JuK

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JuK
Original author(s)Scott Wheeler
Developer(s)Michael Pyne
Initial releaseFebruary 3, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-02-03)
Stable release
23.08.2[1] / 12 October 2023; 6 months ago (12 October 2023)
Preview releaseNone [±]
Repository
Written inC++
Operating systemUnix-like, Microsoft Windows
Available inVarious[2]
TypeAudio player
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Websitejuk.kde.org
www.kde.org/applications/multimedia/juk/

JuK is a free software audio player by KDE, the default player since K Desktop Environment 3.2.[3] JuK supports collections of MP3, Ogg Vorbis, and FLAC audio files.

JuK was started by Scott Wheeler in 2000, and was originally called QTagger; however, it was not until 2002 that the application was moved into KDE CVS, where it has grown into a mature audio application. It was first officially part of KDE in KDE 3.2.[4]

Features[edit]

Though an able music player, JuK is primarily an audio jukebox application, with a strong focus on management of music,[5] as shown by features such as:

  • Collection list and multiple user defined playlists.
  • Ability to scan directories to automatically import playlists (.m3u files) and music files on start up.
  • Dynamic Search Playlists that are automatically updated as fields in the collection change.
  • A Tree View mode where playlists are automatically generated for sets of albums, artists and genres.
  • Playlist history to indicate which files have been played and when.
  • Inline search for filtering the list of visible items.
  • The ability to guess tag information from the file name or using MusicBrainz online lookup.
  • File renamer that can rename files based on the tag content.
  • ID3v1, ID3v2 and Ogg Vorbis tag reading and editing support (via TagLib).

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "JuK - KDE Applications".
  2. ^ "KDE Localization - Apps » trunk-kde4 » juk.po".
  3. ^ Pinto, Henrique (February 22, 2004). "Deep inside the K Desktop Environment 3.2". Ars Technica. p. 3. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  4. ^ "KDE 3.1.5 to KDE 3.2.0 Changelog".
  5. ^ Molkentin, Daniel (June 2004). "Play and manage your music with JuK 2.0" (PDF). Linux Magazine. pp. 78–79. Retrieved February 18, 2009.[permanent dead link]