The music manager and player Songbird has been released in version 1.2 recently. Several new and interesting features have been added to the program including the ability to sync the music library with Apple’s iTunes software, Last.fm radio support or the automatic organization of all music files on a computer system.
Songbird is able to import the iTunes music library and playlists if iTunes is installed on the computer system as well. It does not really make sense to use both iTunes and Songbird unless iTunes is used to purchase music and fill music gadgets like the iPod or iPhone as Songbird provides an equal – and sometimes even advanced – functionality otherwise.
Users who do not use iTunes can import music easily by adding folders from the local computer system. Songbird will automatically recognize tags and categorize the music accordingly. One of the most interesting features is the support for plugins. A handful of plugins are installed by default unless the user opts out of the installation. Plugins expand the functionality of the music manager. Available are for example a Shoutcast Internet radio browser and player, the Last.fm radio player, concert information, various skins and interface enhancements and dozens of additional plugins that sound mighty useful.
Especially the plugins make Songbird a viable alternative to other music players.
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I am not too sure if they have library scanning/update thing in place by now. Last time when I used it, version 1.0, it was on ‘to-do’ list. I checked the website but couldn’t find it.
pretty good multimedia though not the best.