FreeRadio ยท desktop radio

Find your station. Keep it close.

Browse RadCap, SomaFM, Radio Paradise and other sources. Search for a station, save a favorite or add your own stream URL.

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FreeRadio station search in light mode showing ambient results from several providers

Search across sources

Start with a genre or a station name

Search the station lists from one field, then choose the result you want. The source stays visible beside the station, so you can see where the stream comes from.

Actual FreeRadio v2.2.2 on Linux. Provider catalogues and stream availability can change.

Sources

A few places to begin

The player brings several source lists together. What a station broadcasts is controlled by its provider.

SomaFM

Browse its station categories, including ambient, electronic, rock and jazz.

Radio Paradise

Choose from Main, Mellow, Rock and Global mixes. Metadata appears when the stream supplies it.

More sources

The source selector also includes RadCap, FIP Radio France, Misc Stations, Custom Radio and LibriVox Audiobooks.

Radio Paradise source view with the current station, track metadata and favorite star

Station favorites

Save the stations you return to

Use the star to add a station to Favorites. The saved-station list is available from the home view, so you can return without browsing the whole catalogue.

FreeRadio Add Custom Radio Station dialog with station name and stream URL fields

Your own stream

Add a station by URL

Custom Radio provides a form for a station name and stream URL. Use a supported stream from a provider you trust. Format compatibility, availability and broadcast content depend on that source.

Make it yours

A compact player with a few useful choices

Keep the setup simple and choose the appearance you prefer.

Light or dark

Switch between light and dark appearance and choose among eight accent colors.

Stream information

The player shows the station and can display artist and track information when supplied by the broadcaster.

Your source choices

Use the included lists or add a custom stream. Connections go to the selected station and related services.

Get FreeRadio

Version 2.2.2 offers Windows, macOS and Linux downloads, plus a KDE Plasma widget. The Linux AppImage needed additional Qt/Kirigami runtime components in our check; it should not be assumed to be self-contained on every distribution.