C* Music Player

Plays various audio formats, supports gapless playback, and enables streaming, customizable controls, and external command integration.

Made by Timo Hirvonen, Gregory Petrosyan, Jason Woofenden

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  • Audio Player

  • audio-scrobbler

  • Xfce

  • wav

  • flac-converter

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What is C* Music Player?

cmus is a robust and versatile console-based music player designed for Linux and *BSD systems. It supports a wide range of audio formats, including Ogg/Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, Musepack, WavPack, WMA, WAV, AAC, MP4, and more, ensuring broad compatibility with your music library. The player offers gapless playback, ReplayGain support, and the ability to stream MP3 and Ogg from Shoutcast/Icecast sources, providing a seamless listening experience

Highlights

  • Supports a wide range of audio formats, including Ogg/Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, and more
  • Enables gapless playback and ReplayGain support for enhanced audio quality
  • Allows streaming of MP3 and Ogg from Shoutcast/Icecast sources
  • Provides a powerful playlist filtering system and play queue management
  • Offers instant startup, even with large music libraries
  • Features a customizable interface with Vi/less-style search and command mode
  • Supports audio scrobbling to services like Last.fm or Libre.fm
  • Allows running external commands for the currently selected files, such as tag editing

Platforms

  • Mac
  • BSD
  • Linux

Languages

  • English

Features

    • Command line interface

    • Lightweight

    • Create Playlist

    • Configurable

    • OGG

    • Terminal-based

    • Integrated Last.fm scrobbler

    • Opus codec support

    • Shoutcast streaming

    • Playlists management

    • Themes