Exaile
Exaile combines cross-platform music playback with music library management capabilities.
About Exaile
Exaile is a cross-platform, open-source music player for music playback and library management. It fetches album art and lyrics, streams internet radio, and provides tabbed playlists and smart playlists with filtering and search. It is written in Python and GTK+ and supports extension through plugins, with over 50 distributed with the program for functions such as track tagging, podcasts, portable media player support, and secondary-device output.
Key features
- Automatic fetching of album art
- Lyrics fetching
- Streaming internet radio, including Icecast and Soma.FM
- Tabbed playlists
- Smart playlists with filtering and search
- Plugin support with over 50 distributed plugins
Best for: People who want a cross-platform open-source player for managing a music library with plugins.
Good for
- Cross-platform music playback with library management
- Over 50 distributed plugins for added functions
- Open-source code under GPL-2.0 license
Exaile at a glance
- Website
- github.com/exaile/exaile
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Media Players & Servers
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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