Sayonara Player Explained

Sayonara Player
Developer:Michael Lugmair (until 2020 the pseudonym Lucio Carreras has been used)
Latest Release Version:1.9.0-stable1
Programming Language:C++
Operating System:Linux, BSD
Genre:Audio player
License:GPL-3.0-or-later
Website:sayonara-player.com
Discontinued:no

The Sayonara Player is an audio software player for Linux and BSD.

History

Its developer, Michael Lugmair, used the Qt widget toolkit as well as the multimedia framework GStreamer, to develop the player. Sayonara is free software under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.

Characteristics

Installation

Sayonara can typically be installed under Linux with the distribution-specific package management. For some Linux distributions, including Ubuntu and Fedora, installation instructions are available on the website of the player. The package is listed in the Arch Linux repository.

User interface

The Sayonara player has a graphical user interface. A dark mode is included in the skin. The window is divided into the player itself, where controls, track data and the cover can be seen, the playlist, and the music library. The library is structured as follows: Either a tabular listing of artists and albums or a cover view. Sayonara can manage several playlists.

Database

Large music collections can be managed in one or more databases. The database reads most common tag fields including the rating tag. The results of a search query are displayed either as quickly as possible during entering or after confirmation with the enter key.

Scope of functions

Some functions of the player are:

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sayonara Player Official Site - Home. 2019-10-20. Lucio Carreras. English.
  2. Web site: Sayonara Player – small, clear and fast audio player. 2019-12-30. Luke Baker. linuxlinks.com. 2019-09-13. English.
  3. Web site: Sayonara Player . Gitlab.com . 5 February 2020.
  4. Web site: AUR (en) - sayonara-player. aurweb Development Team. 2020-04-28. aur.archlinux.org. English.
  5. Web site: Easy Listening » Linux Magazine (Magazine Issue 228/2019). Linux New Media (Lawrence, KS 66049, USA). 2020-04-27. Anzela Minosi. linux-magazine.com. 2019-11-01. English.
  6. Web site: Sayonara is A Beautiful Lightweight Music Player for Linux. 2019-12-30. Abhishek Prakash. 2018-05-25. English.
  7. Web site: "Sayonara Player Contact". 2021-03-19. Lucio Carreras. 2020-06-13. sayonara-player.com. English.