When I switched from Windows to Mac to learn code, I missed using the audio player I had. It was a small app called Billy (https://www.sheepfriends.com/index-page=billy.html), and it was this freeware audio player that honestly didn't do much other than the basics.
Anyway, now that I'm on a Mac I use something called Vox (https://vox.rocks/), but am curious what you all use!
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So there was Billy, which was all I really needed. I liked that it was lightweight and just worked. Never crashed and didn't have a bloated UI -- probably brutalist by today's standards.
Now I use Vox since I refuse to use iTunes. I'm not a huge music person though and I'm just too lazy to upgrade (unless someone suggests a better one 😁).
Oh, and on my Android phone I use Google Play Music, and used to use Poweramp. It was a bit buggy on my phone though so I just went with the stock app.
I'm a big fan of Winamp.
I never got into Winamp; what do you like about it?
It's lightweight (well compared to iTunes at least), I like the variety of themes, and it holds a special place in my heart because it's the first software I ever used for playing music (back in the Napster days when I was in middle school) ... I also quite dig the minimalistic, old school look of it sans theming.
VLC or Quicktime for opening 1-off files.
I use Spotify or a browser-based player (Hype Machine, YouTube, etc) about 99% of the time, though.
Until Google pries it from my hands, I'll continue using Google Play Music - I just love it so much and am not looking forward to the swap to Youtube Music.
They integrated Google Play Music with Maps recently too which is a nice plus!
I use Qobuz for streaming, and Vox for, well, streaming, from Vox Cloud. Spotify for things that either aren't on Qobuz, but this is rare.
I remember using Poweramp back in the Android and mp3 days. Man, it was so weird, it was the only decent player that didn't add any gaps.
Exactly! I think Poweramp has continued development but it doesn't work well on my latest phone (Motorola Moto G), which is a shame.
I think today local file players are a niché, thank to streaming services like Spotify. 10 years back I remember Foobar 2000, Winamp and all these players that could play my collection. Couple of years ago, when I was trying to rekindle my love for some Polish band and listen to their music from a hard drive, I couldn't find a decent player for Mac (Vox is okay, but I found it late).
Also, fun fact: I remember Winamp being the music player. Now it's discontinued for years.
Yes, Winamp was leader of the pack back in the day. I think it is still alive though? winamp.com
I had the old info, Winamp was acquired by some other company and is, in fact, alive. Sorry for misinformation.
I don't have any music/audio files anymore on any of my devices, I started using Spotify (premium) 3-4 years ago and never looked back. I really like that it continues playing in the same genre/style after the playlist or song has finished and the weekly album with suggestions based on what I have listened before.
I generally use VLC (videolan.org/vlc/). In short:
+1
Rythmbox on Ubuntu 😍
Rhythmbox@Linux and Music@macOS using daap to access my music library served with forked-daapd
I use Spotify 90% of the time. VLC really works well for local files though