What is Mp3blaster?
Mp3blaster is a fast, lightweight, open-source command line based audio player for Linux operating systems. It is designed to be simple, fast, and lightweight while still providing useful audio playback capabilities.
Some key features of Mp3blaster include:
- Plays MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, Wave, WavPack, AIFF, and other common audio formats
- Simple command line interface for ease of use in scripts and the terminal
- Playlist support
- File globbing for easy playlist building
- Repeat and shuffle functionality
- Configurable keybindings
- Low resource usage - useful for background music on servers or lightweight systems
Mp3blaster can be a good choice if you need a simple audio player that runs in the background, for powering the audio in media centers and servers, or for scripting and automation purposes. While lacking some advanced features of graphical audio players, its lightweight footprint and compatibility with multiple formats makes it handy for basic audio playback needs.
Winamp, VLC Media Player, MusicBee, AIMP, foobar2000, Rhythmbox, Audacious, Clementine, Strawberry, Amarok, Quod Libet, DeaDBeeF, ncmpcpp, mpg123, YamiPod, Herrie, mpg321, vitunes are some alternatives to Mp3blaster.