Hypegram

Music is keeping us company wherever we go. Whether listened to using various devices, serving as soundtrack for a movie or enjoyed while using the computer, new song are created on a daily basis. The Internet is home to most of it and to properly be able to enjoy your favorite tunes, applications such as Hypergram are the key.

Running the application brings up a modernly designed user interface. It's packed with all available features and is friendly enough to let you quickly accommodate. A preview section lets you view the album art for selected songs, while a side panel guides you through available categories and items.

You can enjoy a large variety of songs you probably never heard of, in case you're looking for something new. Some of the most popular tunes can be accessed from the homonimous menu. You can make use of an integrated search engine to look up your favorite artists and songs.

The application also keeps you up to date with new entries, by accessing the “Latest” tab. Going through what the application has to offer, you might stumble across songs you like. These can be stored in a favorites manager for you to enjoy later.

However, several features are missing, considerably reducing potential. There is no implemented hotkey support so that you can easily skip songs and the application only gets minimized to the taskbar. Favorite songs share the same list, with no option to create folders for a better management.

Unless using the provided search engine, it can be pretty difficult to find a song to suit your taste. Neither of the available tabs let you sort result by artist, song or even genre.

To sum it up, Hypergram does not really manage to live up to expectations. The idea behind the concept is good, but available features and the flawed design make it less practical than intended. Even with an active account there are no major benefits, except for the possibility to save songs to a list.