Playlists / Recommended Genres all show the same disc + icon design across iPhone and CarPlay.
- Pin badge on Pinned Songs in CarPlay's Recent row, Home pinned section, and drill-in list.

POLISH
- New Settings → Streaming Services section with Apple Music + Spotify status rows and per-service "Configure" navigation.
- Add Radio Station search uses the system search field and a per-row + button to add (Apple Music's pattern).
- Library tab opens to the landing page faster

Independent / unofficial app — not affiliated with Synology, Apple, or Spotify.
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