XMPlay ~ Extensible Windows Player


XMPlay is an audio player, supporting the OGG / MP3 / MP2 / MP1 / WMA / AAC / MP4 / WAV / AIFF / CDA / MO3 / IT / XM / S3M / MTM / MOD / UMX audio formats, PLS / M3U / ASX / WAX / CUE playlists, and ZIP archives. A load more audio and archive file formats are also supported via plugins.

When XMPlay was first released in 1998, only the XM file format was supported, hence the name “XMPlay”.

www.xmplay.com
support.xmplay.com
ssz.bitbucket.io (Input & Archive plugins)

AIMP ~ Full Featured Music Player


AIMP is a powerful free audio player for Windows OS that supports for local files, NAS, clouds and podcasts. Additionally, it includes powerful tools to operate with audio files.

Multi-format Playback:
.CDA, .AAC, .AC3, .APE, .DTS, .FLAC, .IT, .MIDI, .MO3, .MOD, .M4A, .M4B,
.MP1, .MP2, .MP3, .MPC, .MTM, .OFR, .OGG, .OPUS, .RMI, .S3M, .SPX, .TAK,
.TTA, .UMX, .WAV, .WMA, .WV, .XM, .DSF, .DFF, MKA, AA3, AT3, OMA, .WebM,
.MPEG-DASH (YouTube)

Features:

  • CUE Sheet support
  • Output support ~ DirectSound / ASIO / WASAPI / WASAPI Exclusive
  • 32-bit audio processing for the best quality!
  • Listen to internet-radio stations in OGG / WAV / MP3 / AAC / AAC+ formats
  • Capture stream to APE, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WV, WMA and MP3 formats
  • Capture stream as is for MP3 / AAC / AAC+ formats
  • Creating bookmarks and playback queue
  • Rating and auto-marks
  • Collecting statistics about tracks listening
  • Automatic calculations of rating and marks for listened tracks
  • Support for plugins ~ You can add new utilities or extend already existing ones
  • Build-in scrobbler / Last.fm, Libre.fm and ListenBrainz services are supported
  • Clouds / OneDrive, Google.Drive, DropBox, Облако@mail.ru, Яндекс.Диск and Custom WebDAV clouds are supported
  • Podcasts
  • Hot keys ~ Configure local and global hotkeys as you wish!
  • Multi-user mode support ~ Several users working on one computer? No problem!
  • Multi-language interface
  • Great functionality and user-friendly interface
  • Support for 4K and High DPI / Following scale factors are supported: 125%, 150%, 175%, 200%
  • Flexible program options
aimp

www.aimp.ru
aimp2.us

Icons:
aablab.deviantart.com/art/Aimp-3-anthracite-icons-260461145
www.deviantart.com/aablab/art/AIMP3-BW-Icons-190763277

Skins:
aablab.deviantart.com/art/AIMP-3-Skin-Editor-258029733
www.deviantart.com/ddkonstantinov/art/A-Graph-ver-1-0-294252760
www.deviantart.com/merydev/art/MetalikGlass-Light-for-AIMP3-258995954
www.deviantart.com/yamshikoff/art/Metro-for-AIMP3-v3-Final-279912238
www.deviantart.com/raidero1/art/ZiX-for-AIMP3-273232347
www.myaimp.com/skins
angelag.ucoz.ru

VU Meter Skins:
www.aimp.ru/forum/index.php?topic=52865.0

BatchEncoder ~ Audio Conversion GUI


BatchEncoder is audio file conversion software. It supports most of popular audio file formats including both lossy and lossless compression. The program is very simple to use. BatchEncoder is basically a GUI front-end for command-line tools. All it does is create background processes and pass arguments to it with options set in the presets / format menu and additionally adds input and output file paths.

Features:

  • Open-source, fast and simple.
  • Front-end for command-line tools.
  • Supports popular audio formats.
  • File transcoding between audio formats.
  • Multi-threaded conversion.
  • Full UNICODE support.
  • Multi-language user interface.
  • Out of the box configuration for new users.
  • Advanced options for experienced users.
BatchEncoder

wieslawsoltes.github.io/BatchEncoder
github.com/wieslawsoltes/BatchEncoder
hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,50822.0

MusicBrainz Picard ~ Tag Audio Files With MusicBrainz Metadata


MusicBrainz Picard is a cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows) audio tagging application. It is the official MusicBrainz tagger.

Picard supports the majority of audio file formats, is capable of using audio fingerprints (AcoustIDs), performing CD lookups and disc ID submissions, and it has excellent Unicode support. Additionally, there are several plugins available that extend Picard’s features.

Features:

  • Multiple formats: Picard supports all popular music formats, including MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, WMA, WAV, and more.
  • AcoustID: Picard uses AcoustID audio fingerprints, allowing files to be identified by the actual music, even if they have no metadata.
  • Comprehensive database: Picard uses the open and community-maintained MusicBrainz database to provide accurate information about millions of music releases.
  • CD lookups: Picard can lookup entire music CDs with a click.
  • Plugin support: If you need a particular feature, you can choose from a selection of available plugins or write your own.
  • Scripting: A flexible and powerful, yet easy to learn, scripting language allows you to exactly specify how your music files will be named and how the tags will look like.
  • Cover Art: Picard can find and download the correct cover art for your albums.
  • Open Source: Picard is licensed under the GNU General Public License 2.0 or later, and is hosted on GitHub where it is actively developed.
Picard GUI

picard.musicbrainz.org
picard.musicbrainz.org/downloads
picard.musicbrainz.org/plugins
picard.musicbrainz.org/docs/faq
picard.musicbrainz.org/quick-start
github.com/metabrainz/picard
Youtube: What is MusicBrainz Picard?

AudioShell ~ ID3 Tag Editor & Windows Shell Extension


AudioShell adds an ID3 tag editor and files rename tools into Windows system music files pop-up menu. AudioShell property shell handler adds detailed music tags information into Windows Explorer columns and Preview pane, thumbnail handler adds thumbnails with album art into Explorer. Full Unicode and 64 bit support.

www.softpointer.com/AudioShell