Songs. The Lightweight Music App for Mac OS X. Why Apple Should Be Worried About Songbird - ReadWriteWeb. Earlier this week, the open-source music player built on Mozilla technology, Songbird, finally made its 1.0 release.
After being in development for two years, this version feels like the kind of solid media player we’ve been expecting and hoping for all along. Although nothing is entirely bug-free, this release worked smoothly, with both performance and stability seeming greatly improved. Combine that with its extendibility through the the use of add-ons, and you’ll find Songbird has a lot of promise as a worthwhile iTunes replacement. What We Liked When we looked at Songbird in the past, many readers were quick to point out the player’s sluggish experience, tendency to crash, and bugs. Hands on: Songbird 1.0 music app soars. In a desktop media realm dominated by iTunes and Windows Media Player, Songbird is an open source player that dances to its own beat.
Built on Mozilla technology, Songbird offers a very customizable interface and integrates a pleasant variety of web services that offer everything from artist bios, lyrics, music store integration, and much more. Since Songbird is now available as an official 1.0 release candidate after a two-year development journey, we felt it was time to plug in some headphones and check it out. Jogli.