Google Music for Mac
Consumer and social
music streaming client
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
14 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 11 critical, out of 48 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Idea: 7 for, 6 againstDesign: 2 for, 4 againstExecution: 3 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Native app with notifications and media keys
From 3 comments
Thank you so much for this! It's just a Safari wrapper, but it's the first native solution I've seen. Google is really horsing around with Google Music, it's sad that I pay them…
ansimionescu on HNLOVE THIS! I have wanted this for so long! It's such a breath of fresh air to have a native app like this!
otisfunkmeyer on HNMedia keys are actually really nice to have. I use Rdio's desktop app which has similar functionality and it is really handy not to have to sort through browser windows to find…
philwebster on HN
Looks clean and works well
From 3 comments
I'm testing it right now and it looks pretty nice.
meerita on HNLooks great. Would love a way to build more complex playlists!
jdalgetty on HNIs there any option to disable the vertical expansion of the song rows when hovering over them? The effect bothers my eyes and makes browsing distracting. Otherwise, what an…
hardoncollider on HN
Objections
Looks too much like iTunes or Google web design
From 2 comments
Looks like iTunes, which happens to be a product that I truly dislike. I'd rather see some differentiating features indicated front and center, and not a derivative-seeming…
rch on HNOutside of implementing the notifications this offers nothing for me that the original one, from James Fator, doesn't already do. I dislike the table display and the attempt at…
mtchavez on HN
Name and logo suggest Google affiliation and trademark risk
From 3 comments
Google Music , Google play logo , a project ready from a DMCA takedown ... dont be stupid, remove all the google trademark stuff or your project wont live long in github.
camus2 on HNIANAL, but I guess you might want to add a big "this product is not affiliated with google" disclaimer on your page?
phaer on HNHe's using the logo, trademark and strongly implying that this is either (a) created by Google or (b) sanctioned by Google. The disclaimer is a waste of time. The guy is acting…
threeseed on HN
Closing window quits the app and stops playback
From 2 comments
I use Google Music extensively from within a Fluid wrapper, and the key thing this doesn't seem to do that that solution does is keep music playing and background the app when…
benburton on HNAgreed, generally closing the window shouldn't terminate the app on OS X. So far that's the only negative I can find, otherwise I love the app!
andrewpi on HN
Requests
Chromecast support
From 3 comments
Works well and looks great. It would better meet my needs with Chromecast support, but I don't see a way to do this on MacOS without having embedded the Chrome browser instead of…
dade_ on HNWhat an awesome app! Few things I missed: 1. Chromecast support. 2. Navigation back/forward?
amaks on HNChromecast support would be cool, not sure if this is possible though.
pacemkr on HN
Last.fm scrobbling
From 2 comments
One thing that stuck me about Google Music is its lack of built-in support for last.fm. Was kind of hoping this had it.
sudomal on HNFor me personally, just scrobbling. At this point, that's the only thing stopping me from using it. Looks great, but I'm a stat freak and I need my scrobbling.
Wheen on HN
Sonos or AirPlay integration
From 2 comments
They could really use a Sonos integration as well.
adamkittelson on HNIirc, AirPlay would actually be possible. Would be fiddly, but possible. I have a plugin that lets me send any video in a web page to my Apple TV, and that's just a safari plugin…
girvo on HN
Questions
How to launch unsigned app on Mavericks
From 2 comments
How do you actually launch this on Mavericks? My Mac just complains that the App isn't signed.
thrownaway2424 on HNHave you tried Right-click -> Open?
chm on HN
Why people want a native app over the browser
From 1 comment
Great work. It looks really slick, and from the comments so far it appears many people are excited to have a native app. That said, I'd be interested to here why exactly people…
turing on HN
Alternatives named
G-Ear Player
From 3 comments
No one seems to have pointed out the already native Mac app: G-ear https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/g-ear-player/id513751032?mt=12
h-go on HNThere's also G-Ear player, available on the app store. It works very well, though it's not as good at search as the web app is - so sometimes it's easier to add music to your…
vosper on HNThere's a couple, actually. G-Ear Player is totally native, and then there's gTunes and omPlayer. Yours is the only one that's open source though. Nice!
pkulak on HN
Fluid wrapper
From 1 comment
I use Google Music extensively from within a Fluid wrapper, and the key thing this doesn't seem to do that that solution does is keep music playing and background the app when…
benburton on HN
Bearded Spice
From 1 comment
If all you want is media keys support, Bearded Spice does the job. It supports a bunch more web apps too, like Youtube and spotify. http://beardedspice.com/
Kudos on HN
Alfred workflow
From 1 comment
For those who have been looking for a native app to use hotkeys check out Alfred (http://www.alfredapp.com). With Alfred you can use the workflow feature to control Play Music…
mikebracco on HN