🎵 SoundCloud Desktop - Unofficial Desktop Client

The best unofficial SoundCloud desktop application for Windows, Linux & macOS with built-in ad-blocking, geo-unblocking, and proxy support.

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Why Choose SoundCloud Desktop?

• 🎧 Native Desktop Experience - Full-featured SoundCloud desktop client
• 🌙 Beautiful Dark Theme - Eye-friendly interface for music lovers
• 🌍 Access Anywhere - Bypass geographical restrictions and geo-blocking
• 🚫 Zero Ads - Built-in ad blocker for uninterrupted music streaming
• ⚡ Lightning Fast - Optimized TypeScript codebase, faster than web version
• 🔒 Privacy Focused - Proxy support for secure and private listening
• 🖥️ Cross-Platform - Works on Windows 10/11, Linux, and macOS
• 💾 Lightweight - Small footprint, minimal system resources

Keywords & Use Cases

Perfect for:

• Music producers and DJs looking for a dedicated SoundCloud desktop player
• Users in restricted regions needing geo-unblocking
• Anyone tired of SoundCloud web ads
• Musicians managing multiple SoundCloud accounts
• Podcast listeners preferring desktop apps
• Streaming enthusiasts wanting offline-capable music player

App Protocol

You can open the page in the application directly from the browser using the sc:// protocol.

You need to replace https://soundcloud.com/... to sc://... like https://soundcloud.com/discover => sc://discover

You can also navigate in app by using url-navbar (like in browsers)

📥 Download & Install

Windows

1. Go to latest release page
2. Download SoundCloudInstaller.exe
3. Run the installer and follow instructions

Linux

1. Go to latest release page
2. Download soundcloud-*.AppImage
3. Make it executable: chmod +x soundcloud-*.AppImage
4. Run the AppImage

macOS

1. Go to latest release page
2. Download soundcloud-*.dmg
3. Open the DMG and drag the app to Applications

⚙️ Configuration

Language Settings

You can customize the application language via config.json5 file in the app directory.

🔒 Proxy Configuration

Configure proxy settings to bypass geo-restrictions:

Config locations (priority order):

1. User folder: %APPDATA%/soundcloud/config.proxy.json5 (Windows) or ~/.config/soundcloud/config.proxy.json5 ( Linux/macOS)
2. App folder: config.proxy.json5 in app directory

Configuration format:

{
  "proxy": [
    "https://your-worker.workers.dev",
    "http://proxy.example.com:8080"
  ]
}

Cloudflare Worker Proxy (Recommended):

1. Use the ready-made Worker code from _proxy/cloudflare-proxy.js
2. Deploy it to Cloudflare Workers (free tier available)
3. Add your Worker URL to proxy config
4. See _proxy/README.md for detailed setup instructions

Alternative proxy formats:

• http://host:port, https://host:port

🔨 Development & Building

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• pnpm 8+
• Rust (for native modules)

Setup

# Install pnpm
npm install -g pnpm

# Install dependencies  
pnpm install

# Development mode
pnpm dev

# Build for production
pnpm build

Credits

Names and images own by SoundCloud

This app was created out of personal necessity.

Also known as: SoundCloud Desktop Client, SoundCloud App, Unofficial SoundCloud, Desktop SoundCloud Player