JuK

A KDE jukebox-style music player focused on managing a collection, playlists and tags.

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Package managers

  • Flathubflatpak install flathub org.kde.juk

About JuK

JuK is a KDE audio jukebox for collections of MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files. It keeps a collection list alongside user playlists, and it can scan directories on startup to import new music. Dynamic search playlists update as tags change, and a tree view builds playlists by album, artist and genre.

It also edits ID3v1, ID3v2 and Ogg Vorbis tags, guesses tags from file names, and renames files from tag content. It ships with KDE Gear, with regular releases.

Strengths

  • Built-in tag editor with tag guessing from file names
  • File renamer based on tag content
  • Search playlists that update automatically
  • Regular releases with KDE Gear

Limitations

  • Supports a limited set of formats: MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC
  • Designed for Linux and the KDE desktop

Details

Pricing
FreeFree, part of the KDE applications.
License
Open source, license not stated
Developer
KDE
Platforms
Linux
How it runs
Downloadable app
Account
Not required
Works offline
Yes
Best suited for
KDE users who want to manage and tag a music collection while they listen
Last verified
Added
Provenance
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  • Amarok

    A KDE music player and collection manager for organising and playing a local music library.

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    Amarok is the other KDE music collection manager, open source under GPL-2.0 and built for large local libraries, with regular bugfix releases in the 3.x series.

  • Elisa

    A KDE music player for browsing and playing a local music library and listening to online radio.

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    Elisa is a simpler KDE music player that adds online radio and lyrics and runs on Windows and Android too, but it offers less tagging than JuK.

  • Quod Libet

    Organize and play music with flexible metadata tools.

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    Quod Libet is an open source GPL-2.0 library player for Windows, macOS and Linux, with flexible metadata searches and plugins, and is not tied to KDE.

  • Sayonara Player

    A fast Qt audio player and music library manager for Linux and BSD.

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    Sayonara Player is a Qt audio player for Linux and BSD with batch renaming and tag editing, several library views, and equalizer and crossfading plugins.

  • Exaile

    A GTK music player and library manager with smart playlists, tagging, radio streaming and podcasts.

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    Exaile is a GTK music player for Windows and Linux with smart playlists, advanced tag editing, radio streaming, podcasts and more than 50 plugins.

  • Rhythmbox

    A music player and library manager for the GNOME desktop with podcast and internet radio support.

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    Rhythmbox is a GNOME library music player that includes podcasts and internet radio, fitting GNOME rather than the KDE desktop JuK is designed for.

  • Clementine

    Cross-platform music player forked from Amarok with cloud and streaming support.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Clementine is an open source Amarok fork that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with cloud and streaming support, though development has slowed.

  • Tauon

    An open-source desktop music player for local collections, with Jellyfin and Airsonic streaming support.

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    Tauon is an open source Linux music player with wide codec support, CUE sheets, smart playlist generators and Jellyfin and Airsonic streaming, going well beyond MP3, Ogg and FLAC.

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