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Receiver is a modern internet radio player for GNOME, featuring a curated collection of over 30,000 stations from around the world.

43 starsVala

I scanned 50k radio streams and built an app for the ones that work

by meehow·Feb 21, 2026·3 points·0 comments
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●●●BangerNiche GemShip It

Killed dead-link radio directories by scanning and verifying 50k streams, shipping a real app.

Strengths
  • •Data curation is the moat: 30k verified, deduplicated streams with proper logos—not a dump of URLs.
  • •Native GTK 4 + Vala, no Electron bloat, tight GNOME integration (MPRIS, session persistence).
  • •Shipping everywhere: Snap, .deb, AppImage, Flathub—thoughtful Linux distribution strategy.
Weaknesses
  • •Audience is GNOME users specifically; limited to Linux desktop ecosystem.
  • •Radio streaming is niche market; growth ceiling is inherently small.
Category
Open Source
Target Audience

GNOME/Linux users who listen to internet radio

Similar To

GNOME Music · Clementine · Rhythmbox

Post Description

I got tired of radio apps that make you hunt for working streams. Most directories are full of dead links, duplicates, and placeholder logos - so I built Receiver.

I scan ~50k streams from radio-browser.info, verify each one is actually reachable and streaming, deduplicate, fetch proper logos, and ship the result as a clean SQLite database with the app. What survives: ~30k stations, all working.

Built with Vala and GTK 4 - native GNOME app, no Electron. MPRIS integration, session persistence, 130 language translations. No sign-up, no ads, no tracking.

Available as Snap, .deb, and AppImage. Flathub submission in progress.

Happy to answer questions about the data pipeline, Vala/GTK 4 development, or packaging for Linux.

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