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{{website|Songbird|http://www.songbirdnest.com}}
 
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'''Songbird''' is an open-source rival to [[iTunes]]. Currently it only runs on [[Windows]], but ports for other systems are promised.
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'''Songbird''' is an open-source rival to [[iTunes]]. It's available for [[Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[macOS]].
  
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 [https://www.getfirefox.com Firefox].
  
== Compatability ==
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Today (starting from which version?) Songbird uses gstreamer on Windows (like on Linux)
Songbird is made with code from VLC (version 0.8.4a) so should be compatable with most or all of VideoLAN's features.
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== Compatibility ==
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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 [https://www.videolan.org VideoLAN's] features.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 04:46, 31 January 2019

Songbird is an open-source rival to iTunes. It's available for Windows, Linux and macOS.

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)

Compatibility

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