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Snobify

Break Free from the Music Algorithm

Snobify was born from a simple question: Are there better ways to discover music? We created this app as a platform for exploring new, exciting, and more meaningful methods of musical discovery. It's a powerful anti-algorithm for your Mac, built on the belief that true discovery happens when you break the cycle of popularity bias.

Image showing the Snobify map view with country overlays and the menu bar widget.
Your passport to a world of authentic musical exploration.

New Ways to Discover

Explore 6,000+ Genres on Equal Footing

  • Our menu bar Genre Explorer treats all genres—from global pop to Kurdish post-punk—with equal importance.
  • It's designed for guaranteed discovery, serving you styles you've never heard before.
  • You get a high-quality, representative track for an authentic first taste of each genre's best.
Animated GIF of the Snobify menu bar popover cycling through different rare genres.
Your personal music curator, living in your menu bar.

Travel the World Through Sound & Time

  • Inspired by Radiooooo, our interactive map lets you explore music by place and time.
  • Pinpoint a country and a decade to unearth its unique sounds.
  • By design, our curated database avoids the overwhelming bias toward mainstream hits, giving you a more balanced global listening experience.
Snobify world map with glowing country overlays and timeline filtering.
Pinpoint a location and a decade to explore its sounds.

Discover Music Anchored in History

  • Our unique Event system anchors music in history and culture, beyond simple concert listings.
  • Explore pivotal human moments—from Bowie's final Ziggy Stardust show to Rostropovich playing cello at the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  • This is where data analysis meets passionate, human storytelling.
Screenshot of an event sidebar in Snobify, showing historical context for a song.
Listen to the history as you explore it.

Who is Snobify For?

  • The Musically Curious: Anyone tired of their recommendation bubble and hungry for genuinely new sounds.
  • Music History Buffs: People who believe that the story behind the music is as important as the song itself.
  • Geography & Travel Lovers: Explorers who want to connect with the world through its unique soundscapes.
  • Data & Visualization Nerds: Anyone fascinated by the hidden connections between genres, artists, and places.

Always Exploring: The Future of Snobify

Our mission to find new ways of discovering music is just beginning. Snobify is a living project, and we're constantly experimenting with new ideas. Imagine...

  • Exploring music not just by name, but by its actual sound, mood, and texture.
  • Navigating a beautiful, interactive web of genres and artists to see how everything connects.
  • Tracing your favorite artist's career as they journeyed through different styles and scenes.

SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

  • FormatmacOS App
  • Operating SystemmacOS (Apple Silicon)
  • IntegrationSpotify Desktop App Required

Project Status

Snobify is fully functional, but I have decided to hold off on the release. The primary challenge is enabling Snobify to directly manage the Spotify playback queue, a feature currently constrained by the limitations of the Spotify API.

I am actively looking for a workaround or a hack to make this possible. If you know a solution, have suggestions, or simply want to try the software in its current state, please contact me.