GOATY

Goatpath

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About this app

The perfect hiking app: it plays your MP3s, tracks your GPS data, and lets you record your thoughts as voice memos while you’re out hiking.

Goaty Pro – Feature Overview
🎵 Audio Player (Retro Style)

Skeuomorphic design: Realistic cassette look with tactile buttons, sliders, and rotary knobs.

Dynamic wear: Virtual tapes develop scratches and wear over time based on how often a track is played.

Audiobook optimization: Remembers the exact playback position per folder (“Folder Resume”).

Categorization: Automatically separates music and audiobooks on import.

Lockscreen integration: Full control via the phone’s lock screen, including cover art display.

Pitch control: Real-time playback speed adjustment (0.5x to 2.0x).

📍 GPS & Navigation

Background tracking: Records your route even when the app is closed or the phone is in your pocket.

Offline maps: Support for PMTiles (large map archives in the GB range) and local tile caching for no-signal areas.

GPX export: Recorded hikes and waypoints can be exported as standard GPX files.

Waypoint marking: Quickly save interesting locations during a hike.

Location search: Nominatim integration for searching addresses and places directly on the map.

🎙️ Voice Memos (“Ideas”)

Quick recording: Dedicated voice memo section with visual level meters.

Commenting: Add text comments to recordings afterward.

Batch management: Share, export (as .wav), or delete multiple memos at once.

Smart pausing: Music playback automatically pauses when recording or playing a memo.

🏔️ Special Modes

Hiker Mode: Outdoor-optimized interface with large displays for distance, pace, elevation gain, and live route preview.

Sleep Mode:

Dimmed night screen with time display.

Voice-activated extension: When the timer ends, speaking extends it by 5 minutes—no touch required.

SOS Emergency: Highly visible optical signal (flash) and acoustic Morse code for “S-O-S”.

🛠️ System & Personalization

Material skins: Switchable themes (Vintage Green, Classic Silver, Black Edition, Rose).

Shortcuts: Fully customizable keyboard shortcuts (for devices with physical keys or Bluetooth controllers).

Haptic feedback: Subtle vibrations when pressing buttons for a realistic feel.

File manager: Native Android/iOS file system integration for easy album and folder imports.