Support and help for the macOS app.
ChipMachine is a visual music player and collection browser for the music of retro computers and games consoles. When it opens, it builds its searchable index once — after that, everything is a keystroke away.
Open local files from Finder, or drag them onto the ChipMachine window or its icon. ChipMachine registers as an alternate handler for the formats it supports, so it never takes files away from a player you already use — to make it the default for a format, use Finder’s Get Info → Open with → Change All.
For the online library, yes. No music ships inside the app — tracks are fetched on demand from publicly available archives when you play them. Local file playback works completely offline.
Bug reports and questions are welcome. The most useful report says what you were playing, what you expected, and what happened instead — and includes the version from the title bar.
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ChipMachine collects no personal data, has no accounts, and contains no analytics or tracking of any kind.
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ChipMachine · © 2026 Mihailo Despotovic
Based on the original ChipMachine by Jonas Minnberg. Music is not distributed with the app; it is played from publicly available archives, and remains the property of its respective composers.