So excited to see you are working on the Mac version of MediaMonkey. I first found MediaMonkey originally when I was still looking for something to work with my 1st iPod back in 2004-2005. iTunes didn’t work for me then, and I was a fan of Winamp, MediaMonkey gold was the perfect solution then, I so look forward to the Mac version. ThankYou, ThankYou, ThankYou!!!!!
Eagerly waiting for the Mac version! Ready to purchase a new Gold license again!

Yip. Agree that Apple Music is not an enjoyable experience, especially for someone use to focusing on their own music and genres; having Apple constantly maneuvering to sell you the latest "hotness" is annoying.

As for MMM, I also look forward to it. I hit the repeat limit on the free version of Pandora and the same songs are playing constantly.

And to Media Monkey developers, know that even though I paid for a Gold subscription for MMW I do not expect it to transfer to a MacOS platform. I'm gladly going to be paying for the Gold license for MMM when it comes out. Hopefully soon. I did not expect I'd miss the music so much when switching to Mac, it was such an integrated experience when working on Windows.

Not MM's fault at all, just something I really did not expect; there not being a decent media player of music on the Mac. Who knew this was an actual issue for Mac?

-Sterling

Thanks! This is exciting news to hear. I am in the process of moving from Windows to MAC, and this was one of the things that I wasn't happy about, no MediaMonkey! The Apple Music app is... frustrating to say the least (at least to a new MAC user).

Hi all,

Thanks for all the feedback about the Mac version. We're dedicating as much time and effort as possible to this project so that we can start beta testing of it in the near future. Our plan now is to begin testing the first release of MediaMonkey for macOS (MMM) at the same time as we start testing the next major release of MediaMonkey for Windows (MMW).

For those of you who've been patiently waiting--thanks for your understanding. For those who are a little less patient, I appreciate that we can provide more guidance--it's just that we're a small team and it's tricky balancing our efforts between MMW, MMA, and MMM and based on past experience we try to avoid making commitments when there's too much uncertainty. In any case, the status of the MMM build is that we've resolved most of the remaining macOS platform showstoppers this past week, and hope to do an internal round of testing over the next week or so so that we can begin open testing in April.

Regards,
Rusty

If you're serious about music...
https://www.mediamonkey.com

bloomer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2026 4:46 pm There is no justification for being so damn rude to the developers. Just because you want something doesn't mean you get to be offensive.

I completely agree that there is no excuse for personal attacks on the developers. At the same time, I think much of the community’s frustration (myself included) stems from a lack of clear, predictable communication. If expectations were managed with more transparency, we might see fewer of these heated reactions. We all care about the product, which is why it's so discouraging to see the same status for years. If resources are the bottleneck, perhaps the team could consider expanding or even opening up specific modules for community contribution?

bloomer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2026 4:46 pm reputational risks of releasing a bad product.

Thank you, seen that too many times in past on so many products, especially the over hyped games.

ll124 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2026 9:39 am just freaking release it!!!!!

There is no justification for being so damn rude to the developers. Just because you want something doesn't mean you get to be offensive.

Although the developers can defend themselves if they want, I just felt it time to say as a user that while many of us are waiting for this exciting eventual release, the developers have shown themselves over the years to be careful and thoughtful. A damn sight smarter than users who have no understanding of the stupidity of careless alpha or beta releases, and the reputational risks of releasing a bad product.

At the moment, we are fixing several discovered bugs and we hope to release an alpha version to the public soon. There will certainly still be a lot of work ahead, but please believe that we are working hard to present it to the public.

One year ago you said the same.

Why do you not release any version?

when its an alpha everybody knows its not ready then its fine if it has bugr

just freaking release it!!!!!

You did the same with the windows version release 5 as an alpha had bugs no one cared.

Why do you not want to do the same for the mac version I dont get it!!!

CD functionality isn't a priority for us for OSX version.

gms wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2026 1:39 pm Just as an addition, I see that CD burning and audio CD reading are part of the current issues to be fixed, and honestly it's not that they aren't nice to have, but are now somewhat niche features even in the Windows day and age.

From a customer's perspective, I would rather have a version shipped that can match playback and library management capabilities of the Windows version first. Even the standard version features will be enough to be competitive in that landscape in my opinion.

Just as an addition, I see that CD burning and audio CD reading are part of the current issues to be fixed, and honestly it's not that they aren't nice to have, but are now somewhat niche features even in the Windows day and age.

From a customer's perspective, I would rather have a version shipped that can match playback and library management capabilities of the Windows version first. Even the standard version features will be enough to be competitive in that landscape in my opinion.

At the moment, we are fixing several discovered bugs and we hope to release an alpha version to the public soon. There will certainly still be a lot of work ahead, but please believe that we are working hard to present it to the public.

Most of the music players I've tested have significant problems with curating and managing your files in a coherent and useful way. Some even can't do smart playlists, or playlists at all without a lot of work on the user's part. And when importing your existing files, they leave out metadata, most notably Apple Music doesn't import the ratings of the mp3s. They import other metadata but not the ratings. What's up with that? I'm not re-rating 15 years worth of songs.

Winamp is now only for mobile and has leaned into the streaming artist. I suppose this is fine, but I don't care about any of that. I just want to play my own music, that I have locally, and use the ratings, genre, tempo, mood, etc to create a playlist. If I want to explore new artists, there are methods for that.

But that is what I am after. I want Winamp back. Most of the winamp projects have been abandoned or just aren't mature, even for basic playlists.

It's a shame we are resting all our hopes on MediaMonkey. Even though MM has drifted into streaming, and video, and all that other stuff, I really just like the way the music libraries give power to the user. If a company could do that, they'd crack this MacOS market.

Oh look, ChatGPT 5.3 is now live with CodeX for MacOS. MM may want to look into this as a fast track to conversion.
-Sterling

MediaMonkey Mac is necessary. I check the forum every few months/years just for it

Searched google, reddit, and apple forums.
There is not 1 audio player on the MacOS that has a folder/tree directory view, where a use can play play files, add to queue from a folder view/layout.

in 2026, this is crazy. For most music players on the Mac, I have to creat some dummy/holding playlist, drag and drop my files.

Perhaps MM should post a survey link to this post, or send out an email to all registered users and ask if a MAC version is wanted and if so why, how likely you are to purchase, etc. etc. I'm sure they can come up with a good 5 question survey for people.

Gauging interest in a forum is one thing, but a proper survey would be very helpful.

-Sterling

Sending love to everyone working to bring MM to Mac - My favorite piece of software was MMW before switching to MacOS.