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X Radio Stream Finder 2.7 is a free Windows 10/11 internet radio player from the X Codec Pack team that searches 35,000+ stations, plays them in one click and now saves the songs you hear into playlists.
Open a station's website, press play, and you hear audio - but try to grab that same stream for VLC Media Player or foobar2000 and you end up digging through browser developer tools.
X Radio Stream Finder skips all of that: you search, you click, and it plays.
And when a song comes on that you love, version 2.7 lets you keep it instead of trying to remember it later.
What's New in Version 2.7 - Save the Songs, Not Just the Stations
The developers nicknamed this release "Song Hoarder", because "I'll remember that song later" never works. Five changes make the difference:
- One key to save a song. Press Ctrl+B, or click the Star button, to bookmark whatever is on air right now.
- A Songs tab with playlists. File saved songs into playlists like "Workout" or "Chill" and add a note so you remember why you saved them.
- Find the song later. Double-click a saved song to search it on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Beatport, Bandcamp and six more services - station tags are stripped out, and searched songs get a tick.
- Grouped listening history. View history by day, station or song, and use the Songs only filter to hide jingles and station IDs.
- A fresh Now Playing panel. Station artwork, a LIVE badge with a listening timer and an animated visualizer.
You can also export any song playlist as a small web page full of search links, so you can open it on your phone. Version 2.6 laid the groundwork with song stars, a track-change pop-up and the new installer.
What X Radio Stream Finder Actually Does - in Plain Terms
It searches the free Radio Browser database, which lists more than 35,000 live internet radio stations from every country. You can search by name, click a genre tag like Jazz, Lo-Fi or News, or filter by country, language and codec (the audio format, such as MP3 or AAC).
Every result shows the station's raw stream URL - the direct audio link a player needs. Copy it, or export your stations as an M3U8 or PLS playlist file (a small text file other players can open).
That playlist works in Winamp, Kodi and most other players.
KMPlayer and Windows Media Player open it too.
Installer or Portable - Your Choice
The app comes two ways for Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit). The installer sets it up for your user account only, with no admin rights and no UAC prompt, while the portable ZIP runs from any folder or USB stick with no install at all.
The built-in player uses ffplay.exe, which comes with every FFmpeg download. Drop it into the app's folder and stations play inside the app - skip it, and streams simply open in your default media player instead.
If Windows Defender ever flags the download, it is a known false positive with small Python-built apps, and a report to Microsoft usually clears it within a day or two.
My Stations and Sessions - Your Own Radio Setup
Click the heart on any station to save it to My Stations, then sort your favourites into groups by dragging them. Everything is stored on your PC - no account, no cloud, no login.
Sessions rotate between a handful of stations every few minutes, and the sleep timer switches the radio off at bedtime. The app also records streams to MP3 or AAC and reconnects by itself if a stream drops.
Already have playlists from another player? The Import button reads M3U, M3U8 and PLS files and skips duplicates. A plain text list of URLs can be turned into an M3U first with the free M3U converter.
Where It Fits in Your Audio Stack
If some streams play silent after a Windows 11 update, X Audio Codec Pack restores missing AAC, AC-3 and Opus decoding. For a full codec setup, K-Lite Codec Pack covers the rest.
For long unattended recordings split into separate tracks, Streamripper is the dedicated tool. To turn a recorded clip into FLAC or WAV, the free online audio converter does it in your browser.
Who Should Look Elsewhere
If you are on a Mac, a Chromebook or a phone, this app will not run - it is Windows only. The Web Player searches the same station database and plays it in any browser.
If you only need one stream URL once, a browser tool is quicker than installing anything:
- Stream URL Finder looks up a station's stream link by name.
- Streaming URL Extractor pulls the stream out of a radio page you already have open.
- M3U Finder inspects and filters playlist files you already own.
- Playlist Builder turns a list of URLs into an M3U playlist.
- M3U Checker finds dead links before you save a long playlist.
For the full picture, the Ditch Spotify: Build a Free Music and Radio Playlist With M3U guide puts these tools together.
Quick questions
Is X Radio Stream Finder free?
Yes. It is free for personal and commercial use, with no ads, no registration and no bundled software.
How do I save a song I hear on the radio?
Press Ctrl+B or click the Star button while the song is playing. It lands in the Songs tab, where you can file it into a playlist and search it later on YouTube, Spotify and other services.
Do I need to install it?
No. The installer needs no admin rights, and the portable ZIP needs no install at all - unzip it and run it.
Do I need ffplay.exe?
Only for the built-in player. Without it, stations open in your default media player instead.
Does it work on Mac or Android?
No, it is Windows 10 and 11 only. The free Web Player on free-codecs.com plays the same stations in any browser.
Download X Radio Stream Finder 2.7 and start saving the songs you hear, or tell us how you got on if you have used it before.
