Kanora
Kanora
own your music
SupportediPhone, iPad and CarPlay

Kanora for iPhone & iPad

Kanora for iPhone and iPad keeps a library of music you own on the device, and works without a Mac. Pair it with the Mac app to browse and stream the whole collection at home, and download albums to take with you. On iPhone, it brings your library to CarPlay too.

Kanora on iPhone: the Home screen with a greeting, library totals, and a Recently Added row of album artwork.
Home
An album on iPhone: full-width artwork, title, artist, format badge, Play and Shuffle buttons and the track list.
Album
Now Playing on iPhone with artwork, track, artist and album, the file format and sample rate, a scrubber, transport controls and a volume slider.
Now Playing
Where it fits

Works on its own. Better with a Mac.

Import music through the Files app and Kanora copies it into the device’s own library. There is no account to make.

Pair it with a Mac running Kanora and the Mac’s library is there too: browse it, stream it at home, and download albums for later. It is one app, laid out for each screen.

What it does

What you can do with Kanora for iPhone & iPad.

Your own library

  • Import from the Files app, including iCloud Drive and On My iPhone or iPad. Kanora copies the music into the device’s library.
  • On iPad, drag files in from another app.
  • Imports MP3, FLAC, AAC, Apple Lossless (.m4a) and WAV files.
  • Review an import before it is added.

From a USB drive

  • Plays a Kanora library from a USB drive in place, without copying it to the device.
  • Works when the Mac app’s library lives on that drive. Kanora only reads it.
  • Switch to the drive from the library switcher, and eject it safely from inside the app.

With a Mac

  • Finds the Mac on your home network, or connect by typing its address.
  • Pairs with a short code shown on the Mac.
  • Browse and stream the Mac’s whole library.
  • Download albums or single tracks for offline listening, in original quality or as a smaller MP3 copy.

Listening

  • Plays in the background, with Now Playing on the lock screen and in Control Center.
  • AirPlay to speakers and receivers.
  • A queue you can reorder.
  • Sync albums and playlists to Kanora on Apple Watch (the Watch app is in development).

Browsing

  • Artists, albums, tracks, playlists, collections and spoken word.
  • Grid, list, Shelf and Cover Flow album views.
  • Search, and listening stats.

On iPad

  • A sidebar that folds into a tab bar, with Add Music always to hand.
  • Wide layouts, with import review side by side and a full-screen album page.
  • Keyboard shortcuts to move between sections and start an import.
  • Works in Slide Over and narrow windows.
CarPlay

Your own albums, in the car.

CarPlay comes with the iPhone app. Browse artists, albums and playlists from the dashboard, with Recently Added, Shuffle All, Spoken Word and Singles close to hand, and an A to Z index for long lists.

CarPlay plays the music that is on the phone: its own library, albums you have downloaded from the Mac, or a USB drive you chose in the phone app.

Kanora in CarPlay: Artists, Albums, Playlists and Settings tabs, Recently Added and Shuffle All shortcuts, and the album list.
Albums
The CarPlay home screen with the Kanora app icon alongside the built-in apps.
Home screen
An album track list in CarPlay with track titles, artist and durations.
Album tracks
iPad

Room to browse.

On iPad the library opens out: a sidebar, wide album pages, and import review side by side. Drag music in from another app and it joins the library.

An album on iPad in landscape: sidebar, large artwork and the full track list side by side.
Album
Kanora on iPad in landscape: a sidebar, the Home screen with library totals, a Recently Added row and a Recent Imports list.
Home
The iPad artist grid in landscape with artist photographs.
Artists
In the app

More of what it looks like today.

Screenshots of the current build. Details may change.

The iPhone album grid in alphabetical sections with an A–Z index and a mini player at the bottom.
iPhoneAlbums
The iPhone artist grid with artist photographs and album and track counts.
iPhoneArtists
Now Playing on iPad as a sheet over the album, with artwork, track details, the audio format, a scrubber and transport controls.
iPadNow Playing
Not yet

What it doesn’t do yet.

Better to read it here than find out after you install it.

  • No gapless playback, crossfade or ReplayGain.
  • It cannot control what the Mac is playing, or stream the Mac’s library away from home.
  • CarPlay plays what is on the phone. It does not stream from the Mac, and has no search.
  • No Siri, Shortcuts, widgets or Live Activities.
  • It does not import AIFF, OGG or Opus files.
  • Sending music to DLNA speakers is in development, and off unless you turn it on.
Go deeper

The features behind it.

Vinyl & cassette recordingIn DevelopmentApple Watch playerIn DevelopmentYour library stays yours
Other devices

Kanora on your other devices.

Testing Access

Mac

Apple Silicon and Intel Macs

First-class

Where the library lives: rip CDs, record vinyl, fix the details, and share it with your other devices.

What it does

Apple Watch

Apple Watch, with an iPhone

In Development

Control the iPhone from your wrist, or sync music to the Watch and play it there.

What it does

Apple TV

Apple TV, with a Mac

In Development

Browse the Mac’s library from the sofa, then play on the TV or let the Mac play to your hi-fi.

What it does

Android

Android phones

Supported

A library of your own on the phone, and your Mac’s whole collection over your home network.

What it does