On Wednesday, 17 September 2025 4:15:45 am Australian Eastern Standard Time Marcos Marado wrote:
In the past few years I've been using rhythmbox, not because I like it but because it is what I found that "gets the work done".
I used to use rhythmbox also, but for quite some years now have been very happy with Quod Libet. It has plugins to do everything I could imagine wanting or needing, and it has a simple clean layout. It's all Python-based too which I appreciate. When I get new CDs (which still happens from time to time), I use Sound Juicer to rip them to to flac. However, other times I get music from Bandcamp and elsewhere, where tag aren't as I would like, and Quod Libet is also great at adding or adjusting tags as needed. As a KDE Plasma user these days (having transitioned from Xfce a few years back when I needed Wayland for something), I have also experimented with Elisa, but I'm just too big of a fan of Quod Libet's Panned Browser layout mode. If I need to convert flac files to mp3 for compatibility with something, there is ffmpeg at the ready for this, and a whole lot more. In fact, I used it just today in a little script to add metronome ticks to drama audio tracks, so I can keep my target cadence while listening to them while running. I had to ensure the tracks always ended right on a tick (with a tiny bit of padding) so the metronome would be consistent if tracks are shuffled. It worked out great! For video, I too dig mpv. -Adam