Spindle · About
A listening journal, not an inventory.
Spindle is built for the record you just dropped the needle on — not the one sitting on a spreadsheet waiting to be counted.
A note from the builder
Hi, I'm Mike.
I love how intentional vinyl is. You pick the record, drop the needle, sit with it for the whole side. I wanted a place to journal what came up while it played — the thoughts, the feelings, the small memories — and a way to actually know, at the end of the year, what I'd been listening to.
That's all Spindle is. I'm building it slowly, in the open, with the people in the Discord.
What Spindle is for
Spinning is the verb.
Most music apps are built around the catalog. Spindle is built around the play. Tap once when the needle drops, log a note if you want, and get back to listening.
Everything that comes after — stats, streaks, the journal, Challenges with other heads — is built on top of that single honest signal: this record, this moment, this listener.
What we believe
Four things, briefly.
Vinyl-first, not vinyl-only
We build for the format that asks you to sit down and flip a record. Spindle plays well with Last.fm and Discogs — it just doesn't try to be them.
Your collection, your data
The collection is yours. The notes are yours. Spins and journal entries export to CSV anytime, and nothing on your profile is public unless you flip the switch.
Slow, on purpose
No infinite feed. No algorithmic noise. Spindle is meant to be opened, used for thirty seconds, and closed — and to be quietly useful months later when you look back.
Built in the open
Shipped solo. Roadmap shaped by Discord. The people using it now are the same ones telling me what to build next.
Come spin with us.
Spindle launches on iOS and Android soon. Join the Discord to help shape what ships.