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Add to SafariWhen comparing Musique vs RadioTray, the Slant community recommends Musique for most people. In the question“What are the best music players for OSX ?” Musique is ranked 10th while RadioTray is ranked 15th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Can handle very large local music libraries
Pro Minimal UI
The UI for Musique is pretty minimal. By not throwing every option in the book into the application, the developers are able to keep the interface clear of any clutter.
Pro Consistent queue simplifies what's playing next
There is a queue on the right side of the player, which shows you what is coming up next. This makes it easy to add a new song or remove a song before it plays to be sure that you/your guests stay in the groove. You can also slowly transition to different genres, not to mention plan ahead and adapt as you need to.
Pro Super easy to use
Because it's designed to be extremely minimal, Radio Tray is extremely easy to use. The entire UI consists of a dropdown menu where you can hover over the genre you wish to listen to, and then you can choose a specific radio station to listen to.
Pro Plugins available
You can extend the utility of Radio Tray through plugins.
Cons
Con No differentation between Album Artist / Track Artist
Albums are sorted via "Album Artist" but each deviating "Track Artist" creates a new album handle. Very bad when you have album tracks where the filename consists of the typical "Artist #1 feat. Artist #2" setting as each of these files creates another album entry.
Con Doesn't resume from last close
Musique won't resume from the last time the app was closed. If you had a great music queue all set up, unfortunately it won't stay there if you close the app.
Con Linux controls don't work
The Linux next/previous buttons don't do anything - you will need to open Musique in order to do anything with it (other than change the volume).
Con Not usable for locally stored media
Radio Tray is intended to be a simple way to stream online music. As such, it doesn't work as a music play for locally stored music.
Con Possibly abandoned
The last release (0.7.3) was back in August 2012, and the last commit is listed as January 2015.
