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Quod Libet – GTK+-based audio player

The chart below shows memory usage for a whole gamut of open source music players.

Music memory comparison chart for music players

Some of the music players are terminal based. We’re showing terminal and graphical players in the chart.

Compared to other players, Quod Libet falls into the category of a lightweight graphical music player. That’s one of the many virtues of writing software in Python instead of using hugely bloated frameworks such as Electron.

Next page: Page 4 – Summary

Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction / Installation
Page 2 – In Operation
Page 3 – Memory Usage
Page 4 – Summary

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Ben
Ben
1 year ago

Meh – Internet radio is best served with something like pyradio, Advanced Radio Player, Tuner and/or shortwave.

Barry
Barry
1 year ago
Reply to  Ben

So? It’s really a music player with some added functionality

Breizhux
Breizhux
1 year ago

I have used Quod Libet for several years. But since I discovered GMusicBrowser, I can’t do without it. I find it much more complete and configurable, with a much better interface. It also consumes very little RAM.

Hugo
Hugo
1 year ago
Reply to  Breizhux

gmusicbrowser is good but its lack of functionality like cue sheet support, internet radio streaming (30,000+ stations), Spotify support and good network playback makes me prefer Tauon Music Box.