Audacious
Audacious provides a lightweight and versatile music player, according to its project description.
About Audacious
Audacious is an audio player for Linux, BSD derivatives, macOS and Windows. It uses a modular plugin system for input decoding, output, effects, visualizations, playlists and network transport, with GTK, Qt and Winamp-style interfaces including Winamp 2 skins.
Typical format support depends on enabled plugins and includes MP3, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, AAC/M4A and WAV, with ReplayGain and gapless playback and control via MPRIS and audtool. Installation is through Linux distribution repositories, a Windows installer, or Homebrew on macOS; Flatpak and Snap packages are not provided or supported by the project.
Key features
- Choice of GTK, Qt, and Winamp-style interfaces with Winamp 2 skins
- Plugin system with runtime enable and disable for features and decoding
- Playback with ReplayGain support and gapless playback
- Built-in equalizer, audio effects, and visualizations
- Playlist handling including M3U, ASX, and cuesheet support
- Control via MPRIS and audtool command-line tool
Best for: People on Linux, BSD, macOS or Windows who want a plugin-based audio player with a choice of interfaces.
Good for
- Low system resource usage
- Runs on Linux, BSD derivatives, macOS, and Windows
- Modular plugins can be enabled or disabled at runtime
Watch out for
- Flatpak and Snap packages are not provided or supported by the project
- Supported formats depend on which plugins are enabled
- Third-party plugins are to be installed and used at own risk
Audacious at a glance
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Media Players & Servers
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Audacious FAQ
How can Audacious be installed?
Most Linux distributions provide it in their repositories. Windows has an installer, and macOS installation uses Homebrew.
Which audio formats does it play?
Support depends on enabled plugins but typically includes MP3, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, AAC/M4A, WAV, and more through FFmpeg.
What is needed to build it from source?
Meson, GCC or Clang, pkg-config, and required development libraries for GTK/Qt, GLib, audio backends and codecs.
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