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THE3FORMULA vs Notch Radio

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THE3FORMULA compared with Notch Radio
DetailTHE3FORMULA logo THE3FORMULANotch Radio logo Notch Radio
What it doesOriginal Royalty-Free Music for Creative Projects — One-Time Buy from $3 Internet radio player for macOS that lives in your Mac's notch
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Pricing modelPaid Freemium
PricingStandard licenses from $3 per track; individual tracks priced from $3 (e.g., Turkish March House, Undefined) to $99 (e.g., The Choir); no subscriptions or recurring fees; one-time purchase model Free: $0, forever, with notch player, media keys, directory browse, and 5 saved stations. Unlock: $19.99 one-time payment for unlimited stations, URL import, live track titles, album art, notch or menu bar, and country filtering.
Key features
  • Preview tracks before purchase
  • 352+ original royalty-free tracks
  • Multiple genre categories
  • WAV and MP3 file formats
  • Shuffle feature for music discovery
  • Track request feature for custom music
  • Perpetual license with no expiration
  • Worldwide non-exclusive licensing
  • Edit and loop licensed tracks
  • Commercial use permitted
  • Lives in your Mac's notch with hover preview
  • Per-song album art fetched to match
  • Search thousands of Radio Browser community stations by name or genre
  • Save favorite stations with green checkmark while browsing
  • Media keys integration with Now Playing
  • Move player to menu bar instead of notch
  • Works on Macs without a notch with drawn notch or menu bar
  • Add any stream URL manually
  • Filter stations by country
  • Pin player to any display in multi-display setup
What makes it different
  • One-time purchase model with no subscriptions or recurring fees
  • Affordable pricing starting from $3 per track
  • Original compositions created with modern production technology
  • Straightforward licensing without complex terms
  • Music can be used in multiple projects under one license
  • Free forever with no account or lock-in required
  • No tracking, analytics or personal data collection
  • Native macOS app with media key support
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Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)3 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)100
Citation Flow (Majestic)1415
Referring domains (Majestic)77

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