Rhythmbox
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An integrated music management application, originally inspired by Apple's iTunes.
Name | Rhythmbox |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3.0/5 2 ratings |
| Excerpt | An integrated music management application, originally inspired by Apple's iTunes. |
| Pros | |
| Cons | |
| Reviewed version | 2.90.1 (Ubuntu 11.10) |
| Player | |
| ReplayGain | Yes [plugin] options: pre-ampli and Radio/Album modes |
| Transitions | Yes option: length |
| Gapless | No |
| Equalizer | - 3rd party plugin (not easy to install) |
| Navigator | |
| Mode de navigation | Chained lists (Limited to Artist/Album OR Genre/Artist OR Genre/Artist/Album) |
| File | No |
| Cover Navigator | No |
| Local Library | |
| Multiple folders | - Yes, but not easy to manage. Use gconf-editor: apps > rhythmbox > library_locations |
| Watch folders | - Only new files |
| Statistics | playCounter, lastPlayed, added, rating |
| Playlists | |
| Playlists | Yes |
| Smart | Yes |
| Dynamic | - But when the queue is empty auto plays a file from the navigator (selected artist/album/genre) |
| Queue | Yes |
| Tags | |
| Editor | No Updates only database, not files. |
| id3 version | N/A |
| Auto tag tools | - With some plugins only |
| Scrobbler | |
| Last.fm | Yes plugin |
| Libre.fm | Yes plugin |
| Informations | |
| Lyrics | - ==> TBD !!! |
| Biography | Yes last.fm |
| Photos | No |
| Online sources | |
| Radio | Yes |
| Podcasts | Yes |
| Jamendo | Yes plugin |
| Magnatune | Yes plugin |
| Last.fm | Yes |
| Libre.fm | Yes |
| Others | |
| Other features | |
| Plugins | Yes Most features are plugins |
| Visualisations | No |
| Karaoke | No |
| Exclusive | Add. 3rd plugins exist. Check website. Not always easy to install. |
| Global shortcuts | ==> TBD !!! |
| Ubuntu (gnome) integration | Yes |
| Other systems | |
| Windows | No |
| macOS | No |
| Technical details | |
| License | GNU GPL |
| Programming language | C |
| Database | XML (~/.local/share/rhythmbox/rhythmdb.xml) |
| Static Playlists | |
| Dynamic Playlists | |
| Smart Playlists | |
| Audio Engine | gstreamer |
| id3 library | N/A |
| Distribution | |
| Ubuntu software-center | Yes |
| Ubuntu one-click install | apt://rhythmbox |
| External Information | |
| Website | gnome.org/... |
| Wikipedia | wikipedia.org/... |
| Ubuntu-fr | ubuntu-fr.org/... |
User reviews and comments
Good music player with all basic features. Easy to use. Good choice for those who do not need advanced features such as tag writing. 3rd party plugins are not always easy to install.