Like Firefox, it is built from Mozilla, cross-platform and open source.
Feaures of Songbird 1.4.0 :
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Play Anything: MP3, AAC, OGG, FLAC, WMA, and more. Can you teach Songbird to sing?
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Pick Feathers: Choose from the two included themes: Rubberducky or Dove. You can even make one yourself.
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Control the Flow:
Play, Pause, Previous, Next, Volume, Mute, Seek, Three Repeat Modes, and Shuffle.
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Multi-Task: Quickly switch between tasks using the buttons to the right of the dashboard display.
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Organize Your Library: Filter your collection by Genre, Artist, Album, and Song or Search-As-You-Type.
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Scan Your Computer for Music: Songbird will find your music and add it to your collection for you.
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Super Slim Mini-Mode: Use the mini-mode for basic controls while keeping Songbird out of the way.
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Multi-Language Support: Songbird comes in 39 languages. Be a localizer and see Songbird in your language!
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Build Custom Mixes: Drag-and-drop songs from the Library or another playlist to create your own custom mixes.
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Make Smart Mixes: Criteria-based playlists that are always up-to-date with your current collection.
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Dynamic Mixes: Get mixes from the Internet and stay up-to-date with the latest updates, downloads, and casts.
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Play In Place: Songbird plays MP3s without leaving the page.
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Play the Web: Play web pages as playlists and view any web page as a playlist.
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Set Music Watch Folders: Tell Songbird to watch a folder for new music and it will automatically add new tracks to your collection
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Integrated Web Search: Search the web from the context of your collection or tell Songbird to search on the currently playing track.
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Cross-Platform: Runs on Mac OS X, Linux and Windows.
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Songbird Extensions: Coming soon! Have an idea for an extension?
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CD Import and Burn: Coming soon!
Changes in Songbird 1.4.0 beta 2 :
- See full list of changes
here
• Songbird 1.3.0
New Features :
• MSC (Mass Storage Class) Support (Windows only)
Songbird now includes basic support for managing music on MSC devices. This functionality is currently only available on Windows.
• XULRunner Localization
All of the UI elements that Songbird inherits directly from XULRunner will display in the correct localized translation when a translation is available.
• Metadata Editing for WMA and AAC
Songbird now supports metadata editing for WMA and AAC files.
- See full list of changes
here
