I’m sure many of you will already have seen this stunning new music app by Bloom.io. Planetary, in a nutshell, visualises your iTunes library as a star map, a far cry from the long dull lists you normally have to scroll through.
 

Each letter of the alphabet is initially represented, but as you delve deeper you’ll see artists represented by stars and albums represented by planets and songs represented by moons or satellites. A lot of attention has been paid to detail here, with the size of the orbit of each song corresponding to the run time. It’s a delight to play with, and would look simply stunning projects onto a wall.

Planetary is the latest in a long line of apps that have been using various visualisation methods to overhaul standard, basic tasks (One of the most intriguing being Stephen Fry’s book designed by Stefanie Posavec.) Planetary however, in my opinion, is one of the few that does it with great success. And although it may not be the easiest way to find your favourite track, you’ll definitely still have fun doing it.

You can download absolutely free here