What is Aqualung?
Aqualung is an open-source, cross-platform audio player application for Linux, macOS, and Windows operating systems. It is optimized for high-fidelity music playback and aims to be simple and easy to use while still providing powerful features.
Some key features of Aqualung include:
- Gapless playback support for seamless transitions between tracks
- ReplayGain volume normalization for consistent loudness across tracks and albums
- Support for CD playback and ripping with CDDB/FreeDB metadata lookup
- Native decoding support for formats like MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, WAV, Musepack, and more
- Metadata editing capabilities
- Customizable user interface with different display modes and color schemes
- Playlist creation and management
- Last.fm scrobbling support
Aqualung is designed with audio quality and simplicity in mind rather than focusing solely on fancy visualizations or large music libraries. It aims to give users precise control over their playback experience while avoiding complexity in its interface and configuration. The application is available free and open source under the GNU GPL license.
Winamp, foobar2000, Vox Music Player, Clementine, Strawberry, Plexamp, Winyl, gmusicbrowser, DeaDBeeF, Qmmp, Musique, gPlayer for Google Play Music are some alternatives to Aqualung.