Flatsonar

Shortwave

by Felix Häcker

Listen to internet radio

Broad permissions Verified creator GPL-3.0-or-later v5.1.0
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About

Shortwave is an internet radio player that provides access to a station database with over 50,000 stations.

Features:

  • Create your own library where you can add your favorite stations
  • Easily search and discover new radio stations
  • Automatic recognition of tracks, with the possibility to save them individually
  • Responsive application layout, compatible for small and large screens
  • Play audio on supported network devices (e.g. Google Chromecasts)
  • Seamless integration into the GNOME desktop environment

Permissions

1 permission weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • network
    --share=network
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
    --socket=fallback-x11
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri
  • access to xdg-run/gvfsd
    --filesystem=xdg-run/gvfsd
  • access to your music folder
    --filesystem=xdg-music
  • talks to org.gtk.vfs.*
    --talk-name=org.gtk.vfs.*

Who publishes this

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    publisher:flathub

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