Snap-in extension for macOS Finder which automatically auditions the selected audio file. The SnapDragon window automatically snaps to the bottom of the Finder window, following it when it moves.

• A simple media player for playing audio files.
• Turns Finder into a sample library player.
• Browse and audition audio files in Finder immediately.
• Disappears completely while using Finder with non-audio files.
• Supports all common audio file formats.

Developed by a professional software engineer with over 25 years' experience in the audio industry.

Features

• Modern SwiftUI native macOS app
  • low CPU, resources
  • self-contained, with a built-in uninstaller that removes everything — app, settings, and permissions
• Loop
• Automatically skip silence at the beginning of the audio file
• Finder toolbar integration (optional)
• Album art and info
• Recycle (rx2) support including 
  • export full loop
    
  • export slice(s)

Upcoming features

• Simple wave editing
  • make edits on the fly without launching an external wave editor
• Extract (drag out from SnapDragon)
  • selection
  • stereo channel extraction (L/R/Sum)
  • audio format conversion
  • drag directly into DAW
• Transient detection
  • edits
  • extraction
• BPM detection

Minimum requirements

• Apple silicon (M1 or above)
• macOS Sonoma