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Pulsar

Listen to and pause XM and SIRIUS radio. No timeouts and no browser needed!

XM and SIRIUS both provide online access to most of their stations, but tuning in with a browser is clunky at best. With Pulsar and an XM or SIRIUS online account, you can access all this great content directly from your desktop! Read on or download now!

Pulsar 2.1.1
Released July 28, 2010
For Mac OS X 10.5.0 - 10.6.4
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Before purchase, noise is overlaid on all playback longer than 20 minutes.
Purchase a license key for just $20 or learn how to get Pulsar free.

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Newest Features

  1. Fully Accessible Pulsar now has full support for VoiceOver, for vision-impaired users.
  2. Dock Control Control playback from Pulsar's Dock icon, even while Pulsar is hidden.

Key Features

  1. icon XM Radio Online Pulsar provides instant access to XM's online stations.
  2. Pause Icon Pause & Rewind Radio Pause audio, then pick back up where you left off or skip to the next song.
  1. icon SIRIUS Internet Radio Too Pulsar provides instant access to SIRIUS online stations.
  2. icon Easy Setup Just enter your account info once, and you'll be ready to listen.
  1. icon No Browser Needed Break out of your web browser for listening to online satellite radio!
  2. icon Canadian Support In addition to US accounts, Pulsar supports Canadian XM and SIRIUS accounts.

Better Listening

  1. icon Station Listings The channel guide provides info on all available online stations.
  2. icon Save Favorites Now you can sort your Favorites. Make the most-used the most accessible.
  1. icon Now Playing Information View what's playing on every available station, by scrolling the listings.
  2. icon Sort Favorites Too Save your most-listened stations as Favorites, for fast access.
  1. icon Station Artwork No need to scan through text listings - spot channels by their logo.
  2. Growl Icon See What You're Hearing With Pulsar's Growl support, the current track is visible in any application.

Control Satellite Radio

  1. icon Transmit It Use Pulsar with Airfoil to transmit satellite radio around the house.
  1. icon Record It Too Record XM and SIRIUS content for later listening, with Audio Hijack Pro
  1. LastFM Icon Even Scrobble It Save your listening data to your Last.fm account, to track what you hear.

User Quotes

A free license to Pulsar? Are you kidding? You make great software, and I would gladly have paid for Pulsar. Regardless, I appreciate the gesture and loyalty to your customers. Keep up the good work!

—Christopher U.

Your software makes my life more enjoyable, thanks!

—David D.

Pulsar Is Free With...

iconAirfoil

To send audio from Pulsar out to your AirPort Express, AppleTV, or other computers, use Airfoil. Airfoil costs just $25 in our store!



iconAudio Hijack Pro

Record XM or SIRIUS for later listening, with Audio Hijack Pro. Purchase Audio Hijack Pro for just $32 in our store!