hoppHonest open podcast player
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Android beta in development

Your podcast player.
Your community.

An open Podcasting 2.0 player with boost and community features — completely free of tracking.

Meet Hopp Open source on GitLab
  • No sign-up required
  • No tracking
  • Nostr optional
Hopp playing Nodesignal episode 297 with cover art, chapters, boost and streaming
Open Direct Private Podcasting 2.0
A podcast player for every day

Everything you expect from a good player.

Hopp puts listening first: your shows, new episodes and all the playback controls that matter — clear, fast and easy to reach.

Your library

All your shows at a glance.

Subscriptions, downloads and queue stay where you expect them. The current episode is always within reach.

SubscriptionsDownloadsQueue
Hopp library with subscribed shows, downloads, queue and mini player
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Playback on your terms

Speed per show, custom skip intervals and skip silence.

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Chapters & transcripts

Read along, search and tap to jump straight to the moment you want.

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Queue & downloads

Play next or last, reorder freely and download new episodes automatically on Wi-Fi.

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Sleep timer & Android Auto

Listen to the end of a chapter or episode and stay in control on the road.

Hopp boost for Münzweg with amount, message, name and recipient split
Value for Value

Great podcasts deserve more than a like.

Pay boosts with a compatible Lightning wallet or connect it optionally through NWC. Hopp never holds your sats.

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    Support directlyWith an external wallet or optionally through NWC.
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    Understand the splitSee who receives your contribution before you boost.
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    Stream while listeningOptional and switched off by default.
Sovereigncast in Hopp

Listeners become a community.

For Sovereigncast shows, Hopp opens an extra layer: help choose topics, follow Release Boosting and unlock exclusive content together.

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Move topics forwardSee suggestions and help the community prioritise them.

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Shared goalsRelease Boosting and Boost2Unlock right inside the show.

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Make support visibleDiscover top boosts and active supporters.

Development view of the community page with topic suggestions and top boosters
Privacy without fine print

Hopp collects nothing.

No analytics SDKs, no tracking and no sign-up to listen. A Nostr identity can be linked later as an option. The app clearly explains which external services are technically involved.

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Built in the open

No black-box player.

Hopp is built in public as free software. Its architecture decisions, privacy model and feature scope are visible in the repository.

View the source

Coming to Android

Ready for a podcast player that belongs to you?

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Google Play · F-Droid · Zapstore