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Topic: CLAUDIO
15 posts on this topic.
Listening Offline: Music for Your Flight Without a Streaming Subscription
Streaming downloads expire if you stay offline too long. How to buy music instead of renting it and get it onto your iPhone for good.
CarPlay and Music From Your Own Server: What Works, What Doesn't
Your own music on the car display: which apps bring Navidrome, Jellyfin or NAS to CarPlay, where Finamp stands, and why the offline cache decides.
Finamp and CarPlay: Jellyfin Music in the Car
Does Finamp support CarPlay? Not in the App Store build yet - the TestFlight beta has it since June 2026. What works in the car, and the alternatives.
M4B Audiobooks on iPhone: Chapters, Resume, Players (2026)
M4B instead of 30 MP3 files: what the format does, how it gets onto your iPhone and which player features a 20-hour audiobook actually needs.
ShelfPlayer, Plappa, or Finamp?
ShelfPlayer, Plappa, Finamp, Fintunes and more: which iOS client fits Audiobookshelf, Jellyfin or Navidrome - with CarPlay and offline checked.
CLAUDIO vs Plexamp vs VLC: Which Player for Your Own Music?
Three philosophies for playing your own music on iPhone: Plexamp for the Plex ecosystem, VLC the all-rounder, CLAUDIO for every source - compared honestly.
How CLAUDIO works: the architecture behind the privacy
A look under CLAUDIO's hood: sources as plug-ins, privacy as architecture and on-device computing - from a solo developer who uses the app himself.
Listening to audiobooks on iPhone: what makes a good player
Chapters, speed, silence skipping and a sleep timer: what actually makes a good audiobook player - and why privacy is part of it.
The best podcast apps for iPhone: Overcast, Pocket Casts, Castro & CLAUDIO
Overcast, Pocket Casts, Apple Podcasts, Castro and CLAUDIO compared - which podcast app fits you, and which one works without an account or tracking.
No-Tracking Music Player for Your Files
Free music apps get paid in data. How to read App Store privacy labels and play your own files with no account, no ads and no tracking.
Stream Your NAS Music to iPhone - Without Plex (2026)
Your music lives on a NAS and you don't want Plex? Three ways to your iPhone: direct SMB streaming, the vendor app, or your own music server.
Best Navidrome iOS Apps (2026)
Navidrome iOS apps compared: Amperfy (free, open source), play:Sub, Substreamer and CLAUDIO - CarPlay, offline mode and prices at a glance.
Why I Built CLAUDIO - a Making-of
Four sources, four apps, none of them left my data alone. How CLAUDIO came about, what I deliberately left out, and what turned out harder than expected.
Jellyfin Music on iPhone: Best iOS Apps (2026 Guide)
Stream your Jellyfin music library on iPhone: Finamp, Finer Player, Jellify, Manet and CLAUDIO compared - including the Finamp CarPlay question.
Best Audiobookshelf iOS Apps (2026)
There is no official Audiobookshelf iOS app - these four fill the gap. Plappa, ShelfPlayer, SoundLeaf and CLAUDIO: CarPlay, offline mode, free tiers.