JuK

The new JuK 2.2

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JuK 2.2 is part of the KDE 3.4 KDE Multimedia package. JuK packages are distributed with basically all current Linux and many Unix distributions.

Features

  • An easy to use, playlist and metadata focused interface with several playlist types:
    • Collection List where the entire database of music is shown and automatically updated based on folders the user has indicated contain their music collection
    • Search Playlists that allow for powerful combinations of search criteria to produce dynamically updated playlists
    • Dynamic Lists which are produced by using multiple selection in the playlist selector and are a union of two or more playlists
    • Folder Playlists which represent a single folder in the file system and are updated automatically based on its contents
    • History Playlist which stores a history of the what the user has played
    • Play Queue, an enhancement of the popular Play Next funtionality of previous versions that enables a manegable upcoming queue of items to be played
  • Player and tag editor for several audio formats:
    • MP3 (MPEG Layer 3 Audio)
    • Ogg Vorbis
    • FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
    • MPC (MusePack)
  • Multiple audio output backends:
    • aRts (Default)
    • GStreamer 0.8
    • aKode
  • Inline search for quick filtering of the currently visible items
  • MusicBrainz integration for file identification on over the internet
  • File renamer that renames files based on the tag content
  • A powerful tag editor that works seemlessly with all supported music formats
  • CD burning support via the popular K3b tool
  • Visually attractive, but unobtrusive track announcements
  • A Now Playing heads-up style title bar featuring the album cover, links to show more from the playing artist or album and a brief history of previously played items
  • Cover art management via Google Image Search
  • Random play including Album Random Play for randomly playing complete albums

Screenshots

JuK 2.2 Tree View
fullscreen treeview
CD Burning File Renamer Configuration
k3b integration file renamer
Tag Editor (inline and full) MusicBrainz Integration
tag editor musicbrainz integration

Wiki

There's more information on JuK, including a Tips & Tricks section documentation on the DCOP API in the JuK section of the KDE wiki.

Developer Blogs

Development

If you'd like to get involved in JuK development, please send patches and whatnot to kde-multimedia@kde.org.

General information on developing in and for KDE, including instructions on how to fetch packages from CVS are included in the KDE Developers' Corner.