https://fibich.app/blog/ Development notes, release updates, and behind-the-scenes writing for Fibich, a macOS music player. en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200 1440 https://fibich.app/assets/fibich_appMock.png https://fibich.app/blog/ https://fibich.app/blog/from-project-name-to-shippable-player/ https://fibich.app/blog/from-project-name-to-shippable-player/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200 Antonin Charvat Fibich moves toward release readiness with project renaming, notarized builds, dependency cleanup, visual polish, ordered drops, and playlist search. https://fibich.app/blog/best-lossless-audio-formats-2026/ https://fibich.app/blog/best-lossless-audio-formats-2026/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200 Antonin Charvat A practical guide to FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, WavPack, APE, DSD, and the perks of keeping a lossless music library. https://fibich.app/blog/choosing-where-the-music-plays/ https://fibich.app/blog/choosing-where-the-music-plays/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200 Antonin Charvat Fibich improves playlist enqueueing and library drag and drop, then adds a persistent macOS audio output device picker. https://fibich.app/blog/messy-real-music-libraries/ https://fibich.app/blog/messy-real-music-libraries/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200 Antonin Charvat Fibich improves folder drops, external playlist tracks, album sorting, MP3 edge cases, CUE sheet playback, and queueing from the library. https://fibich.app/blog/making-large-playlists-behave/ https://fibich.app/blog/making-large-playlists-behave/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200 Antonin Charvat Fibich improves playlist scale, metadata synchronization, search, presentation snapshots, layout, and realtime track move handling. https://fibich.app/blog/making-fibich-feel-like-a-daily-player/ https://fibich.app/blog/making-fibich-feel-like-a-daily-player/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200 Antonin Charvat Fibich gets cleaner controls, a menu bar player, settings, artwork loading, performance tuning, and better metadata text repair. https://fibich.app/blog/keeping-the-library-alive/ https://fibich.app/blog/keeping-the-library-alive/ Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200 Antonin Charvat Fibich starts watching library folders, reconciling file changes, and keeping the music catalog connected to disk. https://fibich.app/blog/editing-the-music-not-just-playing-it/ https://fibich.app/blog/editing-the-music-not-just-playing-it/ Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200 Antonin Charvat Fibich gains metadata editing with drafts, validation, read/write storage, tests, and a more focused sheet-based editor. https://fibich.app/blog/making-playlists-stay/ https://fibich.app/blog/making-playlists-stay/ Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0100 Antonin Charvat Fibich adds SwiftData-backed playlist persistence so multiple playlists can survive beyond the current session. https://fibich.app/blog/making-the-playlist-more-personal/ https://fibich.app/blog/making-the-playlist-more-personal/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100 Antonin Charvat Fibich adds configurable playlist metadata columns, draggable ordering, reusable drag handling, and Show in Finder. https://fibich.app/blog/from-drag-and-drop-to-now-playing/ https://fibich.app/blog/from-drag-and-drop-to-now-playing/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100 Antonin Charvat Fibich adds drag and drop, broader file support, playlist durations, and macOS Now Playing integration. https://fibich.app/blog/more-than-one-playlist/ https://fibich.app/blog/more-than-one-playlist/ Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100 Antonin Charvat Fibich adds multiple playlist tabs, playlist renaming, and better playlist switching behavior. https://fibich.app/blog/opening-music-the-mac-way/ https://fibich.app/blog/opening-music-the-mac-way/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100 Antonin Charvat Fibich starts accepting music files opened from macOS and improves playlist selection and removal. https://fibich.app/blog/making-the-playlist-easier-to-read/ https://fibich.app/blog/making-the-playlist-easier-to-read/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0100 Antonin Charvat Fibich adds resizable, persistent playlist columns and separates playlist sorting from library browsing. https://fibich.app/blog/finding-music-once-the-library-grows/ https://fibich.app/blog/finding-music-once-the-library-grows/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0100 Antonin Charvat Fibich adds full-text library filtering and basic sorting so larger local music collections become easier to navigate. https://fibich.app/blog/cleaning-the-engine-room/ https://fibich.app/blog/cleaning-the-engine-room/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0100 Antonin Charvat Fibich moves SFBAudioEngine into Swift Package Manager and refactors library loading for a cleaner foundation. https://fibich.app/blog/making-the-library-remember/ https://fibich.app/blog/making-the-library-remember/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0100 Antonin Charvat Fibich moves toward stronger persistence, clearer metadata, and a local music library that can remember its shape. https://fibich.app/blog/the-playlist-starts-to-matter/ https://fibich.app/blog/the-playlist-starts-to-matter/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0200 Antonin Charvat Fibich adds its first playlist implementation, beginning the shift from single-track playback toward longer listening sessions. https://fibich.app/blog/from-empty-window-to-first-playback/ https://fibich.app/blog/from-empty-window-to-first-playback/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0200 Antonin Charvat Fibich reaches its first playback milestone with basic audio playback, track progress, seeking, and volume control. https://fibich.app/blog/why-build-another-macos-music-player/ https://fibich.app/blog/why-build-another-macos-music-player/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0200 Antonin Charvat Today I started building Fibich, a native macOS music player for people who still care about their own music files.