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The state of Linux music players in 2026 (crescentro.se)
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[–] Atlas_@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

No mention of VLC?

[–] Commander_Keen@reddthat.com 5 points 2 days ago

No disrespect. VLC was my go to on windows (Microsoft free these days). But with so many better options on Linux, I find it to be kinda mid compared to say:

MPV

But to each their own! 🫡

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Ive been using vlc so long I forgot there was anything else..

[–] nightlily@leminal.space 2 points 1 day ago

For music library management and playback? Why would they mention it? Just because it can play audio formats doesn’t mean it’s suitable for every use case or they’d have to mention every FFmpeg frontend too.