MusicPal
Paste a Link. Get the Audio.
Most music apps want to be a store, a feed and a social network. MusicPal only wants to be a player. Hand it a link and it hands back the audio track — no video window, no thumbnail wall, no "up next". Or bring the MP3s you already own and play them offline, anywhere. The screen holds a title and a running clock. That is the entire idea.
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The Story
You Wanted the Sound, Not the Screen
You found a track worth keeping. Playing it means a bright video window you aren't watching, a column of thumbnails you didn't ask for, and a phone you can't put in your pocket. Meanwhile the MP3s you actually own sit in the Files app, unplayable in anything that feels good. MusicPal is the small player in between: one place for the links and the files, with the picture turned off and the noise left out.
How It Works
Copy a link
Anything you'd normally open in a browser. Short links and share-sheet links are expanded automatically, and tracking parameters are stripped before anything is saved.
Tap + Link
The track lands in your library with its title in place. Or tap import instead and pull in MP3, M4A, WAV and AIFF files straight from Files, several at a time.
Tap once to play
Title, clock, transport controls. Build lists, set a sleep timer, pick a player face — and nothing else asks for your attention.
What's Inside
Links, Played as Audio
Paste a link and MusicPal keeps the sound and drops the picture. Nothing is downloaded, stored or redistributed — the source's own player does the playing, off to the side where you can't see it.
Bring Your Own Audio
Import MP3, M4A, WAV and AIFF from the Files app, several at a time. Titles and artist names are read from the files themselves, so nothing arrives untitled.
Genuinely Offline
Imported files live on the device and play with no connection at all — on a plane, underground, anywhere. Streamed tracks are never written to disk, and a storage screen shows exactly what's taking up space.
Ten Player Faces
Time, Dial, Wave, Cover, Tape, Spectrum, Marquee, Sundial, Pixel and Vinyl — plus seven colour themes, each with a light and a dark version. Change the face; the quiet stays the same.
Lists That Stay Put
One track can sit in as many lists as you like. Sort by recently added, title, length or play count, filter by source or by what still plays, keep favourites, and search the whole library at once.
Built to Keep Playing
Background and lock screen playback with full transport controls. A sleep timer by minutes or "finish this track". Auto-pause the moment your headphones come out. Resume exactly where you stopped.
Widgets & iPad
A Now Playing widget and a playlist widget on the Home Screen. On iPad, three columns — lists, library, Now Playing — a full-screen player, and keyboard shortcuts for play, skip and search.
Your Listening, Only Yours
Trends draws your last 7 days, 30 days or 12 months from play records kept on the device. None of it is uploaded, because there's nowhere to upload it to: no account, no sign-in, no server.
Seventeen Languages
English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano, Nederlands, Polski, Português, Русский, ไทย, Türkçe, Bahasa Indonesia, Tiếng Việt.
One Thing Worth Knowing
Imported audio plays in the background and on the lock screen with no conditions attached. A linked track is different, and it's worth knowing before you install.
A linked track plays through the site's own web player, and iOS does not allow a web page to begin playing once the app has left the screen. So the track you're on finishes, the queue waits at the next one, and it starts the moment you open the app again.
If a whole session in your pocket is what you need, import the files. We'd rather tell you here than have you find out at the bus stop.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does MusicPal actually do with a link?
It plays the link as audio instead of video. The source page's own player does the playing — MusicPal hides the picture and keeps the title, the clock and the transport controls. Nothing is downloaded, stored or redistributed.
Can I play my own music files?
Yes. Import MP3, M4A, WAV and AIFF straight from the Files app, several at a time. Titles and artist names are read from the files themselves. Imported files live on the device and play with no connection at all.
Does it keep playing when I lock my phone?
Imported audio does, with no conditions attached — background, lock screen and full transport controls. A linked track behaves differently: iOS does not allow a web page to begin playing once the app has left the screen, so the track you are on finishes, the queue waits at the next one, and it starts the moment you open the app again. If you need a whole session in your pocket, import the files.
Is my listening data uploaded anywhere?
No. There is no account, no sign-in and no server. Trends are drawn from play records kept on the device. Your theme and chosen player face follow your iCloud account to your other devices — the library itself does not sync.
What do I get for free?
Three tracks and one list at a time — links or imported files — plus the whole player. Delete something and the room comes back. Premium unlocks unlimited tracks and lists, batch paste, all seven themes in light and dark, every player face, and backup and restore. It is available as a subscription or a one-time purchase.
Does MusicPal work on iPad?
Yes. The same app in three columns — lists on the left, library in the middle, Now Playing on the right — folding down to two columns and a mini bar in a narrower window, with a full-screen player and keyboard shortcuts for play, skip, search and adding a link.
