PulseNet Player is a sci-fi framed YouTube overlay that can live at the edge of your screen. A full broadcast network, one keypress away. Gaming, working, or just listening. The 'Verse always has a soundtrack, and now so does your desktop.
Open Beta. We're looking for testers to help shape the final release. Try it, break it, and tell us what to improve.
Want to contribute music to the network, or just hang out with the community? Join us on Discord. Prefer listening outside the overlay? Every station lives on our YouTube channel.
Nineteen stations. Every genre. Every mood. Every shift.
PulseNet is the entertainment division of The Exelus Corporation and one of the most recognizable entertainment networks in the United Empire of Earth. Founded in 2905, the network has spent over five decades delivering music, visual media, and cultural storytelling across human space.
From a luxury apartment on Terra to a refueling station in Pyro, from a cargo hauler drifting between jump points to a listening post on the frontier, PulseNet broadcasts through an extensive web of comm relays, spectrum channels, and localized nodes. Nineteen stations. Every genre. Every shift.
"The 'Verse always has a soundtrack."
Calm, sharp, and extremely organized, Talia Ardyn runs the day-to-day operations of the entire broadcast network. She coordinates schedules, approves programming, supervises PulseVision, and ensures every signal leaving a PulseNet relay meets the highest corporate standards. Artists respect her because she understands creative work. Executives respect her because she understands business. Under her, deadlines do not slip, and neither do weak ideas.
Eighteen stations. Eighteen DJs. Eighteen signals shaping the culture of the Empire.
The discovery station of PulseNet, built around identity over popularity. A former underground guitarist turned curator, Eon Lark spotlights experimental, indie, and atmospheric artists before they hit the mainstream.
The cultural bridge of the network, blending Old Earth traditions with modern production across the 'Verse. Amara Kade grew up with a family of cultural archivists and uses that perspective to connect every track to its origin.
Long-form soundscapes for deep-space travel, research outposts, and the quiet hours. Sera Nyx rarely speaks, and her broadcasts are known for seamless transitions and layered, evolving atmosphere.
The discovery engine for first-release tracks and community submissions through the Citizen Creator Program. Juno Mirai treats every broadcast like a showcase, giving new artists their first taste of Empire-wide reach.
Raw, authentic hip-hop from transit lanes, industrial sectors, and underground cyphers. Vector Halden built his name hosting sessions in ArcCorp cargo bays and now runs FlowState like a live show across the Empire.
Military bands, orchestral marches, and commemorative compositions tied to the traditions of UEE service. Rourke served decades in the Navy before broadcasting, and he treats every piece with the respect it deserves.
Real-time performance coverage from arenas on Terra to intimate station sets on the frontier. Renna Vale doesn't perform, she amplifies. She holds the moment without interrupting it.
Heavy music for shipyards, salvage fields, and security patrols. Viktor Halden broadcasts from a retrofitted mining rig, capturing raw sets in the very places the music was built for.
The sound of nightlife across the core systems: house, techno, synthwave, and high-tempo club tracks. Orion Vale debuts releases before they hit Spectrum Beats and regularly hosts live broadcasts from zero-gravity clubs.
Restored Old Earth music and early UEE recordings, curated through PulseNet's Cultural Preservation Initiative. Elias Varn is a cultural archivist who presents every track like the artifact it is.
Soundtracks, documentary scores, and cinematic compositions built to carry narrative without visuals. Ren Blackfeather is a former sound designer who curates each segment like a scene.
Tight, loop-driven sets for racing pilots, courier runs, and sustained focus. A former pro racer, Kade Renn reads a race the way others read a tracklist.
Old Earth classical works alongside modern compositions inspired by life among the stars. A former conductor, Aria Solenne interprets each piece with clarity and never overpowers the music.
The flagship station and the largest audience channel, fed constantly by PulseSync listening data from across systems. Cassian Vire is the voice of what's trending and the default soundtrack of most public spaces.
Smooth jazz, downtempo, and slowwave for liners, observation decks, and quiet hours. Liora Venn built her career performing in small jazz venues and curates every set like a live room.
Music, live call-ins, and real-time transmissions from the spacelanes. A former trade pilot, Luca Bardan takes messages from across the Empire and turns them into shared stories for anyone running long.
Loop-driven industrial rhythm for fabrication bays, refineries, and precision work. Marik Thorne is a former systems engineer who treats sound like a tool, not a performance.
Country, acoustic folk, and spacer ballads for long hauls and lonely systems. After years flying cargo through under-charted routes, Dustline broadcasts stories that feel earned because they are.
A focused media overlay. Pick a station, press your hotkey, fly. PulseNet stays out of the way until you need it.
Electronic, classical, industrial, hip-hop, country, ambient, live performances, and more. A full broadcast network built for the 'Verse.
Press F9 to show or hide the overlay without touching the mouse. Change the hotkey to any combo from the Settings panel.
Transparent, always-on-top window styled to fit the Star Citizen aesthetic. Drag it anywhere. Resize from 20% to 100%.
Hover over any station button to preview its cover art live in the video window before you commit to a switch.
Lock the overlay in place to prevent accidental repositioning mid-flight. Unlock any time from the Settings panel.
The window remembers exactly where you left it. Every session picks up where the last one ended.
Fade the overlay to any level without losing click-through or button interactivity. Set it and forget it.
The scroll wheel is only consumed when your cursor is directly over the overlay. Zero impact on your game controls.
Runs quietly in the background. Right-click the tray icon to toggle the overlay or exit at any time.
No installer, no configuration wizard. Download, run, press F9.
Download PulseNet-Player.exe and run it. No installation required. WebView2 is pre-installed on Windows 11.
Drag the sci-fi frame to where it suits your setup. Resize and adjust opacity from the Settings panel.
Start Star Citizen. PulseNet sits in the system tray, waiting.
The overlay appears. Pick a station from the buttons on either side of the frame.
Overlay hides. Music keeps playing. You never stopped flying.
All settings are accessible from the in-overlay Settings panel. Stored in %APPDATA%\pulsenet-radio\settings.json.
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ToggleHotkey | F9 | Key combination to show and hide the overlay. |
| WindowOpacity | 100% | Overlay transparency. Adjustable from 20% to 100%. |
| WindowScale | 100% | Overlay size. Scale from 20% to 100% of the full frame. Window resizes with content. |
| WindowLeft / WindowTop | Centred | Last known position. Restored on next launch. Defaults to screen centre on first run. |
| DragLocked | false | Prevents the overlay from being repositioned by dragging. Toggle from the Settings panel. |
| YoutubeChannelId | UCIMaIJsfJEMi5yJIe5nAb0g | The PulseNet YouTube channel. Used to build the uploads playlist ID automatically. |