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Cross-platform
Works on Windows, Mac, and Linux
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Not much usable unless you have a whole Star Trek crew with you...
Used a couple times, maybe an hour of experience so far. Can't even understand what's happening yet! No simple 1-2-3 steps. Rather, 4 split panes, so many blobs of info, too many panes, columns, lines and subtleties, AND NO CLEAR WORKFLOW / DIRECTION to go!! The UI is so confusing!! Seriously, since when mp3 tagging became a science? Cmon geeks, USABILITY!! 1-2-3, BAM! Life's too short... Cluster: what's that? It's scary!! Lookup / Scan: why 2 buttons, isn't it the same thing? What's the work flow ? With a GUI, it should be obvious: step 1 do A, then 2 = B, 3 = C, etc etc... Why is there so many buttons and places to click ? Ah what the heck, maybe we should just pay for a USABLE tool! ;-)
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Free
Doesn't cost a dime.
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Missing database entries
While community members can freely add metadata to their database, less well-known albums and artists may not have additions.
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Multiple ways of identifying tracks
Both Acoustic ID and already present metadata can be used to add in missing track info
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Customizable look and feel
MusicBee can be skinned which can significantly change the appearance of a player. To apply a skin, it must first be downloaded, moved to the appropriate folder, and after restarting MusicBee, it can be applied. A collection of skins can be found here. It's also possible to customize the layout by choosing which panels to display.
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Extremely buggy
Crashes and freezes a lot.
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Can autofill information on songs
MusicBee can automatically identify songs based on their sound signature and use that information to pull metadata about the song (such as tags, artwork, and lyrics).
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The UPnP plugin is still buggy
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Simple interface
MusicBee offers a very straight-forward and easy-to-use interface.
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No shuffle play
Does have an option for shuffle play but this randomizes the songs, which means repeats.
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Remarkably responsive interface with small to medium numbers of files
Your media library is stored in a flat file rather than a traditional database, limiting its ability to manage truly massive collections of audio files, but offering far reduced processing overhead for small to medium-large collections.
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Does not handle large numbers of files very well
When opening a large number of files, the interface slows down, album view blocks, process blocks disk every now and then on updates.
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Portable version is available
A version of MusicBee can be used without having to be installed. It can be kept on an external device and run from that.
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Doesn't integrate with system media playback interface
Yes it does - Read the manual, check or ask for help at the forum to find out how to use Musicbee.
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Functionality can be extended via plugins
A collection of plugins can be found here. These plugins extend the uses of the app from iOS support, last.fm support, to streaming services support.
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Installs pictures that are irrelevant to the artist being played
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Auto-playlist creation with powerful rules
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MP3 and AAC transcoding requires installing separate encoders
Due to licensing reasons, MP3 and AAC encoders don't come bundled with the software and have to be installed separately.
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Lots of ways to organize media
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Plays same tracks repetitively , even when marked for skipping
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Synchronized lyrics
In addition to automatically pulling lyrics for songs, MusicBee can synchronise music playback with lyrics.
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WASAPI/ASIO support
High-end audio cards can be easily used to their full potential without any additional software due to WASAPI and ASIO support.
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Can convert media
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Good podcast support
MusicBee allows the user to subscribe to and auto-download podcasts.
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Waveform seekbar
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Integrates with Last.fm
MusicBee allows scrobbling with Last.fm.
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Supports Winamp visualizers
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MiniLyrics integration
Not only does it allow MiniLyrics to search for and add synchronized lyrics to your music files, but the MiniLyrics window can be docked in MusicBee over its own lyrics panel so you can edit them and see them displayed along with whatever you're playing.
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Vast library capabilities - handles a massive collection of music with ease
Current file count exceeds 500,000+. Updates the library faster than other similar feature rich players whilst being fully capable of playback, id tag editing, even visualiser generation simultaneously, limited only by the power of your PC. If your experience is different you likely don't have a capable machine.
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Runs well under WINE in Linux environments
There are detailed instructions in the community forum describing how to create a suitable WINE prefix in which to install MusicBee with nearly all the features operating as they do in Windows. There is also support for Linux using CrossOver by CodeWeavers, who offer an automated installer to accomplish the same result on nearly all major Linux distributions as well as Google's ChromeOS.
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Does it all better than any other app .... still
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Media library
Has media library support that can displays all available tags plus custom tags.
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iOS sync support
There is a plugin available that allows users to sync their iOS devices (including music ad podcasts).
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Ability to lock down access to settings
It's possible to lock down access to settings while still having access to the player. This is great for parties, allowing guests to browse and play music without worrying if they will mess something up.
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Supports seeing time on seek
MusicBee tells you the time you are seeking to on mouseover on the seek bar.
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Platforms:
Windows
License:
All rights reserved
Release Date:
February 19, 2023
Portable:
Yes
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