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'''Songbird''' is an open-source rival to [[iTunes]]. It's avaliable for [[Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS X]].
 
'''Songbird''' is an open-source rival to [[iTunes]]. It's avaliable for [[Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS X]].
  
Songbird is built with code from {{VLC}} and [http://www.getfirefox.com FireFox].
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Previous Windows versions of Songbird were built with code from {{VLC}} and [http://www.getfirefox.com FireFox].
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Today (starting from which version?) Songbird uses gstreamer on Windows (like on Linux)
  
 
== Compatability ==
 
== Compatability ==
Songbird is made with code from {{VLC}} (version 0.8.4a and updates) so should be compatible with most or all of [http://www.videolan.org VideoLAN's] features.
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Songbird was made with code from {{VLC}} (version 0.8.4a and updates), and today from open-source gstreamer, so should be compatible with most or all of [http://www.videolan.org VideoLAN's] features.
  
 
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Revision as of 08:40, 23 October 2009

Songbird is an open-source rival to iTunes. It's avaliable for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

Previous Windows versions of Songbird were built with code from VLC media player and FireFox.

Today (starting from which version?) Songbird uses gstreamer on Windows (like on Linux)

Compatability

Songbird was made with code from VLC media player (version 0.8.4a and updates), and today from open-source gstreamer, so should be compatible with most or all of VideoLAN's features.

Do you know more about the compatibility of Songbird? Please add it here