Audio - Players (30)

Nice little player. The website has a page with plugins, but it's slightly misleading. The "Qmmp Plugin Pack" download directs to the player itself, and the others require building from source/installed dependencies.

Why do we another music player and that too which looks like WinAMP?

@Realist, I believe the more we have the better they will all get or they go away, after all competition makes the world go round. I would agree if all are the exact same then it is a waste, but coders usually try and add something more useful that the last version doesn't have. Just my thoughts. :)
MIKLO

New options in 1.4:
1) Video -> Movie thumbnails
2) Info -> Movie info

v1.97 just happens to be a download size of 197kb :)

To reply to my previous comment, v1.98 just so happens to have a download size of 198kb :)

version 2 is out, 199kb setup file, unzip & enjoy a great portable minimal player <3

MusicBee has been my music player for well over a decade - ever since the other one stopped whipping the llama’s ass!

I like this player a lot. I love that it can be setup to use relative paths for the music folder (I had to edit the config file for this). My only gripe so far is that it will not read the coverart from the ID3 tags... it only looks at the art in the folders.

Now at version 5.0.1

I agree with User2100. This is a very fast launching player with a very small footprint, but the lack of a time slider is a big issue.

Now at version 1.0.37

Thanks AndTheWolf. Updated!

Great player! Thanx for sharing....

smaragdus REALLY? wow I didn't realize that looks over substance was so important to sum people. Now I'm curious what others think about the "looks" of V4 or if most just don't care like me, please don't misunderstand I understand how you feel its just foreign 2me is all I'm saying. Of course if V3 suits your needs then by all means that's the correct version for you to use, no matter what I or others think. Enjoy.:)
MIKLO

Is it possible to disable the ID3v1 tagging? It's messing up the grouping of my mp3 files when i import them in the library.

@smaragdus Thanks. I downloaded it. BTW, XMPlay archives older versions here: https://support.xmplay.com/files.php?id=20

The problem seems to be related to plugins. It's working now. See post at un4seen forums here:
http://www.un4seen.com/forum/?topic=16287.0

There's a v3.8.2.3 available.
See: http://www.un4seen.com/

I used to use WinAmp (over the years became bloated and tool forever to load), then tried Cool Player (good, but not enough features for me). XM Player is the perfect balance - super fast, reliable (so far), flexible, and customizable. J.U.S.T. Perfect!

I agree with Woko in the sense that a menu of loaded platlist with the possibility to load and unload play lists to the menu do not exist. This is a very important item I hope there will be fixed in nexts updates. Great program!
By the way: how to upload skins?

Dekibulle beta v3.33b available at http://dekibulle.free.fr/index.php?u=beta&lang=en ...

It doesn't work with files with unicode characters.

@vevy i know...problem is the "l" version was posted on the sites "guestbook" by the developer literally week or two when the development stopped, was searching for that version ever since till i found it by chance on on old backup i had

@dtoxic: Weird, I tested the version you offered for download; which I re-did just now and found out you're right, yours is in fact v1.04l... Sorry. Posting mirrors soon to the forum topic, if you don't mind.

@Midas no worries

@two who are you to call @Realist a troll ? WTF seems a person that flames is a troll, IMHO he was just giving his take on the software review, which I happen to agree with, so am I also a "TROLL"? Sound=music is a very subjective matter which I have heard being discussed since the "4 track" days, as the saying goes one mans junk is another mans gold... at least that's the saying. Try and lighten up on the name calling as it serves no useful purpose here.
MIKLO

Resonic now sports a nag-screen:
https://s20.postimg.org/ds7zizn65/Resonic_0.8.7.1521_Beta_-_2017-04-19_-_nag_-_001.png

I was looking for a player with this kind of track visualisation (foobar+addon can do it too, but just isn't great as a directory player). It's very useful if you have many recordings and looking to find certain events within them. I'd consider buying pro, but the price is quite a bit too steep for an audio player. It's more expensive than Reaper, or Renoise, and those are full fledged DAWs. I'd suggest getting ocenaudio for anyone that wants some extra functionality after finding the right audioclip with the free version of this. It's a nice combo.

