Find today’s path
Start with Today in Dead or browse by song now; release 1.2 adds the shared Live Guide prepared for each date.
Free on iPhone and iPadFind the show.
Find the show.
Choose the tape.
Press play.
LiveVault turns Grateful Dead recordings from the Internet Archive into a listening app built for the ritual: dates, songs, sources, full shows, and the trail you want to keep.
No account to browse or stream in 1.1Live Guide planned for 1.2My Trip planned for 1.2
The App Store currently serves version 1.1. The feature demos below preview release 1.2.
From rabbit hole to first note
A better front door to the live Archive.
The collection is enormous. The listening decision should feel simple.
Choose the recording
Inspect the available SBD, AUD, and MTX labels with ratings, reviews, and download signals.
Make it your trip
Play the full show and keep your place now; release 1.2 adds the My Trip listening-history view.
Source-aware by design
The date is only half the decision.
One show can have many recordings. LiveVault puts the available source metadata in one place so you can select a tape and then start the show—without pretending there is one universal “best.”
- Up to ten same-date recordings surfaced at once
- SBD, AUD, and MTX labels stay visible
- Ratings, reviews, download counts, and setlist context
Release 1.2 preview · Your listening trail
See where the music has taken you.
My Trip turns the listening activity attached to your LiveVault account into a living profile— the shows and songs you have heard, the years and venues you have explored, and the milestones you have reached.
- Shakedown Stats at a glance
- The Golden Road venue map
- Years, months, top songs, and listening milestones
My Trip is planned for release 1.2. It will require sign-in and reflect the activity attached to your LiveVault account.
A song across the years
Pick the performance, not just the title.
The song browser gives every title a path into its Archive versions. Sort the performances, choose a specific recording, open the show, and keep listening in the full player.
31 years of shows4 version sortsFull-show context
Today in Dead · Release 1.2 preview
Let the calendar choose the first door.
Start with every show performed on this month and day. Release 1.2 adds the shared Live Guide episode prepared for today, giving each listen another place to begin.
See how Today in Dead works →Live Guide · Release 1.2 preview
A daily guided listen—grounded in the recordings.
Live Guide is one shared, pre-rendered episode for each date. It alternates grounded narration with selected Archive-hosted recordings in a visible timeline. Every entitled listener gets the same episode; it is not personalized or generated when you open the app.
Prepared before you open itVisible music and narration timelineOriginal recordings remain unchanged
Live Guide is planned for release 1.2 and will require sign-in and LiveVault Pro. Pro pays for the Guide layer around free Archive playback—not access to the recordings.
Straight answers
About the app, the Archive, and LiveVault Pro.
Still need help? Open a support request.
Is LiveVault free?
Yes. The currently published iPhone and iPad app lets you browse and stream Grateful Dead recordings hosted by the Internet Archive for free. LiveVault Pro and its optional Live Guide layer are planned for release 1.2; Pro will not gate access to the tapes.
Where does the music come from?
LiveVault plays recordings hosted by the Internet Archive. LiveVault does not host, rip, remaster, or sell those recordings. Each recording remains subject to the Archive and uploader’s terms.
What do SBD, AUD, and MTX mean?
They describe common recording-source types: soundboard, audience, and matrix. LiveVault shows available source metadata, ratings, reviews, and download counts so you can choose a recording before you play it.
Can I listen offline?
Yes. The iOS app supports full-show downloads for offline playback. Offline audio files stay on the device where you downloaded them.
Do I need an account?
No account is required to browse and stream. My Trip and Live Guide are release 1.2 previews; when published, both will require sign-in and Live Guide will also require LiveVault Pro.
What is the Live Guide?
Planned for release 1.2, the Live Guide is one shared, pre-rendered episode for each calendar date. It alternates grounded narration with selected Archive-hosted recordings in a visible timeline. Every entitled listener gets the same episode; it is not personalized or generated when the app opens. Live Guide will require sign-in and LiveVault Pro.
What is My Trip?
Planned for release 1.2, My Trip turns the listening activity attached to your LiveVault account into a personal trail across shows, songs, years, venues, calendar coverage, and milestones. It will require sign-in.
Is LiveVault official?
No. LiveVault is an independent, unofficial third-party app. It is not affiliated with Grateful Dead Productions, Rhino, nugs.net, or the Internet Archive.
Is Android available?
Not yet. LiveVault is available now for iPhone and iPad; Android is coming soon.
Your next show is already in the ArchiveFind it in LiveVault.
Version 1.1 is free on iPhone and iPad. Release 1.2 and Android are coming soon.
Download free on theApp Store