Exaile is a
cross-platform
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free and open-source
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audio player,
tag editor and library organizer. It was originally conceived to be similar in style and functions to
KDE
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's
Amarok 1.4, but uses the
GTK
GTK (formerly GIMP ToolKit and GTK+) is a free software cross-platform widget toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces (GUIs). It is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License, allowing both Free software, free and ...
widget toolkit
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rather than
Qt. It is written in
Python and utilizes the
GStreamer media framework.
Exaile incorporates many features from Amarok (and other media players) like automatic fetching of album art, handling of large libraries, lyrics fetching,
Last.fm support, advanced tag editing, and optional iPod and MSC device support via plugins.
Compared to typical music players, Exaile is able to handle large music libraries without requiring a massive importing of all music files into its own organizational structure. To facilitate this, Exaile allows users to organize their music library in a wide variety of ways, such as by tags, group tags, smart playlists, genre, storage location, and more.
In addition, Exaile supports plugins that provide features such as
ReplayGain
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support, an equalizer with presets,
previewing tracks via a secondary soundcard, and
Moodbar integration.
See also
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Quod Libet
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References
;Notes
Review: Exaile Makes Playing Music Simple and Stress-Free by LinuxInsider.com
Review: Exaile Media Player by linux.com (archive)
External links
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Exaile documentation
2009 software
Free audio software
Free media players
Linux media players
IPod software
Jukebox-style media players
Free software programmed in Python
Software that uses PyGObject
Software that uses GStreamer
Audio player software that uses GTK
Applications using D-Bus
Cross-platform free software
Tag editors for Linux
Software using the GNU General Public License
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