Press kit

GroovSide, in one place.

Facts, descriptions, screenshots, the app icon and a short video for writing about GroovSide. Everything here is free to use in coverage of the app.

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The zip has the app icon, the six English screenshots, the video and the fact sheet.

Fact sheet

Not released yet. The App Store link will be added here at launch.

Name: GroovSide
Developer: zinu kim, solo developer
Based in: Korea
Platform: macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel
Category: Music
Price: $4.99, one-time purchase
Availability: Mac App Store, coming soon
Languages: The app is in English. The store listing is in English and Korean.
Works with: Apple Music (built into macOS) and Spotify
Privacy: No accounts, no analytics, no tracking
Website: zinu.kim/groovside · Settings guide
Press contact: support@zinu.kim

Descriptions

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GroovSide is a Mac menu bar app that shows the song playing in Apple Music or Spotify as a record turning on an illustrated turntable, drawn behind the desktop icons.

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GroovSide shows whatever plays in Apple Music or Spotify as a record turning on a small illustrated turntable behind your Mac's desktop icons. The album cover becomes the label, the tonearm follows the song, and albums are split into LP sides. The longer you listen, the more tiny visitors drop by.

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GroovSide turns your Mac's desktop into a small listening room. Whatever plays in Apple Music or Spotify appears as a record on an illustrated turntable behind your icons. The album cover becomes the label, and the scene takes on its colors. The tonearm follows the song and leaves a line in the groove. Albums are split into LP sides that are turned over and swapped like real records, and singles play on a 7-inch record. Live radio in Apple Music can play on one record per station. The longer you listen, the more tiny visitors drop by to dance, read and nap around the turntable, while light from a window follows the time of day. Five presets set the look, motion and visitors in one click. There are no accounts, analytics or tracking. GroovSide is made by zinu kim, a solo student developer in Korea. It is a $4.99 one-time purchase on the Mac App Store, coming soon.

Key features

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Every album gets its own recordThe cover becomes the label and the scene takes on its colors. The tonearm follows the song and leaves a line in the groove.
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Real LP sidesUp to six songs a side. When a side ends, the record is turned over or swapped. Singles play on a 7-inch record.
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Rewind like a DJFast-forward or rewind in Apple Music and the record goes with it.
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Knobs that workThe volume knob follows the Mac's volume. Side lamps show which side is playing.
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Little visitorsUp to six drop by to dance, read, doze off and run on the record. When the music stops, they head home.
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Light that follows your daySunlight from a window moves across the desk with the Mac's clock.
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Five presetsClassic, Colorful, Lively, Calm and Minimal set the look, motion and visitors in one click.
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Your colorsColored vinyl in the album's color, or your own colors for the record, background, line, text and tonearm.
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One record per stationLive radio in Apple Music can play on a single record for the whole station.
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Record soundsNeedle drop, motor, a little crackle. Off by default.
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Stays out of the wayMenu bar only, no Dock icon. Icons stay on top and clicks go through. Works on every display, stops drawing when covered, 30 fps on battery.
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Private by designIt only reads what's playing. It never changes your music or opens Music or Spotify by itself.

Every setting, tab by tab: Settings guide.

Screenshots

The six App Store screenshots, 2880 × 1800 JPEG with captions. Korean set.

Caption “Now playing, on a turntable”: a cream record with an orange and green label turns on a green turntable, with song details at the top left — 01Now playing, on a turntableDownload JPEG · 1.3 MB

Caption “Right on your desktop, behind your icons”: a pink record on the desktop with the GroovSide menu open in the menu bar and folder icons on top — 02Right on your desktop, behind your iconsDownload JPEG · 1.1 MB

Caption “The longer you listen, the more friends drop by”: six small visitors stand, sit and wave on the desk beside the turntable — 03The longer you listen, the more friends drop byDownload JPEG · 650 KB

Caption “Light that follows your day”: a peach record on a navy turntable in warm window light — 04Light that follows your dayDownload JPEG · 1.4 MB

Caption “Colored vinyl, your colors”: a purple colored vinyl record with a mint label, the record placed on the left — 05Colored vinyl, your colorsDownload JPEG · 1.3 MB

Caption “Make it yours”: the GroovSide Settings window on the Appearance tab next to a pink record — 06Make it yoursDownload JPEG · 960 KB

All albums shown are the app's built-in preview albums.

App icon

PNG with a transparent background.

Video

An 8-second loop of the record turning while visitors walk by. No sound.

Download MP41280 × 832 · 8 s · 1.4 MB

About the developer

GroovSide is made by zinu kim, a solo student developer in Korea.

It started from listening to whole albums while working and missing the feeling of putting a record on.

Questions and feedback go straight to the developer at support@zinu.kim.

Using these assets

You may use these assets in coverage of GroovSide.
Screenshots and video show the app's built-in preview albums. No real albums or artists appear.
Please don't alter the app icon.
After release, promo codes for reviewers are available on request. Email support@zinu.kim.

Get in touch.

For interviews, questions or promo codes after release.

support@zinu.kim