After 25 years on BeOS and Haiku, the indie alternative to Windows-based radio automation is now home on the Mac — including a free tier for community, college, and LPFM stations.
TuneTracker Systems LLC has brought to market TuneTracker System 7, a radio broadcast automation suite rebuilt as native macOS software. The release marks the company’s transition from the Be Operating System and its open-source successor Haiku, where TuneTracker has run since 2001, to Apple Silicon and Intel-based Macs running macOS Ventura (13) or later.
System 7 Free is intended for community radio, college broadcasters, low-power FM (LPFM) stations, and internet-only broadcasters who want a professional-grade automation system without a per-month subscription or a five-figure license fee.
“When we launched TuneTracker 25 years ago for BeOS, our goal was to be the alternative to all the Windows-based systems,” said Dane Scott, founder of TuneTracker Systems. “We stayed with BeOS, and then with its successor Haiku, but we feel the time has come to make the Mac our new ‘think different’ home. So we’ve designed a complete, Mac-native suite of broadcast products that run great on both Apple Silicon and Intel-based Macs.”
The main System 7 suite includes:
* AutoCast — on-air automation, live-assist, and AlertVision weather and emergency alerts
* ClockWork — format clock and event scheduling
* Librarian — music library, categories, and audio transition markers
* SignalCaster — internet streaming to YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Kick, Icecast, and RTMP services with Now-Playing metadata
Available extras include:
