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I'm looking for a music player for my Ubuntu Karmic desktop. I need the following features:

1. supports multiple playlists


2. remembers the playback position (file and time) for each playlist


3. preferably, remembers playback position even when the process is killed


4. lets the user adjust playback speed, without changing the pitch

I don't care if it's a GUI or command-line player or it uses a client-server model.

I've tried Rhythmbox, which doesn't have features 2., 3. and 4.

Which player would you recommend?

ubuntu music

share|improve this question

asked Feb 23 '11 at 21:00

ptspts

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  That sounds more like a semi professional audio software than a musicplayer. but i am interested, too.
  
  – matthias krull
  Feb 23 '11 at 21:10
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It does not sound like a professional player to me. Almost every Android audiobook player app (even free ones) have most of (or all of) these features. It sucks that most Linux players do not have them. I'm still looking for a solution for Linux...
  
  – MountainX
  Jun 9 '14 at 21:48
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Not an answer, but I checked Audacious: 1 True, 2 False, 3 True (with pkill), 4 True (through settings -> Plugins -> Effects -> Speed and Pitch).
  
  – Yaroslav Nikitenko
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

6

1

I'm looking for a music player for my Ubuntu Karmic desktop. I need the following features:

1. supports multiple playlists


2. remembers the playback position (file and time) for each playlist


3. preferably, remembers playback position even when the process is killed


4. lets the user adjust playback speed, without changing the pitch

I don't care if it's a GUI or command-line player or it uses a client-server model.

I've tried Rhythmbox, which doesn't have features 2., 3. and 4.

Which player would you recommend?

ubuntu music

share|improve this question

asked Feb 23 '11 at 21:00

ptspts

3,67373044

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  That sounds more like a semi professional audio software than a musicplayer. but i am interested, too.
  
  – matthias krull
  Feb 23 '11 at 21:10
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It does not sound like a professional player to me. Almost every Android audiobook player app (even free ones) have most of (or all of) these features. It sucks that most Linux players do not have them. I'm still looking for a solution for Linux...
  
  – MountainX
  Jun 9 '14 at 21:48
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Not an answer, but I checked Audacious: 1 True, 2 False, 3 True (with pkill), 4 True (through settings -> Plugins -> Effects -> Speed and Pitch).
  
  – Yaroslav Nikitenko
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I'm looking for a music player for my Ubuntu Karmic desktop. I need the following features:

1. supports multiple playlists


2. remembers the playback position (file and time) for each playlist


3. preferably, remembers playback position even when the process is killed


4. lets the user adjust playback speed, without changing the pitch

I don't care if it's a GUI or command-line player or it uses a client-server model.

I've tried Rhythmbox, which doesn't have features 2., 3. and 4.

Which player would you recommend?

ubuntu music

share|improve this question

asked Feb 23 '11 at 21:00

ptspts

3,67373044

share|improve this question

asked Feb 23 '11 at 21:00

ptspts

3,67373044

share|improve this question

asked Feb 23 '11 at 21:00

ptspts

3,67373044

asked Feb 23 '11 at 21:00

ptspts

3,67373044

asked Feb 23 '11 at 21:00

ptspts

3,67373044

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SMPlayer seems to meet most or all of your requirements (and more).

SMPlayer - Free Media Player for Windows and Linux with Youtube support - Official Site
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/

1. supports multiple playlists YES


2. remembers the playback position(file and time) for each playlist YES


3. preferably, remembers playback position even when the process is killed NOT SURE


4. lets the user adjust playback speed, without changing the pitch YES
   

share|improve this answer

edited 2 days ago

Yaroslav Nikitenko

1387

answered Jun 10 '14 at 1:51

MountainXMountainX

1,17651832

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  My experience so far is that smplayer does not remember the position. I start playing a track, then click the [x] to close the program. On restarting it, the position bar is at the beginning, and pressing 'play' starts the track from the beginning. How do you get your results?
  
  – JellicleCat
  Sep 8 '16 at 4:15
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I in fact have the "Remember settings for all files" and "Remember time position" checked. It seems to be of no use.
  
  – JellicleCat
  Sep 8 '16 at 4:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Ah! I had to find and uncheck the option "Play files from start" under Preferences > Playlist. Thanks.
  
  – JellicleCat
  Sep 8 '16 at 4:20
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Does this still work? For me, SMPlayer always starts the first file in the playlist, not the one I last played.
  
  – Joschua
  Oct 24 '18 at 7:57
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Joschua Currently I am using DeaDBeeF and cmus as my music players. DeaDBeeF resumes the playlist where it left off. deadbeef.sourceforge.net
  
  – MountainX
  Oct 24 '18 at 8:00
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

2

Since I couldn't find such a player, I implemented one for my own use as a Python script, which supports playing .m3u files, and calls mplayer with the proper -ss value to resume playback where it left off last time. Get it from http://raw.github.com/pts/mplaylist/master/mplaylist (project page: http://github.com/pts/mplaylist).

share|improve this answer

edited Jan 15 '14 at 22:43

answered Feb 26 '11 at 23:55

ptspts

3,67373044

add a comment | 

1

Just use mpv

for me on ubuntu
sudo apt install mpv

then
mpv --save-position-on-quit *

This save all position for all file by obtaining md5

My alias( in .bashrc):

alias mpvsp='mpv --save-position-on-quit --osd-level 3 --osd-align-y bottom --osd-align-x right --osd-color 0/1/1  --osd-font-size 30'  

NOT support:
3. preferably, remembers playback position even when the process is killed

share|improve this answer

edited Nov 3 '16 at 12:14

answered Nov 2 '16 at 9:30

Shakiba MoshiriShakiba Moshiri

1214

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you for mentioning mpv, I've checked it out. Per-file position is saved upon Q, Ctrl-C (SIGINT) and SIGTERM, and it's not saved (but completely lost) on kill -9 (SIGKILL). Please note that your answer doesn't answer the question, because it misses requirement #1: supports multiple playlists.
  
  – pts
  Nov 2 '16 at 13:20
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  okay, I understand your meaning, may be it would be the answer for someone else. If you want I delete my answer, just tell, no problem ;)
  
  – Shakiba Moshiri
  Nov 2 '16 at 18:24
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It's fine to keep it, because it may inspire someone to find an mpv-based solution with playlist support.
  
  – pts
  Nov 3 '16 at 7:22
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  +1 I tried all suggested answer, and this is the best choice by far - thank you!
  
  – Banana
  Feb 19 '17 at 4:56
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  For me your command doesn't work. 'Usage: mpv [options] [url|path/]filename'.
  
  – Yaroslav Nikitenko
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
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SMPlayer seems to meet most or all of your requirements (and more).

SMPlayer - Free Media Player for Windows and Linux with Youtube support - Official Site
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/

1. supports multiple playlists YES


2. remembers the playback position(file and time) for each playlist YES


3. preferably, remembers playback position even when the process is killed NOT SURE


4. lets the user adjust playback speed, without changing the pitch YES
   

share|improve this answer

edited 2 days ago

Yaroslav Nikitenko

1387

answered Jun 10 '14 at 1:51

MountainXMountainX

1,17651832

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  My experience so far is that smplayer does not remember the position. I start playing a track, then click the [x] to close the program. On restarting it, the position bar is at the beginning, and pressing 'play' starts the track from the beginning. How do you get your results?
  
  – JellicleCat
  Sep 8 '16 at 4:15
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I in fact have the "Remember settings for all files" and "Remember time position" checked. It seems to be of no use.
  
  – JellicleCat
  Sep 8 '16 at 4:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Ah! I had to find and uncheck the option "Play files from start" under Preferences > Playlist. Thanks.
  
  – JellicleCat
  Sep 8 '16 at 4:20
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Does this still work? For me, SMPlayer always starts the first file in the playlist, not the one I last played.
  
  – Joschua
  Oct 24 '18 at 7:57
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Joschua Currently I am using DeaDBeeF and cmus as my music players. DeaDBeeF resumes the playlist where it left off. deadbeef.sourceforge.net
  
  – MountainX
  Oct 24 '18 at 8:00
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

3

SMPlayer seems to meet most or all of your requirements (and more).

SMPlayer - Free Media Player for Windows and Linux with Youtube support - Official Site
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/

1. supports multiple playlists YES


2. remembers the playback position(file and time) for each playlist YES


3. preferably, remembers playback position even when the process is killed NOT SURE


4. lets the user adjust playback speed, without changing the pitch YES
   

share|improve this answer

edited 2 days ago

Yaroslav Nikitenko

1387

answered Jun 10 '14 at 1:51

MountainXMountainX

1,17651832

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  My experience so far is that smplayer does not remember the position. I start playing a track, then click the [x] to close the program. On restarting it, the position bar is at the beginning, and pressing 'play' starts the track from the beginning. How do you get your results?
  
  – JellicleCat
  Sep 8 '16 at 4:15
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I in fact have the "Remember settings for all files" and "Remember time position" checked. It seems to be of no use.
  
  – JellicleCat
  Sep 8 '16 at 4:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Ah! I had to find and uncheck the option "Play files from start" under Preferences > Playlist. Thanks.
  
  – JellicleCat
  Sep 8 '16 at 4:20
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Does this still work? For me, SMPlayer always starts the first file in the playlist, not the one I last played.
  
  – Joschua
  Oct 24 '18 at 7:57
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Joschua Currently I am using DeaDBeeF and cmus as my music players. DeaDBeeF resumes the playlist where it left off. deadbeef.sourceforge.net
  
  – MountainX
  Oct 24 '18 at 8:00
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

SMPlayer seems to meet most or all of your requirements (and more).

SMPlayer - Free Media Player for Windows and Linux with Youtube support - Official Site
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/

1. supports multiple playlists YES


2. remembers the playback position(file and time) for each playlist YES


3. preferably, remembers playback position even when the process is killed NOT SURE


4. lets the user adjust playback speed, without changing the pitch YES
   

share|improve this answer

edited 2 days ago

Yaroslav Nikitenko

1387

answered Jun 10 '14 at 1:51

MountainXMountainX

1,17651832

share|improve this answer

edited 2 days ago

Yaroslav Nikitenko

1387

answered Jun 10 '14 at 1:51

MountainXMountainX

1,17651832

edited 2 days ago

Yaroslav Nikitenko

1387

edited 2 days ago

Yaroslav Nikitenko

1387

answered Jun 10 '14 at 1:51

MountainXMountainX

1,17651832

answered Jun 10 '14 at 1:51

MountainXMountainX

1,17651832

2

Since I couldn't find such a player, I implemented one for my own use as a Python script, which supports playing .m3u files, and calls mplayer with the proper -ss value to resume playback where it left off last time. Get it from http://raw.github.com/pts/mplaylist/master/mplaylist (project page: http://github.com/pts/mplaylist).

share|improve this answer

edited Jan 15 '14 at 22:43

answered Feb 26 '11 at 23:55

ptspts

3,67373044

add a comment | 

2

Since I couldn't find such a player, I implemented one for my own use as a Python script, which supports playing .m3u files, and calls mplayer with the proper -ss value to resume playback where it left off last time. Get it from http://raw.github.com/pts/mplaylist/master/mplaylist (project page: http://github.com/pts/mplaylist).

share|improve this answer

edited Jan 15 '14 at 22:43

answered Feb 26 '11 at 23:55

ptspts

3,67373044

add a comment | 

Since I couldn't find such a player, I implemented one for my own use as a Python script, which supports playing .m3u files, and calls mplayer with the proper -ss value to resume playback where it left off last time. Get it from http://raw.github.com/pts/mplaylist/master/mplaylist (project page: http://github.com/pts/mplaylist).

share|improve this answer

edited Jan 15 '14 at 22:43

answered Feb 26 '11 at 23:55

ptspts

3,67373044

share|improve this answer

edited Jan 15 '14 at 22:43

answered Feb 26 '11 at 23:55

ptspts

3,67373044

answered Feb 26 '11 at 23:55

ptspts

3,67373044

answered Feb 26 '11 at 23:55

ptspts

3,67373044

1

Just use mpv

for me on ubuntu
sudo apt install mpv

then
mpv --save-position-on-quit *

This save all position for all file by obtaining md5

My alias( in .bashrc):

alias mpvsp='mpv --save-position-on-quit --osd-level 3 --osd-align-y bottom --osd-align-x right --osd-color 0/1/1  --osd-font-size 30'  

NOT support:
3. preferably, remembers playback position even when the process is killed

share|improve this answer

edited Nov 3 '16 at 12:14

answered Nov 2 '16 at 9:30

Shakiba MoshiriShakiba Moshiri

1214

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you for mentioning mpv, I've checked it out. Per-file position is saved upon Q, Ctrl-C (SIGINT) and SIGTERM, and it's not saved (but completely lost) on kill -9 (SIGKILL). Please note that your answer doesn't answer the question, because it misses requirement #1: supports multiple playlists.
  
  – pts
  Nov 2 '16 at 13:20
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  okay, I understand your meaning, may be it would be the answer for someone else. If you want I delete my answer, just tell, no problem ;)
  
  – Shakiba Moshiri
  Nov 2 '16 at 18:24
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It's fine to keep it, because it may inspire someone to find an mpv-based solution with playlist support.
  
  – pts
  Nov 3 '16 at 7:22
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  +1 I tried all suggested answer, and this is the best choice by far - thank you!
  
  – Banana
  Feb 19 '17 at 4:56
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  For me your command doesn't work. 'Usage: mpv [options] [url|path/]filename'.
  
  – Yaroslav Nikitenko
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

1

Just use mpv

for me on ubuntu
sudo apt install mpv

then
mpv --save-position-on-quit *

This save all position for all file by obtaining md5

My alias( in .bashrc):

alias mpvsp='mpv --save-position-on-quit --osd-level 3 --osd-align-y bottom --osd-align-x right --osd-color 0/1/1  --osd-font-size 30'  

NOT support:
3. preferably, remembers playback position even when the process is killed

share|improve this answer

edited Nov 3 '16 at 12:14

answered Nov 2 '16 at 9:30

Shakiba MoshiriShakiba Moshiri

1214

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you for mentioning mpv, I've checked it out. Per-file position is saved upon Q, Ctrl-C (SIGINT) and SIGTERM, and it's not saved (but completely lost) on kill -9 (SIGKILL). Please note that your answer doesn't answer the question, because it misses requirement #1: supports multiple playlists.
  
  – pts
  Nov 2 '16 at 13:20
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  okay, I understand your meaning, may be it would be the answer for someone else. If you want I delete my answer, just tell, no problem ;)
  
  – Shakiba Moshiri
  Nov 2 '16 at 18:24
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It's fine to keep it, because it may inspire someone to find an mpv-based solution with playlist support.
  
  – pts
  Nov 3 '16 at 7:22
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  +1 I tried all suggested answer, and this is the best choice by far - thank you!
  
  – Banana
  Feb 19 '17 at 4:56
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  For me your command doesn't work. 'Usage: mpv [options] [url|path/]filename'.
  
  – Yaroslav Nikitenko
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

Just use mpv

for me on ubuntu
sudo apt install mpv

then
mpv --save-position-on-quit *

This save all position for all file by obtaining md5

My alias( in .bashrc):

alias mpvsp='mpv --save-position-on-quit --osd-level 3 --osd-align-y bottom --osd-align-x right --osd-color 0/1/1  --osd-font-size 30'  

NOT support:
3. preferably, remembers playback position even when the process is killed

share|improve this answer

edited Nov 3 '16 at 12:14

answered Nov 2 '16 at 9:30

Shakiba MoshiriShakiba Moshiri

1214

alias mpvsp='mpv --save-position-on-quit --osd-level 3 --osd-align-y bottom --osd-align-x right --osd-color 0/1/1  --osd-font-size 30'  

share|improve this answer

edited Nov 3 '16 at 12:14

answered Nov 2 '16 at 9:30

Shakiba MoshiriShakiba Moshiri

1214

answered Nov 2 '16 at 9:30

Shakiba MoshiriShakiba Moshiri

1214

answered Nov 2 '16 at 9:30

Shakiba MoshiriShakiba Moshiri

1214