Windows and Mac

Download Cinch for Windows or Mac

Both installers are the current builds. Pick the one that matches the machine in front of you.

Both trials are free and ask for no email and no account. The installers open from cinchsolution.com, where we host the packages.

Before you install

Three checks that save you a wasted recording

Most reports of a silent or unusable file trace back to one of these three, not to the audio itself.

  1. 01

    Check your system

    Match the system and processor on your card above against About This Mac or Settings › System. Windows and Mac are separate builds, not one installer for both.

  2. 02

    Run the installer

    Open the package and follow the setup steps. Keep a connection available: activation and song recognition both need to reach a matching service.

  3. 03

    Make a short test recording

    Play something familiar, record 30 seconds, then check the file, its tags and where it landed. Do this before a two-hour session, not after. The preflight checklist covers the rest.

Release notes

What changed in the last few builds

The most recent releases for each platform. Full version history is in the Windows and Mac changelogs below.

v1.5.4.9Sep 12

Recognition and metadata reliability update.

  • Improved song recognition accuracy for more reliable matches.
  • Refreshed the metadata and cover sources used when identifying tracks.
  • Fixed bugs and improved overall stability.
v1.5.4.8Sep 07

Cover and lyrics matching update.

  • Improved cover art matching for recognized songs.
  • Refined how lyrics and song details are fetched and saved.
  • Fixed bugs.
v1.5.4.7Sep 05

Recording quality and recognition update.

  • Tuned capture quality for cleaner recorded audio.
  • Improved recognition success rate across more playback sources.
  • Fixed bugs and stability issues.
v1.1.7Jun 04

Automatic update checks and stability update.

  • Added automatic update checks with a clearer in-app update experience.
  • Fixed several bugs and improved overall stability.
v1.1.6May 20

Library and metadata reliability update.

  • Improved song recognition accuracy and metadata matching.
  • Refined Library editing, cover art, and lyrics handling.
  • Fixed bugs.
v1.1.5May 06

Playback and export update.

  • Added more export format options and improved in-app playback.
  • Improved silence detection and automatic track splitting.
  • Fixed bugs.