Headset
Headset is a cross-platform desktop music player that streams music from YouTube and helps users discover tracks through Reddit-based radio stations.
What is Headset?
Headset is a desktop music player for macOS and other desktop platforms that uses YouTube as its main music source. It helps users search for songs, play tracks in a dedicated desktop app, and save favorites or playlists for later listening. The app also includes Reddit-based discovery, letting users browse music-focused subreddits and play popular tracks in sequence like a radio station. Headset supports media keys and offers features such as theme selection and optional Last.fm integration for scrobbling. It is designed for listeners who want a lightweight music discovery and playback app outside the browser. Headset is published by Daniel Ravina.
Key features
- Search for music using YouTube as the playback source
- Play songs in a dedicated desktop app outside the browser
- Save favorite tracks and playlists for later listening
- Discover music through Reddit-based radio stations
- Use media keys for playback control on macOS
- Choose between light and dark themes
- Connect Last.fm for scrobbling and listening history
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Headset is a legitimate desktop music player. Network access is normal for its purpose because it streams music and loads online content. If you sign in or save playlists, the app may store account-related settings and playback data so your library and preferences remain available. Remove it if you no longer use it, but expect saved local settings and cached media data to be cleared with the app.
Recommendation: Keep Headset if you use it for desktop music playback or discovery through YouTube and Reddit. If you have switched to another music app, you can remove it to free space with little impact beyond losing its local settings and cached data.
Common paths
/Applications/Headset.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/co.headsetapp.app
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Headset
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/co.headsetapp.app.plist
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