mattgallagher/AudioStreamer

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

An Objective-C class for streaming audio playback over HTTP on Mac OS X and iPhone OS, written by Matt Gallagher for his Cocoa with Love blog. It reads network audio streams and plays them through Core Audio without requiring the whole file to be downloaded first.

Use cases

• play internet radio streams in an iOS app
• stream an MP3 over HTTP on macOS
• build a podcast player that plays while downloading
• learn how Core Audio streaming works in Objective-C
• add background audio streaming to an iPhone app

When to choose

• you maintain a legacy Objective-C codebase targeting old iOS/macOS versions
• you want a small, readable single-class example of HTTP audio streaming on Apple platforms

When to avoid

• you are starting a new project — use AVPlayer or AVAudioEngine instead
• you need modern formats, background audio modes, or App Store-safe modern APIs
• you need an actively maintained or licensed dependency

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

audio-processing streaming media apple-ecosystem cross-platform objective-c audio-streaming http-streaming cocoa iphone shoutcast audio macos ios

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