Nightingale

1.12.1 for Windows

Sven Sorensen

Music player with integrated browser.

Free and open source music playing software download, reviewed by Sven Sørensen
Organize playlists with tunes, access different web pages for more content - Screenshot of Nightingale
Neat visuals and file support - Screenshot of Nightingale
Get online and add more content - Screenshot of Nightingale
Audio player with support for many file formats - Screenshot of Nightingale
Extras - Screenshot of Nightingale
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An open-source and feature-packed audio player suite.

For users sick of bogged down software like iTunes yet not interested in more mainstream music management software like Winamp, there's Nightingale.

Nightingale is a free and feature-rich media management application and audio player which is based on Songbird. What's more is its inclusion of Mozilla code making it a web browser, too.

Apart from the built-in web browser, Nightingale includes many of the features you would expect in an extensive media library management program. It plays many of the most common audio formats like MP3, WMA, FLAC, etc. and yet it also plays most of the video formats floating around on the web -- but it's not really designed as a video player.

Managing playlists and adding album artwork is a breeze and editing ID tags of audio files is also supported. Just as Winamp and iTunes, there's little lacking feature-wise with Nightingale. It also fully supports skinning and comes with several pre-installed.

Worth noting: On installation, there are a few plugins which the installer will recommend: Last.FM, Soundcloud, Shoutcast, MashType and mLyrics. These provide access to online data services and streams.

In conclusion, Nightingale is a full-fledged music player which also supports web browsing from within the application.

Features of Nightingale

  • Ability to build custom mixes.
  • Ability to edit and save metadata tags.
  • Ability to play Apple FairPlay-encoded audio on Windows.
  • Ability to play Windows Media DRM audio on Windows platforms.
  • Ability to play multiple audio formats, such as MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, Apple Lossless and WMA.
  • Ability to scan the user's computer for all audio files and add them to a local library.
  • Ability to subscribe to MP3 blogs as playlists.
  • A configurable and collapsible graphical user interface similar to iTunes and mini-player mode.
  • Gapless playback and ReplayGain.
  • Keyboard shortcuts and media keyboard support.
  • Last.fm integration via a plugin, complete with love/hate buttons.
  • MP3 file download
  • Media files stored on pages viewed in the browser show up as playable files in Nightingale.
  • Microsoft MTP compatible device support.
  • Plugins compatible with Songbird (with one modification to the addon).

Compatibility and License

Nightingale is free software made available under the Mozilla Public Licence for the Windows operating system from MP3 player software. With this type of license, users are permitted to freely download, modify and distribute it without any real restrictions.

What version of Windows can Nightingale run on?

Nightingale can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.

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  2. Free MP3 Player Software
  3. Open source and GPL software
  4. Music Playing Software
Nightingale has been picked by our editors as very good.
Nightingale has been tested for viruses and malware.
We have tested Nightingale 1.12.1 against malware with several different programs. We certify that this program is clean of viruses, malware and trojans.