Privacy
Last updated November 13, 2026.
StreamPod has no account, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking. It does not collect personal data, and it does not send us anything about how you use it.
The sound of your music app
StreamPod captures the sound of the music app you choose (Spotify, Music or Podcasts) and sends it to the AirPlay speakers you pick on your local network. The sound goes straight from your Mac to those speakers. It is not recorded, not saved to a file and not sent to us or to anyone else.
macOS permissions
macOS asks you for three permissions. Each one is used for a single purpose.
- Local network
- To find the AirPlay speakers on your network and send them the sound.
- Screen & system audio recording
- To capture the sound of the music app that is playing. StreamPod captures only that app, never the screen and never the microphone.
- Automation of Spotify and Music
- To show the track that is playing and to send pause and next to the app. Podcasts does not offer this, so StreamPod does not ask for it.
You can change these permissions at any time in System Settings > Privacy & Security.
Track information and artwork
The title, artist, album and artwork of the track that is playing are read from Spotify or Music on your Mac. Music gives the artwork directly. Spotify gives a web address for it, so StreamPod downloads that image from the address Spotify provides, over HTTPS, without cookies. The image is kept in memory only, for the last few tracks.
Updates
StreamPod uses Sparkle to check for updates. Nothing is checked at first launch. At the second launch, StreamPod asks whether it may check automatically. If you agree, it requests https://getstreampod.com/
That request contains only what any web request contains: your IP address and a user agent with the app name and versions, for example “StreamPod/1.0.0 Sparkle/2.10.1”. StreamPod does not turn on Sparkle’s optional system profile, so no information about your Mac is added. When you choose to install an update, it is downloaded from getstreampod.com.
What stays on your Mac
StreamPod keeps its settings in the app’s preferences, the speakers you last used in ~/
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Contact
Questions about privacy: [email protected].