Zenteek 1.7.1

Zenteek macOS music player for audiophiles and collectors

Kjell Bublitz

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Zenteek

Zenteek — a premium macOS music player for audiophiles and collectors.

Built for collectors
Keep your originals intact. Zenteek treats your library like an archive: folder structure, release integrity and metadata remain unchanged so you can browse thousands of records without losing orientation. Precise filters, immersive Cover Flow and tactile browsing make large collections feel manageable and meaningful.

Find anything instantly
One compact command center searches tracks, artists, albums, lyrics, credits and descriptions. Jump straight to albums, contributor profiles or playback without breaking your flow.

Trusted credits, not guesses
Explore every release a producer, engineer or session musician touched across your collection, powered by MusicBrainz and Discogs. Real credits — no invented graphs or mystery attributions.

True bit‑perfect playback
Exclusive CoreAudio output with automatic device matching ensures zero system interference, no resampling and no hidden processing — just the exact signal delivered to your DAC.

Studio‑grade DSP (optional)
Mastering‑inspired tools including harmonic excitation, tape saturation, bass enhancement, transient shaping and analog preamp coloration. Spatial options such as crossfeed, room simulation and stereo expansion. Fully optional and fully tweakable.

Mixtapes reimagined
Digital mixtapes with the discipline of physical media: authentic 60‑ and 90‑minute tape formats, Side A/Side B sequencing and an interface designed for deliberate listening and thoughtful pacing.

High‑performance visuals
Realtime Metal visualizers that scale from a compact player to immersive fullscreen, with support for classic Milkdrop presets for the WinAmp visualizer ecosystem.

Custom, restrained UI
One accent color personalizes the app while a dark, minimal interface keeps attention on the music—clean typography, minimal chrome, maximum focus.

Formats and features
Plays FLAC, ALAC, DSD, MP3, AAC, OPUS, WAV and AIFF. Live indexing, metadata enrichment, lyrics search, global search, DSP tools and Apple Silicon performance round out a player designed for sound-first listening and serious library stewardship.

Version 1.7.1:

Library and Playlists

Added optional Filename and Filepath columns to all track tables, including sorting, filtering, and localization.
Added a playlist-table toggle for the position (#) column. If you don't like the numbering you can now hide it.
Enhanced playlist headers with meta details: total playlist duration, tempo range, and up to four most prominent genres.

Artist Profiles

Added per-section visibility controls for artist profiles. Just like on the Home screen, you can now configure profiles to your liking.
Artist image, biography, links, related artists, videos, concerts, top tracks, and all tracks can now be hidden individually.
Removed artist-name coloring in artist lists and grids. The "red" color indicated that the metadata server can't find the artist name, but was difficult to understand.
Improved album and artist refresh-button alignment. Refresh icon wasn't perfectly aligned vertically.

Playback and Visuals

Refined the digital VU meter scale. Doubled the number of steps for a more detailed metering.
Improved Main Display contrast for custom and artwork-derived accent colors (white on dark, black on bright).
Improved fallback display text for missing track metadata. Now falling back to showing filename.
Improved artwork fallback handling, including embedded artwork for local tracks when no album connection exists
"Spectrum" Y-axis labels are now hidden by default and can be enabled in settings for a cleaner look.

CD Import and Sources

Added a CD import setting to disable automatic playlist creation for imported tracks.
Simplified and compacted CD ripping format options.
Added the option to hide a source’s content from the library without removing the source, files, playlists, or sync settings.

Interface Improvements

Added more accent color to the Mixtape editor.
Improved player display chips and accent-color contrast for dark themes.
Improved sidebar and table selection colors for custom colors.

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.