Jajuk 1.2 review
DownloadJajuk ( Just Another Jukebox | Java Jukebox ) is a Java music organizer published under the GPL
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Jajuk ( Just Another Jukebox | Java Jukebox ) is a Java music organizer published under the GPL. Don't see it as a player but better as an advanced collection manager
Jajuk is a Java music organizer for all platforms. Jajuk's main goal is to provide a fully-featured application to advanced users with large or scattered music collections.
Jajuk supports MP3, OGG Vorbis, AU, AIFF, WAV and SPEEX audio formats. Jajuk is a Free Software published under GPL license.
Maximum features: Jajuk is made firstly for advanced users looking for powerful functionalities
Maximum portability and integration: 100% pure Java but native packaging and features like tray
Maximum usability: Jajuk is designed to be intuitive, fast and provide multiple ways to perform the same operation
Only for music: Jajuk will never become a multi-media (video, pictures...) jukebox
Here are some key features of "Jajuk":
Standard player functions: repeat, shuffle, intro, fast forward/rewind, mute, volume, position in track...
Advanced player functions :
Push: Add track(s) in the player queue
Planned tracks: See user selection next tracks in queue
Recursive play/repeat/shuffle/push in directories/sub-directories or by style/author/albums...
Intro from a track % and with a specified length
Full shuffle in entire collection
Bestof special function: play your favorite tracks
Novelties special function: play your collection last albums
Continue special function: continue in the current album and stop a shuffle
Search functions:
Web navigator-like history bar
Instant search box : perform instant search on style/author/track name... when typing
Table filter : you can filter tracks with any criteria
Graphical Interface:
Eclipse-like graphical interface : Jajuk windows are divided into perspectives and views for a good functionnal separation.
Advanced docking by drag and drop
Several Look and feel supported with dynamic switching: Liquid, Metal, Windows, GTK, Kunststoff, Plastic...
Covers support
Local covers display
Auto-covers grabbing from the web with possibility to store them on your disk or make them your default cover
Playlist support:
Dynamic playlist creation by drag and drop
Bestof special playlist
Bookmarks special playlist
Novelties special playlist
Devices synchronization : unidirectional or bidirectional, full or partial.
Collection stats : get charts for your collection : style repartition, size by device, history etc...
Physical/logical separation : you can navigate into physical directories and files or into logical styles, authors, albums, tracks.
Indexing method : Jajuk doesn't read id3 tags or directory structure at each startup but save them in a XML database. It allows a fast startup even for very large collections (bench:10 sec to start a 140Go collection on a P4 1.8Ghz).
Unmounted devices support : you can navigate into unmounted devices ( CDs for exemple ). So you get a full view of your collection at any time. Nice feature if you have plenty of music CDs. This behavior can be disabled.
Multi-language and easy to translate, see translation howto.
Fast collection builder : a cd scanner allows you to create a jajuk collection of tens of CDs in only few minutes.
Tray support under windows and Linux
Full-featured online help
Automatic rate support
Various startup modes: none, last one, last one keep position, specified, shuffle, novelties, bestof
Requirements:
Java : JRE 1.4.2 and above.
JRE ( Java runtime environment ) can be obtained for free from the Sun Microsystems website : http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
Screen resolution : at least 800x600, 1280x1024 and higher recommended
Minimum configuration : Intel P2 500, 128MB RAM and equivalents.
Tested under GNU/Linux and MS Windows 2000/XP.
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