How do I save favourite stations?

Click the + Add to My Stations button in the station detail panel or right-click any station. Saved stations appear in the My Stations tab and persist across restarts. Export the full list as M3U8 or import existing playlists.

Free Windows app - 35,000+ stations - No registration

X Radio Stream Finder

Q: What is ffplay.exe and do I need it?

ffplay.exe is the playback component of FFmpeg. It is optional - without it streams open in your default media player. With it, streams play directly inside X Radio Stream Finder. It is included in every standard FFmpeg download.

Q: Where does the station data come from?

X Radio Stream Finder uses the Radio Browser API, a free open community database of over 35,000 internet radio stations. No account or API key is required.

Browse, search and play 35,000+ internet radio stations on Windows. Built-in player powered by ffplay, My Stations playlist with M3U8 export and import, column sorting, country and codec filters - all free with no ads or registration.

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X Radio Stream Finder for Windows

A native Windows desktop app for finding and playing internet radio. No browser needed, no ads, no account. Searches the Radio Browser community database with over 35,000 active stations worldwide.

Built-in player via ffplay - plays MP3, AAC, OGG, OPUS, FLAC streams

My Stations tab - save favourites, reorder, export as M3U8 or PLS

Import existing M3U or PLS playlists from VLC, Winamp or any player

Filter by country, codec and sort by votes, clicks or bitrate

Copy stream URL, open in VLC/MPC-HC, save as M3U or PLS per station

Portable single .exe - no installer, no admin rights required

Download X Radio Stream Finder Free - Windows 7/8/10/11 - v1.0 - .exe

Optional - for the built-in player

ffplay.exe optional

Required for the built-in player. Included with FFmpeg - place ffplay.exe in the same folder as the app. Without it, streams open in your default media player instead.

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ffplay.exe is included in every standard FFmpeg download.

How it works

Find and play radio stations in seconds

Search or browse

Type a genre, station name or country and press Search. Or click a quick tag - jazz, classical, pop, rock, news, ambient and more. Results show station name, country, bitrate, codec and community vote count from the Radio Browser database.

Play or save

Double-click any station to play it instantly in the built-in player. Click the heart button to add it to My Stations. Right-click for more options - open in VLC or MPC-HC, copy the raw stream URL, or save a single-station M3U or PLS file.

Build your playlist

The My Stations tab keeps your saved stations across sessions. Reorder them with Move up/down, remove any you no longer want, then export the whole list as M3U8 for use in VLC, Winamp, foobar2000 or any player that reads playlists.

Features

Everything you need to find and manage internet radio

Built-in player

Streams play directly inside the app via ffplay. No window switching, no browser tabs. Volume control, play/stop button and buffering indicator all in one panel.

My Stations

Save any station to a persistent favourites list that survives app restarts. Reorder by drag or buttons. Stations are saved automatically with no manual save step.

M3U8 / PLS export

Export your entire My Stations list as an M3U8 playlist compatible with VLC, foobar2000, Winamp, MPC-HC and any player that reads playlists. Import existing M3U or PLS files too.

35,000+ stations

Powered by the Radio Browser community API - the largest open database of internet radio stations. Updated continuously by its community. Covers every genre and country.

Sort and filter

Filter by country (20+ countries), codec (MP3, AAC, OGG, OPUS, FLAC) and sort by votes, click count, bitrate or name. Click any column header to re-sort the current results.

External player fallback

No ffplay? No problem. The app auto-detects VLC and MPC-HC, or opens the stream URL in your browser. Works with any media player that can handle HTTP streams.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is X Radio Stream Finder?

X Radio Stream Finder is a free portable Windows application for browsing and playing internet radio stations. It searches the Radio Browser community database which contains over 35,000 active stations across every genre, country and language. You can play streams directly inside the app, save favourites to a personal playlist, and export or import M3U and PLS playlist files.

Does it require installation?

No. X Radio Stream Finder is a single portable .exe file. Download it, optionally place ffplay.exe in the same folder for the built-in player, and run it. No installer, no admin rights, no registry entries. Works on Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11.

What is ffplay.exe and do I need it?

ffplay.exe is the playback component of FFmpeg, which handles the actual audio decoding and streaming. It is optional - without it, clicking Play opens the stream URL in your default media player (VLC, Windows Media Player, etc.). With it, streams play directly inside X Radio Stream Finder in a seamless built-in player. ffplay.exe is included in every standard FFmpeg download.

How do I save my favourite stations?

Click the green "+ Add to My Stations" button in the station detail panel, or right-click any station in the search results. Saved stations appear in the My Stations tab where you can reorder them, remove them, or export the full list as an M3U8 playlist. Your stations are saved automatically to %APPDATA%\X-Radio-Stream-Finder\my_stations.json and persist across app restarts.

Can I use my existing radio playlists?

Yes. Click "Import M3U/PLS" in the My Stations tab toolbar to load any M3U, M3U8 or PLS playlist file. The app parses the stream URLs and station names and adds them to your My Stations list, skipping any duplicates that are already saved. This makes it easy to migrate playlists from VLC, Winamp, foobar2000 or any other player.

Where does the station data come from?

X Radio Stream Finder uses the Radio Browser API, a free and open community-maintained database of internet radio stations. The database contains over 35,000 active stations and is updated continuously. Station data includes name, country, language, genre tags, bitrate, codec and community vote count. No account or API key is required to use it.