Parachord Blog

After a long history of promises, last week I basically got the Parachord iOS app to feature parity with the Android and desktop apps.

Parachord is a one-person hobby project.

Two weeks ago I introduced Achordion — the web-and-community front door to the open music stack.

The question that woke me up this morning:

For a while now, when I’ve talked about Parachord, I’ve described it as one half of something.

Back in 2014, my friend Alastair Porter and I built a thing called Spinbin.

It’s out.

A month ago I wrote about building the Parachord Android app in a few days. 146 commits, a full native app, Spotify and Apple Music playback, scrobbling, AI chat, the works.

So on Wednesday I woke up and thought, “I should start to scaffold out an Android app.”

This is a big one.

Here’s a scenario.

To understate the obvious, there’s a big shift happening in how people think about software.

You found an incredible album.

Parachord is about removing friction between you and your music.

When you hit play on a song in Parachord, a lot happens behind the scenes.

One of the best ways to support the artists you love is to actually buy the music you discover and stream in Parachord.

When I decided I wanted to see if I could reimagine Tomahawk using new tools and technologies, I had no idea how quickly my “I’ll see what’s possible” would turn into a full-out heads down 2 week sprint out of the gates.

Streaming services have made music more accessible than ever, but somehow listening has become more isolated.

One of the most powerful features of Parachord is its plugin architecture.

We’re thrilled to announce Parachord, a new kind of music player that unifies all your music sources into one seamless experience.