When comparing XMMS vs Harmony, the Slant community recommends XMMS for most people. In the question“What are the best audio players for UNIX-like systems?” XMMS is ranked 38th while Harmony is ranked 44th. The most important reason people chose XMMS is:
XMMS is able to use any Winamp skin available.
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Pros
Pro Support for Winamp themes
XMMS is able to use any Winamp skin available.
Pro Simple and familiar music player
Many users should be pretty familiar with the interface as it has been built to match that of the popular Winamp player.
Pro Plugins
Has support for plugins allowing functionality to be extended such as adding a new audio source.
Pro Themes
Has several themes to choose from to suite everyones individual tastes.
Pro System integration
Integrates with the operating system with support for tray icons and hooking into the audio system.
Cons
Con Looks are dated and may be unappealing
XMMS is pretty long in the tooth now and it's design definitely reflects that.
Con Costs $10 (originally $39)
