# Audacious

> Lightweight and versatile music player with low resource usage

- Canonical URL: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/audacious
- JSON export: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/audacious.json
- Website: https://github.com/audacious-media-player/audacious
- Category: Music Player
- Open source: yes
- Self-hostable: no
- Verified listing: no
- Featured: no
- Published at: 2026-05-29T16:43:25+00:00
- Catalog revision: `729298228`

## Repository metrics (point-in-time)

- Repository: https://github.com/audacious-media-player/audacious
- Stars: 1294
- Forks: 159
- Open issues: 177
- License: NOASSERTION
- Last push: 2026-10-19T18:40:41+00:00
- Metrics observed at (synced_at): 2026-11-05T00:05:27+00:00
- Archived: no

Tags: Music Player, Audio, Music, Winamp
Tech stacks: C++, GTK, Meson, Qt

## Features
- Focuses on high audio quality and low resource usage for efficiency. *(highlighted)*
- Supports a modular plugin system for audio effects and visualizations. *(highlighted)*
- Provides multiple user interfaces including GTK, Qt, and Winamp skins. *(highlighted)*

## Description

Audacious is a lightweight open source audio player focused on high audio quality and low resource consumption. It features a modular plugin system and supports various interfaces including GTK, Qt, and classic Winamp skins.

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