Goombah for Mac

Overview of the app

Goombah is a free, cross-platform music discovery application categorized under Audio & Video. It runs on macOS (Mac OS X and earlier releases) and also offers a Windows build. The interface and help are available in English.

Compatibility & release details

Current release: version 0.98.16 (last updated 2007-05-18)
Language support: English
Supported platforms: macOS (Mac OS X and older) and Windows

Popularity snapshot

Downloads in the most recent week: 0
Total downloads since listing: 377
Added to the catalog in: 2006

Size and performance

Goombah is lightweight and consumes less disk space than many other programs in the Audio & Video category, making it suitable for systems with limited storage.

Key features and recent changes

Creates full-length playlists through Napster’s service at no cost
User-controlled radio: pick all or selected recommendations and pull tracks from other users’ libraries to build custom playlists

Alternatives

Recommended alternative: Roblox (free)

Technical

Title

Goombah

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Language

No language has been specified.

Available languages

License

Free

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