Vinyl v0.1.1

Artwork loading is fixed in sandboxed builds.

Changes

• Replaced the sandbox-incompatible artwork downloader with native macOS networking
• Added the required outbound-network entitlement for Spotify metadata and cover images
• Kept high-resolution 640 px album artwork and per-track URL caching
• Updated the setup guide, website, privacy policy, and artwork smoke coverage
• Ships as a universal app for Apple silicon and Intel Macs
• Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple

Requirements

• macOS Sonoma 14 or later
• Spotify for Mac

Installation

Open Vinyl.dmg, drag Vinyl to Applications, and launch normally. This build is signed and notarized for a warning-free Gatekeeper check.

SHA-256: fdeea69f2ae59f8cdd96b1c9ae029937e77cd8ecb31ed17ded4954ab5359b159

Vinyl v0.1.0

First release of Vinyl — a macOS companion for Spotify that renders your current album art as a photorealistic turntable desktop wallpaper.

Features

• Live turntable wallpaper with spinning vinyl, tonearm, and album sleeve
• Instant track detection via Spotify's playback events
• Menu bar app — starts silently at login, no dock icon
• Live progress bar with elapsed/remaining time
• Cmd+D to toggle desktop artwork
• Multi-display support

Requirements

• macOS Sonoma (14.0) or later
• Spotify account

Note

This build is ad-hoc signed. On first launch, right-click the app and select Open to bypass Gatekeeper.