Mcaster1 Platform Downloads

Official releases for the Mcaster1 broadcast software suite. Windows and macOS installers, GitHub source for open-source projects.

Alpha & Beta Windows Installers macOS Builds Open Source + Proprietary

Windows Installer Downloads

Mcaster1Studio v0.4.0-beta

Professional broadcast automation suite — 9 surfaces, 43+ modules, dual-deck audio, 7-codec encoder, 6 AI providers.

Windows 10/11 x64 Early Beta

Flagship broadcast automation suite built with C++20 and Qt 6.8.3. Nine modular surfaces (Radio, Podcast, Church, DJ, Entertainment, Social, Corporate, Custom) with 43+ modules. Dual-deck player, AuxDeck, AutoDJ, FTS5 media library, 5 database backends, plugin SDK, and ICY 2.2 metadata. Portable install — all data stored in app folder.

Mcaster1Studio-0.4.0-beta-setup.exe NEW

Windows installer · Windows 10/11 x64 · Portable install · 9 surfaces · 43+ modules

~37 MB Download

SmartScreen notice: This app uses a self-signed code signing certificate. Windows SmartScreen may show a warning on first run. Click "More info" then "Run anyway" to proceed. Learn more.

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Mcaster1DNAS v2.5.2-beta.1

Digital Network Audio Server — enterprise-grade streaming media server for Windows.

Windows x64 Beta GPL v2

Full Windows native GUI + Windows service sidecar. Includes ICY-META v2.2 (60+ fields), YAML config, HTML5 browser player with VU meters, song history API, and NSIS installer. Icecast2/Icecast-KH lineage — drop-in compatible with existing source clients.

mcaster1dnas_win64_v2.5.2-beta_setup.exe

NSIS installer · Windows 10/11 x64 · Service + GUI

5.3 MB Download

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Mcaster1DSPEncoder v3.1.1

Multi-format DSP encoder suite — Winamp, WACUP, foobar2000 plugins + standalone encoder.

Windows x86/x64 Beta GPL v2

A maintained, modernized fork of the EdCast/Oddsock DSP encoder by Ed Zaleski. Streams MP3, Opus, Vorbis, FLAC, AAC-LC/HE/v2/ELD to Icecast2, Shoutcast, and Mcaster1DNAS. Includes podcast RSS feed generation and ICY 2.2 extended metadata (55+ header fields). Choose the installer for your player — or grab the complete suite.

mcaster1_suite_3.1.1_setup.exe RECOMMENDED

Complete installer — all plugins bundled (Winamp + WACUP + foobar2000 + standalone)

3.1 MB Download

mcaster1_dspencoder_3.1.1_setup.exe

Standalone DSP Encoder — no host player required, runs as its own application

2.9 MB Download

mcaster1_winamp_3.1.1_setup.exe

Classic Winamp DSP plugin (gen_mc1encoder.dll)

2.9 MB Download

mcaster1_wacup_3.1.1_setup.exe

WACUP (Winamp Community Update Project) DSP plugin

2.9 MB Download

mcaster1_foobar_3.1.1_setup.exe

foobar2000 DSP component (foo_mc1encoder.dll)

2.9 MB Download

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Mcaster1AMP v1.1.6-beta

AI-powered desktop media player for internet radio — dual A/B decks, DSP chain, and smart metadata.

Windows 10/11 x64 Beta

Full-featured desktop media player built for internet radio. Features A/B deck mixing, AI Song Ticker for real-time metadata enrichment, multi-stage DSP chain, mc1amp:// protocol handler for one-click stream playback, and Plugin SDK v2 for extensibility.

Mcaster1AMP-1.1.6-beta-Setup.exe

Windows installer · Windows 10/11 x64 · A/B deck + AI ticker + DSP + YouTube Music

~151 MB Download

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Source Code on GitHub

Open-source Mcaster1 projects are available on GitHub under the GNU GPL v2 license. Clone, fork, and contribute — or build your own custom installers.

Project	Version	Platform	Language	Repository
Mcaster1DNAS Streaming media server	`v2.5.2-dev`	Linux Windows	C, C++17	davestj/mcaster1dnas
Mcaster1DSPEncoder DSP encoder suite	`v3.1.1` Win `v1.7.0` Linux	Linux Windows	C++17	davestj/Mcaster1DSPEncoder
Mcaster1AudioPipe Virtual audio routing	`v1.0.0`	Windows macOS	C++17, Qt6	davestj/Mcaster1AudioPipe
Mcaster1CastIt Streaming station monitor	`v0.9.7`	Windows x86	C++ / MFC	davestj/mcaster1castit

Linux builds: All projects compile on Debian/Ubuntu via Autotools (./autogen.sh && ./configure && make -j$(nproc)). Use bash install-deps.sh to auto-install build dependencies. Linux binaries are not currently packaged for release — compile from source.

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Mcaster1Studio

Now Available! Download v0.4.0-beta

Mcaster1AudioPipe Installer

macOS DMG + Windows installer with signed virtual audio drivers. Alpha builds available on GitHub.

Mcaster1TagStack Installer

Windows x64 NSIS installer for the content management suite (v1.3.2).

Mcaster1 Install Studio

Cross-platform installer builder (Qt6/C++17). Creates .dmg, .zip, .deb, AppImage from YAML. View Details

Mcaster1DNAS Linux Package

Debian .deb & RPM packages for automated deployment — planned for v2.6.0.

DSPEncoder Linux Release

Linux headless daemon binary package. Currently build-from-source only (Phase L8 complete).

Mcaster1CastIt Installer

Windows x86 NSIS installer for the broadcast station monitor.

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