SoundKeys

Listening to your favorite music on Soundcloud by relying on the services of a browser, as smooth of an experience as it may be, it might not be the best solution, especially if you're using the same browser for various other tasks.

Unfortunately, there aren't that many Soundcloud desktop clients around, and good ones at that. Meet SoundKeys, an Electron-based wrapper that aims to provide you with the best of both worlds by bringing all the functionality of the Soundcloud web app to the desktop.

Right off the bat, we have to point out that's definitely worth appreciating that this is not your typical, humdrum, super-minimalist Electron wrapper which, if you've tried one of those before, you surely know just how annoying they can be.

As a case in point, it brings the Soundcloud web app to your computer's desktop wrapped around a simplistic black-themed UI, that also encompasses browsing elements such a refresh button and also controls for back and forward actions.

It's also noteworthy the fact that this app comes with support for native notifications which means that will always stay informed about various actions even when the window is minimized or not visible.

Other than that, the app works as smoothly as you can imagine and the interface is pretty reactive, especially considering the fact that it's Electron-based.

Having dealt with all the benefits, let's take a look at everything that could be better. And when it comes to pointing out shortcomings, by far the biggest "culprit" is the miniplayer which, truth be told, is a very good idea. Unfortunately, it does not seem to work at all, regardless of our efforts.

Nevertheless, even without the functional mini-player, SoundKeys is one of the best Electron wrappers for Soundcloud. Yes, it's true that it's not a bespoke desktop client, but at least it does do a good job at bringing everything the Soundcloud web app has to offer out of the browser and to your computer's desktop.