Songbird: iTunes / Winamp alternative?

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alpha version available at http://www.songbirdnest.com/
what do you think?

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shameless c&p for you lazys:
Play Anything
MP3, AAC, OGG, FLAC, WMA, and more. Can you teach Songbird to sing?

Pick Feathers
Choose from the two included themes: Rubber Ducky or Cardinal Red. You can even make one yourself.

Control the Flow
Play, Pause, Previous, Next, Volume, Mute, Seek, Three Repeat Modes, and Shuffle.

Multi-Task
Quickly switch between tasks using the buttons to the right of the dashboard display.

Organize Your Library
Filter your collection by Genre, Artist, Album, and Song or Search-As-You-Type.


Scan Your Computer for Music
Songbird will find your music and add it to your collection for you.

Super Slim Mini-Mode
Use the mini-mode for basic controls while keeping Songbird out of the way.
Songbird Features

Songbird can do everything you'd expect a media player to do. Play music from your computer, as well as from the Web in one integrated user experience. If you run a music service, you can leverage Songbird's APIs to create deeply integrated stores and user features.

Multi-Language Support
Songbird comes in dozens of languages.

Build Custom Mixes
Drag-and-drop songs from the Library or another playlist to your create your own custom mixes.

Make Smart Mixes
Criteria-based playlists that are always up-to-date with your current collection.

Dynamic Mixes
Get mixes from the Internet and stay up-to-date with the latest updates, downloads, and casts.

Play In Place
Songbird plays MP3s without leaving the page.

Play the Web
Play web pages as playlists and view any web page as a playlist.

Set Music Watch Folders
Tell Songbird to watch a folder for new music and it will automatically add new tracks to your collection

Integrated Web Search
Search the web from the context of your collection or tell Songbird to search on the currently playing track.

Songbird Extensions
Coming soon! Have an idea for an extension?

Cross-Platform
Coming soon on Mac OS X, Linux and more.

CD Import and Burn
Coming soon!

Partner Features

XUL Rules
Build deeply integrated web stores into Songbird with Mozilla XUL.

Songbird JS API
Create, populate and play a playlist and much more from your Web site.

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no video, just audio (yet?)
dunno about the podcasts.
try it out damn it, its not that big
 
if it doesn't do much why would i want it?

there is no shortage of alternatives... i am not gonna change to one that has less functionality.
 
It's actually pretty swell. Not because the music organization is any better than iTunes, (though it's just as good) but because it opens up a lot of indie music not featured on iTunes and such, and the added bonus is that it's free.

You go to a blog or such, any webpage that has mp3s, and at the bottom of the page it just has a list of the songs, and you can just go and download them directly and play them from the player. It's not a bad deal, and also it's cross-platform which is a sexy bonus for mac and linux users.
 
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