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Songbird (software)

Songbird
Songbird Icon
Songbird Screenshot
Songbird 2.0.0 on Windows 7
Developer(s)Pioneers of the Inevitable aka POTI Inc.
Initial releaseFebruary 8, 2006
Stable release2.2.0, Build 2453 (February 4, 2013; 53 days ago (2013-02-04)) [±]
Preview releaseNon [±]
Operating systemWindows XP SP3/Vista/7, Mac OS X, Android (Android client not open source); unofficial support for Linux and Solaris as of 2.0.0[1]
Platformx86, x86-64
PowerPC (unofficial)
Available in98 localizations at various stages of completion.[2]
TypeMedia player
LicenseGNU GPLv2 with exceptions; Android client closed source
Websitewww.getsongbird.com

Songbird is a music player originally released in early 2006 with the stated mission "to incubate Songbird, the first Web player, to catalyze and champion a diverse, open Media Web".[3]

Songbird utilizes the cross-platform frameworks Mozilla XULRunner and GStreamer media framework, and largely capable of running on Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Solaris and Linux. It is not supported on Linux or Solaris at this time, but users have forked Songbird and made a Windows- and Linux-compatible version under the name Nightingale. In 2012 an Android version and an iOS version was released.

Contents

Features

  • Multi-platform compatibility with Windows XP, Vista and Mac OS X v10.5 (x86, x86-64).
  • Ability to play multiple audio formats, such as MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, Apple Lossless and WMA
  • Ability to play Apple FairPlay-encoded audio on Windows and Mac platforms via hooks into QuickTime (authorization takes place in iTunes)
  • Ability to play Windows Media DRM audio on Windows platforms
  • A skinnable interface, with skins called "feathers"
  • Media files stored on pages viewed in the browser show up as playable files in Songbird
  • MP3 file download
  • Ability to subscribe to MP3 blogs as playlists
  • Ability to build custom mixes
  • Ability to scan the user's computer for all audio files and add them to a local library
  • A configurable and collapsible graphical user interface similar to iTunes, and mini-player mode
  • Keyboard shortcuts and media keyboard support
  • Automatic updates
  • Last.fm integration via a plugin, complete with love/hate buttons
  • Insound.com and HypeMachine integration
  • Microsoft MTP compatible device support
  • Ability to edit and save metadata tags
  • Gapless Playback & ReplayGain
  • Watch Folders
  • Media Importing / Exportings (from and to iTunes)
  • Automatic Library Files Organization

Add-ons

Extensions

Users can add features and change functionality in Songbird by installing extensions. Extensions are similar to the Extensions for the Firefox browser and can be easily ported.[4] Community coded extensions are available on Songbird's addons support page. Known community designed extensions are: Qloud Tagging & Search, eMusic Integration, iTunes Importer, Artist Tracker, Library File Organizer, Audioscrobbler Notifier, Wikipedia Artist Display, SHOUTcast Radio Directory, UnPlug, Adblock Plus, Taglib metadata handler, and ChatZilla.

Skins

Skins are referred to as "feathers" in Songbird, and give users and artists the ability to change the look of Songbird via an extension which generates a default skin. Using CSS (and optionally XUL), and an image manipulation program such as Photoshop or GIMP, users are then able to make Songbird look however they want.

History

Songbird was founded by Rob Lord and developed by Pioneers of the Inevitable (with members who previously developed for both Winamp[5] and the Yahoo! Music Engine).

In January 2010, Philips announced they will ship a personalized version of Songbird with some of their line of portable audio/video players.[6]

On April 2, 2010, it was announced that official Linux support would end with Songbird version 1.7.2. POTI Inc. would instead focus on its Windows and Mac OS X versions of Songbird, providing only unofficial support for Linux releases.[1] Linux builds are still being offered, but only as nightly builds (not on the main page) and they are not tested by the developers.

