Chaos Player: Free, Open-Source Audio Player
A customizable, media library-driven audio player for Windows with features like gapless playback, ReplayGain support, and a built-in skin system.
What is Chaos Player?
Chaos Player is a free, open-source audio player and music library application for Windows. Developed by Chaotic Software, it aims to provide a capable yet lightweight music playback solution.
Some key features of Chaos Player include:
- Attractive skinning system with support for custom skins to change the look and feel
- Built-in media library with search function to easily find artists, albums, songs, etc.
- Support for playlists, including auto, smart, and standard playlists
- Playback features like gapless playback between tracks, crossfading, ReplayGain volume adjustment, etc.
- Audio format support includes MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC, APE, WavPack, TTA, and more
- Album art downloader to automatically download cover art
- Plugin architecture for extending functionality through addons
- Mini player function for a compact mode
- And other standard media player options for shuffle, repeat, burn to CD, rip audio CDs, sound equalizer, etc.
Overall, Chaos Player provides a good combination of usability, features, customization, and performance in an audio player package - making it a popular open-source choice for Windows users looking for an alternative to mainstream commercial options.