Desktop App (macOS/Windows) for "Connected Speakers"

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I have been working with the B&O Mozart API to control my Beolab 8 speakers from my computer. At first just out of interest, then to have an additional control point. It is more convenient to change volume/source or skip a track from my desktop PC than pulling out the phone every time.

The app is not a replacement for the B&O app, but plays in sync with all the connected remotes. Plus, it has a few extra features. Most notably an internet radio ad blocker, that mutes the speakers during ads. And the option to play any audio stream: exotic radios, podcasts, or files from the local PC, simply by drag & drop.

Version 1.5 supports both the current Mozart platform and legacy ASE streaming products:

Beoconnect Core, Beolab 8, Beolab 28, Beolab 50, Beolab 90, Beoplay A6, Beoplay M3, Beoplay M5, Beosound 1, Beosound 2, Beosound 35, Beosound A5, Beosound A9, Beosound Balance, Beosound Core, Beosound Edge, Beosound Emerge, Beosound Essence (2nd generation), Beosound Level, Beosound Moment, Beosound Premiere, Beosound Shape and Beosound Theatre.  

Last update:

November 9, 2026

Last version:

1.5.8

Update Notes:

Version 1.5 works with Mozart and ASE devices, supports multi-room playback and has improved handling of Tidal/Tidal Connect. v1.5.8 adds user interface localization for English, German and French.

Windows (Microsoft App Store):

https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9p1r7cq4zf58

macOS (Apple App Store):

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/audaryn-for-bang-and-olufsen/id6789884229

Location: Salzburg/Austria

Update Version 1.5.8: User interface localization for English, German and French.

The Windows version in the Microsoft store is up-to-date already, Apple updates usually take longer and may be delayed by a few days, or sometimes even weeks.

Location: Salzburg/Austria

Thanks for your work!


Installed it today and I am surprised how fast it is compared to the official Bang & Olufsen applicaction on Android Tablets/Phones.


Would be nice if it could be downloaded outside of the Microsoft app store, too.


"stream from" doesn't work at my computer (Win 11). I guess because I don't use things like spotify etc.!?

"home media" doesn't work on any tested speaker. Is this on the ToDo list in the future?


Thank you for your feedback!

The app is about 2-3 times faster than the B&O app, depending on how many speakers are in your network. A direct comparison is only possible on the same device such as an iPad. It runs on iOS as well (at least on my own gear), but is not available in the Apple app store (yet). Keep in mind that the B&O app does a lot more: it works with Bluetooth to connect new speakers and control headphones, it communicates with the B&O servers and it monitors all invited speakers in the network permanently. That's is a lot of overhead. This app, on the other hand, is extra lightweight and monitors only what it really needs to.


"stream from" doesn't work at my computer (Win 11).


Please try the URL in your web browser first. Does the web browser display an empty page with a playback control, audio playing? If yes, it should work on all Mozart speakers. For ASE devices, it depends on the source. Some addresses might be a link to a playlist, which some ASE devices do not recognize. You could try a direct URL for internet radio from radio-browser.info. They are usually up-to-date and work.


"home media" doesn't work on any tested speaker.


The "HomeMedia" entry appears and is active in the source list, when the device is still holding a DLNA playback queue. The button simply switches the speaker back to the HomeMedia source and this should cause the speaker to resume the - still cached - playback queue. A practical example is: you have started a DLNA playlist in the B&O app, the speakers play. At the full hour, you switch to radio for the news. After that, you want to continue DLNA playback where you left off. There is no function in the B&O app to do this, you have to start all over. The HomeMedia button simply resumes the playlist.

Browse and search local DLNA servers is on the wish list for the future. Also playlist management and Tidal and Spotify integration.


Location: Salzburg/Austria

Great job. May I suggest thought hat the font size on preferences is much too small though.


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