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What media types does Amarok support?

April 26, 2017Amarok media support types

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What media types does Amarok support?

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Amarok lets xine, or gstreamer on linux, directsound on windows, or coreaudio on OS X handle playback. Whatever files they can play, Amarok can play. When adding files to the collection, Amarok uses taglib to scan. Taglib supports most file types that contain metadata.

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Amarok does not play music by itself, but lets Phonon do that job, specifically the GStreamer, VLC or Xine backends of Phonon. Therefore, whatever files they can play, Amarok can play. To analyse file’s tags, Amarok uses Taglib, which supports most file types that contain metadata.