Rhythmbox is a music player and library manager designed for the GNOME desktop. It uses the GStreamer multimedia framework to play a wide range of audio formats.
The application organizes music collections by artist, album and genre, with searching, sorting, playlists and track ratings. It also supports internet radio stations, podcasts and portable music devices.
Rhythmbox can subscribe to podcast feeds, download episodes and track listening progress. The 3.5 series introduced an improved podcast interface, revised download notifications and optional synchronization with gPodder.net.
Its plugin system extends the core application with additional functionality. Plugins provide ReplayGain volume adjustment, song lyrics from lrclib.net and local lyric files, and integration with external music services.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Manage and browse music collections by artist, album and genre.
- Search and sort tracks, manage playlists and use a playback queue.
- Play audio formats supported by GStreamer.
- Listen to internet radio stations and streaming services.
- Subscribe to podcasts, download episodes and monitor playback progress.
- Synchronize podcast subscriptions and episode status with gPodder.net using a plugin.
- Retrieve album artwork and display song lyrics from online services, sidecar files and supported embedded formats.
- Support for portable music players, including MTP devices and iPods.
- ReplayGain volume adjustment through an optional plugin.
- Extend functionality with plugins.
Website: gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/rhythmbox
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Developer: Jonathan Matthew and contributors
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Rhythmbox is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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