Winds is billed as a beautiful, modern, open-source RSS Reader and Podcast app. It’s certainly garnishing attention among open source enthusiasts. It’s picked up over 5,000 stars on GitHub, so I’ve been putting this JavaScript software through its paces.
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CPod – simple and elegant free podcast player
CPod (formerly known as Cumulonimbus) is a cross-platform, open source podcast player for the desktop. The application is built with web technologies – it’s written in the JavaScript programming language and uses the Electron framework.
Read more5 Magnificent Linux Music Streamers
Digital streams almost totally command my music listening these days. Over the years I have amassed a large collection of CDs at considerable expense; most of them now sit neglected gathering dust. Almost all music streaming services fall short of the audio quality of CDs, but their popularity has more to do with sheer convenience than high-fidelity sound reproduction.
Read moreMythTV – digital video recorder (DVR) project
MythTV is a GPL licensed suite of software that allows you to build a Home Theatre convergence box. It allows you to watch and record TV programs.
Read morePogo – fast and minimalist audio player
Pogo is billed as probably the simplest and fastest audio player for Linux. Pogo plays your music. Nothing else.
Read moreWinFF – video converter
WinFF is a graphical frontend for FFmpeg. The user interface helps make it easier for users to convert video files.
Read moreArista – convert your media
Arista is a simple multimedia transcoder released under the Lesser General Public License.
Read moreOGMRip – ripping and encoding DVD
OGMRip is an application and a set of libraries for ripping and encoding DVD into AVI, OGM MP4 or Matroska files using a wide variety of codecs.
Read moreXBMCbuntu – full featured multimedia center
XBMCbuntu (previously known as XBMC Live) is the XBMC Media Center software bundled with an embedded operating-system.
Read moreOpenELEC – small Linux based Just Enough Operating System (JeOS)
Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center (OpenELEC) is a small, free and open-source Linux distribution built from scratch.
Read more8 Best Free Linux Music Notation Software
Music notation is a system which represents music in a written form by using musical symbols. For a musician to be able to read, understand, and play music, the composition must be in written form. A system of notation is essential for musicians to be able to play music as intended by the composer.
Read moredvd::rip – full featured DVD copy program
dvd::rip is a full featured DVD ripping program written in Perl. This software provides an easy to use but feature-rich Gtk+ GUI.
Read moredvgrab – command line FireWire DV and HDV capture tool
dvgrab receives audio and video data from a digital camcorder via FireWire or USB link and stores them into one of several file formats.
Read moreMiro – music and video player
Miro (previously known as Democracy Player) is a platform for Internet television and video. It allows you to download and watch videos from RSS feeds.
Read moreVeeJay – realtime video sequencer and effects processor
Veejay is a visual instrument and realtime video sampler. It allows users to “play” the video like you would play a piano.
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