Potato Music
Record AirPlay music from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac — with playback, a lossless recorder, a library and floating lyrics.
Music streamed from your iPhone or iPad over AirPlay does more than just play on your Mac — record it with one click: tracks are split automatically into lossless FLAC, named and tagged with artist, title, album and cover art, and filed into the built-in library to replay any time. Receiving and playback, library management, a player and customisable floating desktop lyrics are all included, and while streaming you can control it from your iPhone with two-way volume sync.
$5 One-time purchase · 7-day free trial
- AirPlay 2 receiver
- Lossless FLAC recording
- Library & player
- Floating desktop lyrics
What it does
In one line: record the music your iPhone or iPad streams over AirPlay straight to your Mac, automatically organised into tagged lossless files — and it doubles as a great AirPlay receiver and local music player, with a library, a player and floating lyrics.
Record to your Mac
Receive AirPlay music from your iPhone or iPad and record it as lossless FLAC — split per track, named automatically, saved on your Mac.
Receive and play
Built-in AirPlay 2 receiver: stream and play instantly, and monitor the audio on your Mac while recording.
Library
Recordings and your own music in one library, browsable by artist, album, custom category or source, with search and batch import.
Player
Queue-based playback with repeat (off / all / one), shuffle, scrubbing, volume and one-click mute.
Floating lyrics
Floating desktop lyrics above all windows, adjustable line count, font size, colour and opacity, with position lock and click-through.
iPhone remote
Control previous, play/pause and next from your iPhone while streaming, with two-way volume sync.
Record AirPlay music to your Mac
Hit Start on the Record tab, then pick Potato Music from the AirPlay menu on your iPhone or iPad — the music plays on your Mac and is recorded to a file on the same Mac as it goes.
One-click recording
Just press Start Recording on the Record tab; the receiver starts with it, and a file is written automatically once your iPhone begins streaming.
Automatic per-track splitting
Track changes are detected from the sender's now-playing info, so each song becomes its own file — no manual marking, and no length or size limit.
Automatic naming and tags
Files are named "artist - title" automatically, and artist, title, album and cover art are written into the tags so any player shows them correctly.
Lossless FLAC
Saved as lossless 24-bit / 44.1 kHz stereo FLAC with no compromise in quality; when lyrics are available, a matching .lrc file is saved too.
Receive and play
An AirPlay 2 receiver and the PTP timing helper are built in — download it and go.
Nothing else to install
The AirPlay 2 receiver and PTP timing helper ship inside the app — download it and open it.
Listen while you record
The incoming audio plays out on your Mac in real time, with its own monitor volume that you can turn off.
Turn off the system receiver
The built-in AirPlay receiver occupies the same ports and will be picked first — turn it off in System Settings → General → AirDrop & Handoff.
Library
Recordings and your own music share one library, browsable by source, artist, album or custom category.
One library
Recordings and your own music live in the same library, browsable by all / local music / AirPlay recordings / custom category / artist / album.
Import and organise
Supports flac, mp3, m4a, aac, wav, aif, caf and alac, with batch import; search, rescan, reveal in Finder and move to Trash are all there.
Promote a recording
Recordings are kept separately in the Recordings folder — promote any of them to a regular library track with one click.
Player and floating lyrics
Build a queue by selecting tracks in the library, and follow along with the floating desktop lyrics.
Queue and play modes
Previous / play-pause / next, scrubbing, repeat (off / all / one), shuffle, volume and one-click mute.
Floating desktop lyrics
A borderless floating lyrics window above every other window, never stealing focus, visible across full-screen apps, synced in real time, and clicking a line jumps to that point.
Make the lyrics yours
Choose 1–10 lines, font size 20–72, seven colours and an opacity level, with position lock and click-through; your settings are remembered.
iPhone remote and volume sync
While streaming, control playback straight from your iPhone.
Control from your iPhone
Control previous, play/pause and next from your iPhone — no extra remote app needed.
Two-way volume sync
Change the volume on your iPhone and the Mac follows; drag the volume on your Mac and it syncs back to your iPhone.
A look at the app
The library, the player and the floating desktop lyrics.
Frequently asked
Do I need to install anything else?
No. The AirPlay 2 receiver and PTP timing helper are bundled inside the app — download it and open it.
What format are recordings, and where are they saved?
Recordings are saved as lossless 24-bit / 44.1 kHz stereo FLAC in ~/Music/music-pool/Recordings, named "artist - title", with artist, title, album and cover art written into the tags.
Does it split tracks automatically? Is there a length limit?
Yes. Potato Music detects track changes from the sender's now-playing info and saves each song as its own file, with no length or size limit.
Can I play my own music?
Yes — flac, mp3, m4a, aac, wav, aif, caf and alac are supported. Import them in bulk into the built-in library and browse and play them alongside your recordings.
Should I turn off the built-in AirPlay receiver?
Yes, it is best to. The system receiver occupies the same ports and will be picked by your iPhone first — turn it off in System Settings → General → AirDrop & Handoff.
Which Macs and macOS versions are supported?
macOS 12 or later, on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs. No microphone or screen-recording permission is required.
How does pricing work?
Try it free for 7 days. After that, buy the $5 one-time licence to keep using it — it unlocks the app permanently and can be activated on up to 3 Macs.
Record your iPhone’s music to your Mac
Download Potato Music and try it free for 7 days. After that it is a $5 one-time purchase for permanent use on up to 3 Macs.