DeaDBeeF

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DeaDBeeF
Original author(s) Alexey Yakovenko
Initial releaseAugust 2009
Stable release
1.10.0 [1] / 25 March 2025;4 months ago (25 March 2025)
Repository
Written in C, C++, Objective-C, Assembly language
Operating system Unix-like (Linux, *BSD, OpenSolaris), macOS, Windows, Android
Platform x86, x86-64, ARM
Type Audio player
License GPLv2, LGPLv2.1, zlib, various free and open-source software licenses (plugins)
Website deadbeef.sourceforge.io

DeaDBeeF is an audio player software available for Windows, Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. [2] [3] An ad-supported Android version is available, but has not been updated since 2017. DeaDBeeF is free and open-source software, except on Android.

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History

The player was first published in August 2009. [4] Its author cited dissatisfaction with existing music players under Linux as the main reason for writing DeaDBeeF. The name is a reference to the magic number 0xDEADBEEF.

Characteristics

Among DeaDBeeF's functionalities are included: [5] [6]

See also

References

  1. "DeaDBeeF 1.10.0 is out". 25 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  2. "Readers' Choice Awards 2014". Linux Journal. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  3. "4 Linux Music Players That Deserve Your Attention Now". MakeUseOf. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  4. "DeaDBeeF - The Ultimate Music Player". deadbeef.sourceforge.net. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  5. deadbeef | Free Audio & Video software downloads at SourceForge.net
  6. "6 Of The Best Music Players for Ubuntu - OMG! Ubuntu!". OMG! Ubuntu!. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-10-16.