The open-source player for the Internet Archive.
Hello Shipit community! 👋
I am the solo developer behind ArchiPlay, and I am incredibly excited to share it with you today.
The Internet Archive (archive.org) is one of the greatest digital libraries on earth, housing millions of rare, public-domain audio files—from historical live concert tapes and old-time radio broadcasts to classic audiobooks. However, navigating this massive historical database seamlessly across different devices has always been a challenge.
I built ArchiPlay to solve this. It’s a clean, high-contrast user-agent client built to function like a modern utility browser for open audio.
While the iOS app is now officially live on the App Store, you don't have to wait to try it if you are on a desktop or an alternative device. You can use the exact same features right now via our live Web Player at https://archieplay.web.app/ — and for the Android community, the native app is officially on the way!
From day one, my focus has been on a "privacy-first, local-first" philosophy across all platforms:
• No Accounts Required: Just launch the web player or download the iOS app and start exploring immediately.
• Local Device Storage: Your custom playlists, bookmarks, and liked tracks are saved strictly on your local device
• Pure Stream Pass-Through: The client makes direct, on-demand requests to public endpoints, acting as a neutral window for historical files.
The entire frontend codebase is fully open-source and transparently auditable because I believe digital library tools should belong to the community.
I’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback on the web or iOS UI/UX, or any feature requests you have as I continue to refine the application. What historical audio gems are you going to search for first?
Thank you for checking out ArchiPlay! 🎧
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