Brennan Controller

A better UI for the Brennan B2/B3 — browse, search, play, rip, import and tag over its HTTP API.

Brennan Controller is an alternative screen for the Brennan B2 and B3 network music players. It runs in its own browser tab on your computer and talks to the Brennan on your home network. It is made by Realizer Labs, and is endorsed by Brennan. What is free - Browse your whole library by artist, album and track, with search, on a screen that fills the window and shrinks to a phone-style layout when narrow. - Play from the Brennan, or "Play here" to play a track through your computer's speakers. - See and play the playlists stored on the Brennan. - Rename tracks and albums and edit their details. - Import from a USB stick in the unit and rip a loaded CD (on units that support it). What needs a licence (a yearly licence covers up to three computers; the free features stay free) - Controller playlists: your own playlists, kept by the Controller, that follow you to every computer you register (optional sync). - Clean metadata: tidies stray text, punctuation, spacing, track numbers and capital letters across the whole library. You see "Is now" and "Will be" for every name before anything changes, and every rename can be undone. - Find duplicates: finds albums held twice and tracks held twice on one album, and you choose which to keep. - Album art: finds missing or stock covers and writes them to the Brennan, or you supply your own. Your music and listening stay between your computer and your Brennan. Nothing about your library is sent anywhere unless you use album art lookup or switch on optional playlist sync. A once-a-day check-in sends a random install number, the version and whether the install is registered. Setting up: install, open the Controller from the toolbar icon, and it looks for your Brennan on your home network. If it cannot find it, type the unit's address (shown on the Brennan's screen or in your router) in Settings. You need a Brennan B2 or B3 on the same network; without one the extension has nothing to show. The Brennan speaks plain http on your local network, so the Controller does too when it talks to the unit. Help, support and the privacy policy: realizerlabs.com/support, realizerlabs.com/privacy.