Turn a station into a Sonos playlist

A station or radio mix from your music service plays one song after another, and then they're gone. Doppelgänger notes each song as it plays and saves the list as a Sonos playlist, so you can play them again.

How it works

  1. Play a station or radio mix from your music service. In Now Playing, press Convert to Playlist.
  2. Listen as usual. Each song is added to the list as it plays, starting with the one playing now. You can close the panel or select another room; the list keeps growing.
  3. Press Stop capture when you have enough. The songs stay until you save or discard them.
  4. Choose Save as Playlist and give it a name, or add the songs to a playlist you already have. Songs already in that playlist are skipped.

What the playlist holds

A Sonos playlist is a list of songs, and so is this one: each entry points to the song on your music service. Doppelgänger doesn't record or download any music. When you play the playlist, Sonos plays the songs from your music service again, so you need to stay subscribed to it.

The playlist is saved on your Sonos system, so the Sonos app shows it too.

Where it works

  • Stations and radio mixes from music services, such as an Amazon Music station
  • Not internet radio: a radio stream is one continuous broadcast with no separate songs to point to
  • Sonos Radio: the songs are noted, but Sonos can't save them as a playlist. Download the list as a text file instead

Questions

Does Doppelgänger record the music?

No. It notes which songs play and saves a playlist that points to them on your music service. No audio is recorded, downloaded or stored.

What happens if I quit before saving?

The list is kept only while Doppelgänger runs. If songs haven't been saved yet, Doppelgänger asks before it quits.

What do I need?

A Mac with Apple silicon, a Sonos S2 system on the same network, and a music service on your Sonos system. Noting the songs is free. Saving them as a playlist, or as a text file, needs a licence after the 14-day trial, €29.95 once.

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Saving playlists needs a licence after the trial.