Songbird is an open source desktop media player and Firefox browser plug-in. It can be used to play local media files or stream files on the Internet. It is also designed to aid users in finding new music online. The 1.0 release of the program became available in November of 2008.
Quotes
"If today's Web browsers were built like today's media players, Internet Explorer would only surf to Microsoft.com and only run on the Xbox. So we're looking to be more like a Web browser."—Rob Lord, Pioneers of the Inevitible CEOInternetNews.com: Mozilla + iTunes + Rhapsody = Songbird (June 25, 2007)
"The possibilities for networked services are totally untapped. For instance, Justin Frankel created a collaborative jamming service, and you can't do that inside any commercial media player now. You'll be able to do those kinds of things inside Songbird."—Rob LordBoing Boing: Songbird, the 'Open Source iTunes Killer,' Flies Today (February 8, 2006)
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Songbird Merchandise
- Songbird: The Merch Table
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Developer
Pioneers of the Inevitable
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Project run by Mozilla
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Original beta released
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Operating systems
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License
GNU GPL (free)
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Usage
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Supports all open file formats and most others including AAC, XviD, Ogg Vorbis, WMV and DRM
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Integration with music networks such as Last.fm, SHOUTcast, eMusic and The Hype Machine
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Media files on the browsed website are listed as playable files in Songbird
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Built-in MP3 download
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Meta-data tags can be edited and saved to the media file
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