What does Shortwave do?

Finding, organizing, and listening to internet radio stations with a clean desktop interface. It is catalogued under Entertainment & Media on PulseGate.

Who is Shortwave for?

Shortwave is a consumer product built for music listeners and radio enthusiasts.

Does Shortwave have a free plan?

Yes — Shortwave is free to use.

Is Shortwave still active?

Unverified. Shortwave has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Shortwave?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include VIP8888 Play - Sòng Bạc ONLINE, TEMPERATURA FM WEB, and Digital Reveals.

Who develops Shortwave?

Shortwave is developed by Felix Häcker, based in Germany.

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Shortwave

Name: Shortwave
Author: Felix Häcker

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Shortwave is a modern internet radio client for the GNOME desktop. It gives users access to a database of over 50,000 stations, allows creation of personal libraries of favorites, and offers search and discovery tools. Additional features include automatic track recognition, Chromecast support, and responsive design for different screen sizes.

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Overview

5 features

Shortwave is an Entertainment & Media project. Finding, organizing, and listening to internet radio stations with a clean desktop interface. It is built as a consumer product for music listeners and radio enthusiasts. It is available for free. It runs on Linux.

Behind Shortwave is Felix Häcker, based in Germany. Among its 5 catalogued features are station library, search and discovery, and track recognition.

Station library
Search and discovery
Track recognition
Chromecast support
GNOME integration

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Linux

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed29 Jul · 15:24 UTC
Shortwave verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Shortwave

What does Shortwave do?: Finding, organizing, and listening to internet radio stations with a clean desktop interface. It is catalogued under Entertainment & Media on PulseGate.
Who is Shortwave for?: Shortwave is a consumer product built for music listeners and radio enthusiasts.
Does Shortwave have a free plan?: Yes — Shortwave is free to use.
What platforms does Shortwave run on?: Shortwave runs on Linux.
Is Shortwave still active?: Unverified. Shortwave has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Shortwave?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include VIP8888 Play - Sòng Bạc ONLINE, TEMPERATURA FM WEB, and Digital Reveals.VIP8888 Play - Sòng Bạc ONLINE TEMPERATURA FM WEB Digital Reveals
Who develops Shortwave?: Shortwave is developed by Felix Häcker, based in Germany.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
First seen: 29 Jul 2026
Built for: Music listeners and radio enthusiasts
Model: B2C
Solves: Finding, organizing, and listening to internet radio stations with a clean desktop interface.

Registered as

Flathub: de.haeckerfelix.Shortwave

Developer

🇩🇪Felix Häcker

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 29 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 29 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: shortwave-flathub-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 29 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/de.haeckerfelix.Shortwave

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