If you’re looking for a desktop radio player for Linux look no further than Shortwave, an app which broadcast its first release this week.
Shortwave is the spiritual successor to Gradio, a GTK radio app that we’ve written about many times, and you’ve likely heard of. But though Shortwave has the same key features as Gradio, it has a much nicer UI, and a more nimble code base.
Shortwave aims to make it easy to ‘find and listen to internet radio stations’ on Linux systems like Ubuntu and Linux Mint. You don’t need any fancy equipment, or subscriptions: just open Shortwave, pick from one of hundreds of available radio stations, and tune in.
And using a dedicated internet radio app versus a more multipurpose Linux music player like Rhythmbox or VLC, has a few distinct benefits.
