Ads in the audio stream
Cuterdio is free of ads! Forever, but...
If an ad plays in the stream, e.g. when the station starts, it comes from the station itself. Most stations play longer ads right at the start of the stream. That's annoying, but unfortunately I have no influence on it.
Actions
Cover
Tap the cover to flip it. The back shows the song's release date and actions for the song that is playing:
- Favorite song (heart): Remember the song – in Apple Music too if you like
- Genius: Lyrics and info about the song
- Apple Music: Open the song, album or artist in Apple Music
- Spotify: Search for the song in Spotify
- Wikipedia: Read more about the artist
- Copy song info: Copies "Artist — Title — Album" to the clipboard
Only the actions available for the current song are shown. Tap the cover again to flip it back.
Meta pill
The meta pill below the cover shows the station, title, artist and album. A short tap shows or hides the controls.
Press and hold the pill and it turns into a circle with actions around it and play/pause in the middle:
- Favorite (top): Add the song to your favorite songs or remove it
- AirPlay (top right): Choose speakers or a TV for playback
- Next station (bottom right) and previous station (bottom left): Switch between your favorites (with two or more favorites)
- Shazam (bottom): Identifies the song that is playing and corrects the display if the station sends wrong titles or none at all
- Volume (top left): Opens a volume slider
- Play/pause (middle)
iPhone and iPad: Hold the pill until the circle appears, then slide your finger – without lifting it – onto an action. The buttons grow as your finger gets closer. Lift your finger on an action to trigger it; lift it anywhere else to close the circle without an action. On volume, the slider opens: move your finger up or down to change the volume. Move your finger further away and the slider closes again.
Mac: Move the pointer over the pill and the circle appears. Click an action to trigger it. Over volume, the slider opens – click or drag it. When the pointer leaves the circle, it closes again.
VoiceOver: Favorite, AirPlay, switching stations, Shazam as well as volume up and down are available in the pill's actions (swipe up or down). Play/pause is the play button at the bottom.
Keyboard shortcuts
The shortcuts work on the Mac, on iPad and on iPhone with a connected keyboard. On iPad, you can also see them by holding down ⌘.
Controls
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Space (Mac) / ⌘P (iPhone, iPad) | Play/pause |
| ⌘→ | Next station |
| ⌘← | Previous station |
| ⌘↑ | Volume up |
| ⌘↓ | Volume down |
| ⌥⌘↓ | Mute / unmute |
View
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘, | Menu page |
| ⌘L | Player page |
| ⌘F | Favorites page |
| ⌃⌘F | Enter/exit full screen |
Stations
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘N | Search stations (opens the station search) |
| ⌘1 – ⌘9 | Play favorites 1–9 |
| ⌘F | In the station search: jump to the search field |
More
| Shortcut | Action | Menu |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘W | Close window | Window |
| ⌘? | Cuterdio Help (this FAQ) | Help |
| ⌘Q | Quit Cuterdio | App menu and menu bar icon |
Notes
- Space: While you type in a text field, Space goes into the field and doesn't play or pause.
- ⌘F: In the main window, ⌘F opens the favorites; in the open station search, it jumps to the search field.
- ⌘1 – ⌘9: The numbers follow the order of your favorites list, stations in groups included. It's the same order as for next/previous station.
- Volume: Volume up, volume down and mute are not available while CarPlay is connected.
- Mute: Unmute restores the previous volume. If the sound was muted another way (slider or volume keys), it comes back at 50%.
- ⌘,: Usually "Settings". Cuterdio has no separate settings window, so ⌘, opens the menu page.