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ArchiPlay
The open-source player for the Internet Archive.
ArchiPlay is a lightweight, privacy-first web/iOS client designed specifically for exploring the vast historical database of the Internet Archive. Built as a neutral user-agent frontend, the app bridges the gap between historical preservation and a premium, modern mobile audio experience. Pass raw search queries instantly to millions of public-domain live recordings, classic audiobooks, vintage radio shows, and rare concert bootlegs all streamed in real-time with zero algorithmic tracking.
Hello Product Hunt 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—no external servers tracking your tastes.
• 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! 🎧
About ArchiPlay on Product Hunt
“The open-source player for the Internet Archive.”
ArchiPlay was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #107 on the daily leaderboard. ArchiPlay is a lightweight, privacy-first web/iOS client designed specifically for exploring the vast historical database of the Internet Archive. Built as a neutral user-agent frontend, the app bridges the gap between historical preservation and a premium, modern mobile audio experience. Pass raw search queries instantly to millions of public-domain live recordings, classic audiobooks, vintage radio shows, and rare concert bootlegs all streamed in real-time with zero algorithmic tracking.
On the analytics side, ArchiPlay competes within iOS, Music, Open Source and GitHub — topics that collectively have 273.6k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how ArchiPlay performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted ArchiPlay?
ArchiPlay was hunted by Suresh Babu. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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