ColorMeaning
RedOld release
YellowUnreleased, internal milestone
GreenCurrent release
BlueFuture release
VersionRelease dateCodenameSignificant changes
0.1February 8, 2006Hilda 
0.1.1February 22, 2006
  • UI fixes.
  • More file types supported.
0.2 RC1September 26, 2006
  • Cross-platform
    • Windows 2000, XP
    • Mac OS X (PPC, Intel)
    • Linux (Intel)
    • 30+ languages
  • New features
  • Bug fixes
  • Automatic updates
0.2October 17, 2006
  • Cross-platform compatibility.
  • Multi-language support.
0.2.5February 28, 2007
  • Windows Media DRM audio playback.
  • FairPlay audio playback.
  • USB mass storage device support.
  • iPod device support.
  • Automatic locales downloading.
  • Improved OS integration.
0.3October 30, 2007Bowie
0.3.1November 6, 2007
  • Six major bug fixes.
0.4December 27, 2007Cher
  • Display panes.
0.5March 26, 2008Dokken
  • Media library API.
  • MTP device support.
0.6June 13, 2008Eno
  • Memory and performance improvements.
  • Write metadata back to the file.
0.6.1June 25, 2008
  • Three major bug fixes.
0.7August 20, 2008Fugazi
  • Layout and feather changes
  • Smart playlists
  • Drag & drop
  • Dropped support for Mac OS X PPC
1.0December 2, 2008Genesis
1.1.1March 10, 2009Hendrix
  • Watch folders for changes and auto-import media
  • Fetching Album Art
  • Playback normalization (ReplayGain)
  • Improved sorting
  • Gapless MP3 playback via file metadata[7]
1.1.2April 9, 2009Hootie
  • Bugfix release
1.2June 18, 2009Isan
  • Automatically Organize Library Files
  • 2-way Sync with iTunes
  • Last.fm Radio
  • 10-band Equalizer
1.3N/AJackson 5
  • Dropped iPod device support[8]
  • Mass Storage Class device support
  • Playback of additional formats
  • Metadata support for MP4 and ASF files
  • Transcoding to MP3 or WMA formats
1.4December, 2009Kanye
  • MP3 encoding
  • Mobile device firmware updates
  • CD ripping
  • CD information lookup
  • Notification for un-synced DRM controlled media
1.4.3December 23, 2009KoЯn
  • New Feather (Purple Rain)
  • Addons Visual Redesign
  • New First Run Bundle
  • Additional Device Support
  • Critical Bug Fixes
  • Easily Resizable Display Panes
1.5N/ALed Zeppelin
  • Video Library
  • Video Playback
  • Video Metadata
  • Video Device Sync
  • Performance and Stability
  • Vendor Rebasing
  • General Build Improvements
  • Video Transcoding
  • Windows 7 Support
1.6.0N/AMadonna
  • Video Transcoding
  • Video Transcoding Device Support
  • Device Video Compatibility
  • Firmware Support
  • Import Network Settings
  • Gracenote metadata
  • Performance and Stability
  • Codec Profiling
  • Startup Localization
  • Some Firefox Addons Start Working on Songbird
1.7.0N/ANirvana
  • Photo Device Synchronization
  • AAC Decoder
  • Windows 7 Support
  • Additional Device Support
  • Performance and Stability
  • Ability to subscribe to new podcasts removed.[9]
1.7.2June 3, 2010NOFX
  • Additional Encoding Support
  • Additional Device Support
  • SD Card Support
  • Video Window
  • Performance and Stability
  • Official Linux support dropped
1.8.0September 2, 2010Orbital
  • New Device Support
  • Mac USB/MSC Support
  • Mac Partner Integration
  • Service Pane Cleanup
  • Device Synchronization and UI Cleanup
  • AAC Encoding
  • Stream Transcoding (Backend)
  • Performance and Stability
1.9.3February 9, 2011Pink Floyd
  • Online Media Store Integration
  • Play Queue Addon
  • CD Rip for Mac
  • Firmware Updates
  • Seamless Update for Partner Releases
  • XULRunner 1.9.2
  • Misc Minor Projects
  • 7digital Addon Rewrite (new API)
  • Performance and Stability
1.10.1November 1, 2011Qbert
  • Device 2-Way Sync
  • Performance and Stability
1.10.2January 25, 2012
  • Playlist and track sync with Android devices has been improved.
  • Added official support for Google/Samsung Nexus S, Samsung Galaxy SII, HTC Evo 3D, and Galaxy Nexus.
  • The issue with WMA tracks not being playable after updating to 1.10.1 should be resolved.
  • When creating a Smart Playlist with the criteria of "Playlist is Library", Songbird no longer crashes
1.10.3May 22, 2012
  • ?
2.0.0June 8, 2012
  • New songbird.me web app add-on with integrated playback controls: - “What’s New” feed for deeper discovery experience. - Seamless integration with songbird.me cloud service. - See what artists your friends are following - Follow your favorite artists - Listen to preview tracks from newly discovered artists - See richly detailed artist bios - Get recommendations based on who you are following - Easily share your favorite artists and their updates with your Facebook friends
  • Newly updated lighter skin (anyone remember Gonzo?) matches the Songbird.me web app and updated android skin[10]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b Auberger, Georges (2010-04-02), "Songbird Singing a New Tune", Songbird Blog (Songbird), http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2010/04/ 02/songbird-singing-a-new-tune/, retrieved 2010-04-02
  2. ^ "Translate Songbird!". Translate.songbirdnest.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14. 
  3. ^ "About". Songbirdnest.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14. 
  4. ^ Wayner, Peter (19 October 2010). "Top 10 specialty Web browsers you may have missed". InfoWorld. p. 7. Retrieved 28 October 2010. 
  5. ^ Songbird Jobs[dead link]
  6. ^ Blankenhorn, Dana (2010-01-07), Songbird now in convenient Philips hardware form, ZDNet, http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p =5565
  7. ^ http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2009/03/ 10/songbird-11-is-here/
  8. ^ "iPod Device Support - Songbird Wiki". Wiki.songbirdnest.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14. 
  9. ^ https://getsatisfaction.com/songbird/ topics/songbird_1_7_3_where_did_the_s ubscriptions_go
  10. ^ http://www.filehippo.com/download_son gbird/changelog/12536/

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