64 bit "test" version available: http://vinylsoft.com/download/winyl_portable_x64_test.zip I have not had any problems with it.

Somehow difficult to find new skins for Winyl - I ended up mixing some:
https://www.deviantart.com/zorro72/art/ZorroDark-769399980
https://www.deviantart.com/zorro72/art/ZEnlight2-769402293
https://www.deviantart.com/zorro72/art/ZEnlight-769401394
https://www.deviantart.com/zorro72/art/ZEnlight3-769403036

Nera skin from deviantart.com, modified - large print: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KtLN9Kw9RxdLtMzcET7j3HeOCz9HtgNf Easier reading info, and some other modifications.

By the author of Ubiquitous Player:

I've decided to stop updating this program. In 3 years I received exactly zero feedback on it, so I guess no one really uses it.

Thanks.

So ... is this program being actively developed again now?

WOW this is still being updated I'm surprised but anytime someone is willing to improve their software 4me its a good thing. I used this some time back it does a lot of things but to me is just way to busy although it did work well when I used. :)
MIKLO

The Ars Technica article posted by smaragdus above is great reading. Thanks. I was once an eager user of the free Winamp, so I have signed the petition...

Official 5.8 Beta Build 3660 available

For Winamp fans and folks I personally recommend - http://www.mywinamp.com

@smaragdus

Thanks. :)

Fosshub links are fixed.

Thanks. Ok, two problems for me with the software.

1. There is no sound at all. No problems with all other players on my comp, but this one no sound at all.

2. If I add a folder of MP3 files it adds the files ok, but if I use the option to add a file, the interface flickers and does nothing. I try again, flickers, then after a few seconds crashes.

I`m on Win 10 64Bit.

Unfortunately, the developer does not offer any evaluation copy where you can try the feature before buying. And I already had a bad experience with a paid program that turned out to be an alpha version full of bugs
Anyway, I don't know why it is marked as freeware. Even the simple download is activated only after payment, which is very suspicious.

Softpedia download mirror: https://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Audio-Players/Mcool.shtml

This is 'THE' best media player that i've found yet. I'm so impressed with it that i've just made a donation.

I'd recommend it, in fact, I 'DO' Recommend it!.

v1.5.160 (2016-02-09) released !

The software hasn’t been updated since Feb 2016, which may account for this attractive player not enjoying the popularity it deserves.
Sound quality is good.
The reason I chose it is because its default skin is elegant, functional and space-sparing, with large buttons and the playlist attached below the player without non-essential additions.
You can easily create playlists (drag-and-drop supported) and change the order of their contents to whatever you like. For portability, save the playlist M3U8 files in the player’s folder.
Memory usage is less than 10 MB, quite negligible for any modern system.
The player places a lot of emphasis on being skinnable, if the user takes the trouble, which I didn’t see the need for.
The hot keys are the player’s main weakness. The default ones are not user-friendly. You can assign your own, but as they (oddly) also have effect when the player is in the background, if you type on another app while listening to music, it may interfere.

A very nice player, I use it often.

Very Good Audio Player
with a great potential to futures updates
I would like to see tabbed playlists
and Equalizer in futures updates

Great player and one of my favourites. Nice and easy to use.

Additional note: the program appears to freeze when asked to scan directories with more than around 100 gigs of music.

I was one of the many people begging for Songbird Portable back when it was just a "hatchling". I believe it took 1-2 years before an official portable version was made -- by that time Foobar2000 became my inseparable best mate. Sure Songbird is the new kid on the block and Speed, memory and no itunes support will probably be it's Achilles heal, but it has a lot of potential through add-ons and it's web support.

As I dislike PA.com launchers myself, I went looking around for alternatives and found SongChick (for more info, see http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=60297#p60297).

