Listen smarter, support artists fairly, and reclaim your music experience. Music streaming is everywhere. Digital Service Providers (DSPs) such as Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music have made listening effortless – but convenience has a cost. The dominant streaming model funnels listener payments into a pooled system that disproportionately favors the biggest artists, while leaving … Read More
It’s been a while since our last post, but we’ve got a few exciting things to share! New Releases Since our last update, we’ve published three new releases — two for Desktop and one for iOS — packed with improvements, bug fixes, and new features – requested by our Supporters. 👉 For the full changelog, … Read More
Since our last post, we’ve rolled out three new releases packed with fixes, improvements and a handful of new features, requested by you! If you haven’t updated yet, we can’t recommend it enough. Let’s see what’s new. Apple Silicon Build Now Available! Got a Mac with M1, M2, M3, or M4? We’ve got you. Crates … Read More
We’re thrilled to share Crates Desktop 1.7.0 with you – it’s packed with updates designed to elevate your music collection experience! In this release, we focused on improving the ways you can visually browse your collection, by adding two new cornerstone features: Browse by Artist, Label, Genre or Tag – Dive deeper, rediscover your collection … Read More
We just released a new version with loads of fixes and improvements, plus a long-awaited feature, available for now to Supporters to try and provide feedback. Introducing Gems! Gems is a Crates feature aimed to help fellow music-heads share great music they’ve discovered and believe the community should discover as well. Here’s a quick overview … Read More
New Browser Extension With a brand new design and extended functionality, you can now use the extension to save & organise music you find online in Crates with one click. You can then listen to your new music in a single playlist, independent of the streaming platform. We find it very handy for listening to … Read More
Brand New Website Our new website crates.app is officially up and running! It’s still work-in-progress, with a lot of incoming content, but be sure to check the support page with the first set of FAQs and knowledge base, why Crates and join the team – especially if you know anyone that would be interested! We … Read More