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Oh man, how do I wish a foobar that runs natively on Linux :(

by pelario 6y ago

raffraffraff 6y ago
It pains me to say it, but music apps on Linux are abysmal. The last one that wasn't completely crap was Amazon 1.4.
- gdrift 6y ago
  MPD on linux + Android MPD client as the the GUI works well for me.
- jraph 6y ago
  Clementine [1] is pretty cool. It does everything I need: - cross-fading between songs - a real queue that is separate from the playlist so you can program what plays next and in which order easily (CTRL+D to add / remove, and a advanced window can show the queue) - a remote control with an Android app - stop after this song - a giant search / filter bar. It does not has to have the focus to start searching, just type when Clementine is the active window - MPRIS integration (obviously) - several playlists open at the same time - the mood bar It also has: - tag editing - integration with many online services - a library handling that does not get in the way but full-featured anyway - support for removable media It's awesome. It could use some pretty some improvement for its look, but it is pretty decent and does the job. It's a fork and a continuation of Amarok 1.4. [1] https://clementine-player.org/ https://clementine-player.org/
  - aojdwhsd 6y ago
    I really like Strawberry [1], a fork of Clementine. "It is a fork of Clementine released in 2018 aimed at music collectors and audiophiles." [1] https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry
  - notyourwork 6y ago
    +1 When I ran linux everywhere, Clementine was my goto player. This was over 5 years ago, I'm sure its only gotten better.
    - psychometry 6y ago
      According to their website, the most recent release is from 2016.
      - jraph 6y ago
        Distributions actually ship more recent versions from the git repository. I'm currently running a release tagged as version 1.4 rc2 (openSUSE Tumbleweed). The project is still alive, it somehow has an issue releasing a version but the player is stable.
- HeadsUpHigh 6y ago
  There are a million music apps for linux. What exactly are you looking for?
  - tobyhinloopen 6y ago
    That’s the problem: a million apps, but none of them are decent
    - psychometry 6y ago
      Yeah, none of them even have the feature set of iTunes from 10 years ago.
- lmedinas 6y ago
  Audacious is still top notch imo.
- bigbubba 6y ago
  I use mpv. It's primarily meant as a video player but it works well for music too and even as an image viewer (alternative to 'feh') There is a pretty active community of people writing scripts for mpv (Lua or JS) and it's generally really nice for users with a hacker ethos. I consider it the Emacs of multimedia. (I wouldn't recommend it for casual users, I tell family members to use VLC.)
- fivre 6y ago
  deadbeef (https://github.com/DeaDBeeF-Player/deadbeef https://github.com/DeaDBeeF-Player/deadbeef) tries to be a foobar2k clone of sorts, and while it's nowhere close (foobar2k is just really damn good), it's alright for what it is: a basic GUI playlist manager that plays on-disk music. The bare-bones experience is kind of nice, to be honest, as my listening habits don't really need much functionality beyond "load a folder of music, respond to media key inputs, and scrobble to last.fm".
- jeegsy 6y ago
  *Amarok
slothtrop 6y ago
Yes. Failing that, it's possible with wine - https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=54933.0 https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=54933.0
b215826 6y ago
Have you tried DeaDBeeF? It's a very minimalistic player with a ton of features (ReplayGain support, gapless playback, etc.).
arsome 6y ago
I was actually really unimpressed with FooBar being a linux user coming from Amarok 1.4 and then Clementine, is there something that's supposed to be good about it? Seemed really ugly and required plugins to get basic features.

Oh man, how do I wish a foobar that runs natively on Linux :(

raffraffraff 6y ago

It pains me to say it, but music apps on Linux are abysmal. The last one that wasn't completely crap was Amazon 1.4.

gdrift 6y ago
MPD on linux + Android MPD client as the the GUI works well for me.
jraph 6y ago
Clementine [1] is pretty cool. It does everything I need: - cross-fading between songs - a real queue that is separate from the playlist so you can program what plays next and in which order easily (CTRL+D to add / remove, and a advanced window can show the queue) - a remote control with an Android app - stop after this song - a giant search / filter bar. It does not has to have the focus to start searching, just type when Clementine is the active window - MPRIS integration (obviously) - several playlists open at the same time - the mood bar It also has: - tag editing - integration with many online services - a library handling that does not get in the way but full-featured anyway - support for removable media It's awesome. It could use some pretty some improvement for its look, but it is pretty decent and does the job. It's a fork and a continuation of Amarok 1.4. [1] https://clementine-player.org/ https://clementine-player.org/
- aojdwhsd 6y ago
  I really like Strawberry [1], a fork of Clementine. "It is a fork of Clementine released in 2018 aimed at music collectors and audiophiles." [1] https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry
- notyourwork 6y ago
  +1 When I ran linux everywhere, Clementine was my goto player. This was over 5 years ago, I'm sure its only gotten better.
  - psychometry 6y ago
    According to their website, the most recent release is from 2016.
    - jraph 6y ago
      Distributions actually ship more recent versions from the git repository. I'm currently running a release tagged as version 1.4 rc2 (openSUSE Tumbleweed). The project is still alive, it somehow has an issue releasing a version but the player is stable.
HeadsUpHigh 6y ago
There are a million music apps for linux. What exactly are you looking for?
- tobyhinloopen 6y ago
  That’s the problem: a million apps, but none of them are decent
  - psychometry 6y ago
    Yeah, none of them even have the feature set of iTunes from 10 years ago.
lmedinas 6y ago
Audacious is still top notch imo.
bigbubba 6y ago
I use mpv. It's primarily meant as a video player but it works well for music too and even as an image viewer (alternative to 'feh') There is a pretty active community of people writing scripts for mpv (Lua or JS) and it's generally really nice for users with a hacker ethos. I consider it the Emacs of multimedia. (I wouldn't recommend it for casual users, I tell family members to use VLC.)
fivre 6y ago
deadbeef (https://github.com/DeaDBeeF-Player/deadbeef https://github.com/DeaDBeeF-Player/deadbeef) tries to be a foobar2k clone of sorts, and while it's nowhere close (foobar2k is just really damn good), it's alright for what it is: a basic GUI playlist manager that plays on-disk music. The bare-bones experience is kind of nice, to be honest, as my listening habits don't really need much functionality beyond "load a folder of music, respond to media key inputs, and scrobble to last.fm".
jeegsy 6y ago
*Amarok

slothtrop 6y ago

Yes. Failing that, it's possible with wine - https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=54933.0 https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=54933.0

b215826 6y ago

Have you tried DeaDBeeF? It's a very minimalistic player with a ton of features (ReplayGain support, gapless playback, etc.).

arsome 6y ago

I was actually really unimpressed with FooBar being a linux user coming from Amarok 1.4 and then Clementine, is there something that's supposed to be good about it? Seemed really ugly and required plugins to get basic features.