Very good Software, with only 809 KB and beautiful skins.
User interface that reminiscents orthodox two-panel file manager,
Support for adding folder with it's subfolders, navigate your file system and manage play list.
Support for popular audio formats, and portable.
I Would like to see in futures updates, the possibility to see the Album Art of the file.

I really like the UI. Also lots of options in settings.

Not stealth: %TEMP%\$$$$$_Looper_temp

See Spews

@ misan: If you klick on the little "?"-icon behind "Stealth" ...

What makes an application "stealth"?

For the purpose for this website, "stealth" means when an application is launched, used and terminated properly, it does not leave behind any entries in the registry or filesystem. Certain exceptions are permitted. For example, registry entries that are created/updated by Windows for the application (eg. MRU entries for dialog boxes, DirectX entries for DirectX-based apps), or temp files created in the official "Temp" folders are not taken into consideration. Note: "Stealth" does not mean non-traceability! In fact, it is quite unlikely you can hide your activities on a Windows machine from a capable system administrator.

@cdj59: check your settings and/or your browser. I just downloaded 'Spider_Player_2.5.3.zip' from Softpedia without any request to install any "download manager" (which I would never do, BTW).

My mistake midas
tho that pop up to download can be misleading
as, the mirror sites do look as if theyre blanked out
and the trouble downloading part where it says try idm
is kinda highlighted so perhaps you can see where i got
it wrong; full respect to you btw, but like i said, ive
used that site b4 granted not recently, till i used said
link and that; advert for the download mng isnt what im
used to seeing but my mistake, so apologies to you but
granted in error i merely offered an alternative + some
advice on dlls which even if downloaded from the archived site
gave me problems recieving some radio streams so just trying
to be helpful not critical by any means. respect to you

I could not download the app from the wayback machine. However Softpedia has en entry for the Portable Spider Player v.2.5.3
https://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Multimedia/Audio/Portable-Spider-Player.shtml

good player but i have not found how global hotkeys can be changed
using 1by1, thanks r4

Couldn't find server

@Garry: The official website (kimero.com.ar/soprano) has been down for some time, but the file is still available here:
http://www.pendriveapps.com/soprano-minimalist-audio-player/
http://www.netzwelt.de/software-download/11207-soprano.html

fixed the DL link

links broken

M3 alternative download link:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Audio-Players/M3.shtml#download

Really I love this small, simple and nice player. Without unnecessary additions; without squandering resources (very important if you do not have a powerful machine or you need to run many programs at once)
I think it player does not need anything else, is perfect.

this software needs some bug-fixes.. sometimes when i close the apps the songs won't stop.

I love this player so much. The only prob I have is I can't remove a bunch of songs at once. I have to delete them one by one. Not even dragging works. I switch different bands frequently so it's really a pain in the ass if I want to remove 100 bands in the list and throw another set of bands. Overall, this player still rocks.

coolplayer is OK, but the first thing i notice is you cannot set the volume relative to everything else... its volume control sets the system vol. BAD.

bowser17, you can change that in the options :)

Tried CoolPlayer, but go back to XMPlayer as CoolPlayer does not support Unicode.

Found it here:
http://bellsouthpwp2.net/b/o/bobad/microwav.htm

Download:
http://bellsouthpwp2.net/b/o/bobad/MicroWav.zip

Crashes on Win7 x64

Found a working download link to replace the defunct original
(RIP: bellsouthpwp2.net/b/o/bobad/MicroWav.zip)

http://www.computerworld.pl/ftp/pobierz/pc/13283.html
Click "Pobierzprogram" button to download

Tested on WinXP - Microwav.exe incredible diminutive size: 3,072 Bytes !
License: Beerware (I kid you not..;-)

CLI usage: C:\>microwav mytune.wav

Beats even my former all-time midget champ Gplay.exe (4,608 Bytes)
https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=75125#p75125