Features
The following is a list of features in Audacious.
This only covers the default install. Many more features are implemented by third-party plugins.
Codec Support
- MP3
- AAC, AAC+
- Vorbis
- FLAC
- Wavpack
- Musepack
- TTA
- WMA
- ALAC
- 150 different module formats
- Several chiptune formats: AY, GBS, GYM, HES, KSS, NSF, NSFE, SAP, SPC, VGM, VGZ, VTX
- Playstation Audio: PSF1, MiniPSF1
- Ad-lib chiptunes via AdPlug library
- Microsoft ADPCM, RIFF .wav data, 18+ different other WAV formats provided by sndfile plugin.
- MIDI via native OS synthesizer control or TiMidity.
- CD Audio
Output system support
- OSS (most UNIXes, Linux)
- ALSA (Linux)
- 4.2BSD/SunOS audio system (Solaris)
- CoreAudio (MacOS)
- RoarAudio support
- PulseAudio support
- JACK support
Transcoding support
- WAV
- FLAC
- Vorbis
- MP3
Effect Processing
- Can function as a LADSPA host (as far as we know, we're the only player that can do this out of the box)
- Audio Compression plugin (AudioCompressor AGC) to keep volume normalized at a specific level
- Echo enhancing plugin
- Stereo separation plugin
- Voice Removal plugin
- Sound stretching plugin
Visualization
- Paranormal Visualization Studio -- a plugin like AVS
- ProjectM -- a plugin like Milkdrop
- Blur Scope
- Spectrum Analyzer
- RockLight -- a stroboscope for Thinkpad and Macintosh lights
Extra Plugins
- Scrobbler Plugin -- a plugin that enables you to listen to Last.FM streams and submit tracks to Last.FM
- Song Change -- a plugin that executes scripts at the beginning, end of songs and the end of a playlist
- EvDev-Plug -- a plugin that allows you to control Audacious with a gamepad or joystick
- Status Icon -- a plugin that allows you to shrink Audacious down to the system tray
- Audacious OSD -- a plugin that announces songs for you
- Alarm -- a plugin that can schedule playback at a given time each day (like an Alarm Clock)
- Streaming support
- MP3, Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, AAC+ via IceCast/ShoutCast
- Any format supported via normal HTTP