Cog v3602

Cog v3602

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A truly versatile audio player application. Features gapless playback, global hotkeys, desktop notifications. Shuffle of both albums and tracks. Repeat single track, album or whole playlist. Playback from HTTP(S) sources both livestreams and hosted files. Supports Apple's HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) using FFmpeg. Supports live metadata updates of continuous streaming servers, including Shoutcast, Icecast, Ogg Vorbis comments, and timed ID3v2 packets, where employed by the streamer. CUE Sheet support, including embedded CUE Sheets in several formats. Album artwork per track, both embedded and external, cached per unique image, in JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, HEIC, or AVIF format. HEIC requires macOS Mojave, while WebP requires Big Sur. Graphic equalizer. Spectrum visualization in the toolbar, or a dedicated window. Spatial Audio support for supported sound devices. Multiple MIDI synthesizers, including the system synthesizer, (works with SoundFonts, or the system GS bank) or BASSMIDI. (requires SoundFonts)

Supports many audio formats, including obscure game and console formats.

Version 3602

  • Added optional remote control support via MCP (Model Context Protocol), using a local Unix domain socket. The server is entirely opt-in, and will only function on macOS 13.0 or newer.
  • Restored the Trash function, now with proper permission handling — Cog will request access and remember it for next time
  • Added a confirmation prompt before files are moved to the Trash
  • Fixed vertical alignment of the time field in the toolbar
  • Reordered the crash/analytics data consent options for clarity, because NSAlert apparently does enforce the first option to respond to Enter by default, so it's safer as opt-out.
  • Various under-the-hood improvements and dependency updates
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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the app?

Mount the image, drag the app into the "Applications" folder and launch it. If the system blocks the launch, allow it in "System Settings → Privacy & Security".

The app is damaged or won't launch

Reinstalling from a fresh image usually helps. Make sure your macOS version matches the one listed in the compatibility specs.

How do I update?

Download the new version from the site and install it over the current one — your settings will be preserved.

The download link doesn't work

Try a mirror or a download manager. For large files the browser often drops the connection.

How do I completely remove the app?

Use an uninstaller utility — it cleans up the service files that remain after moving the app to the trash.

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Cog v3602