Portable Songbird Media Player – Development Test Release – (News in Brief)
Posted by: Barry Cleave in News, tags: Freeware, Impartial Review, Independent Review, Media Player, Music Playe, Portable Applications, Utilities, Windows, Windows XPNews
The long awaited development of a portable version of the cross platform music (media) player has now reached the stage of a “Development Test Release”
The Songbird website http://www.getsongbird.com/ describes Songbird as:
The Open Music Player
Songbird is an open-source customizable music player that’s under active development.
We’re working on creating a non-proprietary, cross platform, extensible tool that will help enable new ways to playback, manage, and discover music. There are lots of ways to contribute your time to the project. We’d love your help!
There are several features we’re proud of, but we’ll be the first to admit that others need ironing out, are experimental, or are just plain missing. There’s still a lot to do.
Visit the Songbird site for more details on all the functions, options and Add-ons available for the player.
PortableApps.com has now released the test development release with only the following note:
Release Notes:
Development Test 1 (2008-08-28): Initial releaseEnjoy.
There are a few comments appended to the post at PortableApps.com but little feedback as yet against this very recent release date of 28 August 2008.
I f you want to give it a try the download link is available at PortableApps.com Songbird Portable 0.7 Development Test 1 the download is 19.3MB and the ”installed” size is 56.2MB.
I haven’t tried it as yet but I have been waiting quite some time for this portable version to see what it will do. I am sure any feedback will be very welcome at PortableApps 
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September 3rd, 2008 at 8:18 am - Edit
Open source is a wonderful thing. I’m always on the look out for new music players. Windows media player is such a drag. Thanks for the download link. And I’m off.
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September 4th, 2008 at 6:48 am - Edit
Very cool, I will go check it out!
Thanks,
JR
October 17th, 2008 at 2:56 am - Edit
Open source is the bomb! I never knew what the heck people meant by ‘open source’ until just recently. I am totally new to the whole online world really so I was excited when I found ‘open office’ which is like ‘office 2008′ but it’s free. Thanks for the link I appreciate it.
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December 16th, 2008 at 9:50 pm - Edit
Im’ always on the look out for new music players. Windows media player is such a drag. Thanks for the download link. And I’m off.
March 9th, 2009 at 7:10 am - Edit
open-source customizable music player?? So that we can edit it, am i right?? i used to see your blog all the time for some new stuffs, So i am happy to know device manager and this songbird from you.
Hope to see more from you dude!! Thanks
April 3rd, 2009 at 4:13 pm - Edit
Songbird, the little music player/web browser mashup that everyone has high hopes for… I’ve used Songbird but not been overly impressed – I think it will improve over time but I don’t think it’s for me at the moment..
June 15th, 2009 at 5:49 pm - Edit
I haven’t tried it as yet but I have been waiting quite some time for this portable version to see what it will do. I am sure any feedback will be very welcome at PortableApps
July 21st, 2009 at 1:04 pm - Edit
Useful media player information shared nicely.
September 12th, 2009 at 4:34 am - Edit
yes, I am sure any feedback will be very welcome at PortableApps…
January 19th, 2010 at 5:44 am - Edit
Songbird looks like a great app and I have been looking for something to place music on my phone, I will give it a shot.
February 11th, 2010 at 2:08 pm - Edit
The state is still development. Will take a long time for a production quality release.
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