<s>
Amarok	B-Language
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
music	O
player	O
,	O
available	O
for	O
Unix-like	B-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Amarok	B-Language
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
KDE	B-Application
project	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
released	O
independently	O
of	O
the	O
central	O
KDE	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Compilation	I-Language
release	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amarok	B-Language
is	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
GPL-2.0-or-later	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
originally	O
started	O
by	O
Mark	O
Kretschmann	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
improving	O
XMMS	B-Language
due	O
to	O
several	O
usability	O
problems	O
,	O
which	O
interfered	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
files	O
to	O
the	O
playlist	O
due	O
to	O
several	O
user	O
interface	O
elements	O
existing	O
for	O
one	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
amaroK	B-Language
was	O
created	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
two-pane	O
interface	O
seen	O
in	O
Midnight	B-Protocol
Commander	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
released	O
solely	O
by	O
Kretschmann	O
,	O
was	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
ideal	O
of	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
drag-and-drop	O
music	O
into	O
an	O
interface	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
playlist	O
was	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
and	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
AmaroK	B-Language
,	O
several	O
developers	O
joined	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
“	O
Three	O
M’s”	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
whom	O
was	O
Max	O
Howell	O
,	O
who	O
acted	O
as	O
an	O
interface	O
designer	O
and	O
programmer	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
alongside	O
Muesli	O
(	O
Christian	O
Muehlhaeuser	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
provided	O
user	O
interface	O
insight	O
and	O
programming	O
till	O
the	O
late	O
1.4	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
was	O
originally	O
named	O
AmaroK	B-Language
after	O
a	O
Mike	O
Oldfield	O
album	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
the	O
artwork	O
changed	O
to	O
reference	O
Amarok	B-Language
,	O
a	O
wolf	O
in	O
Inuit	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
's	O
capitalization	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Amarok	B-Language
in	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
major	O
version	O
of	O
Amarok	B-Language
,	O
version	O
2.0	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amarok	B-Language
serves	O
many	O
functions	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
basic	O
function	O
of	O
playing	O
music	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Amarok	B-Language
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
organize	O
a	O
library	O
of	O
music	O
into	O
folders	O
according	O
to	O
genre	O
,	O
artist	O
,	O
and	O
album	O
,	O
can	O
edit	O
tags	O
attached	O
to	O
most	O
music	O
formats	O
,	O
associate	O
album	O
art	O
,	O
attach	O
lyrics	O
,	O
and	O
automatically	O
"	O
score	O
"	O
music	O
by	O
keeping	O
play	O
count	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
more	O
technical	O
list	O
of	O
features	O
is	O
listed	O
below	O
,	O
here	O
are	O
the	O
primary	O
functions	O
or	O
uses	O
for	O
Amarok	B-Language
:	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
media	O
files	O
in	O
various	O
formats	O
including	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
setup	O
)	O
FLAC	B-Application
,	O
Ogg	O
,	O
Opus	B-Algorithm
,	O
MP3	B-Application
,	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
WAV	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Audio	I-Application
,	O
Apple	B-Algorithm
Lossless	I-Algorithm
,	O
WavPack	B-Application
,	O
TTA	B-Algorithm
and	O
Musepack	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amarok	B-Language
does	O
not	O
play	O
digital	O
music	O
files	O
embedded	O
with	O
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tagging	O
digital	O
music	O
files	O
(	O
currently	O
FLAC	B-Application
,	O
Ogg	B-Algorithm
Vorbis	I-Algorithm
,	O
WMA	B-Application
,	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
MP3	B-Application
,	O
and	O
RealMedia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Associating	O
cover	O
art	O
with	O
a	O
particular	O
album	O
and	O
retrieving	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
from	O
Amazon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dynamic	O
playlists	O
can	O
use	O
such	O
information	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
score	O
"	O
given	O
to	O
a	O
song	O
by	O
an	O
Amarok	B-Language
script	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
play	O
count	O
which	O
is	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synchronizing	O
,	O
retrieving	O
,	O
playing	O
,	O
or	O
uploading	O
music	O
to	O
the	O
following	O
digital	O
music	O
players	O
:	O
iPod	B-Device
,	O
iriver	O
iFP	O
,	O
Creative	O
NOMAD	O
,	O
Creative	O
ZEN	O
,	O
MTP	B-Protocol
,	O
Rio	O
Karma	O
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
devices	O
with	O
VFAT	B-Application
(	O
generic	O
MP3	B-Application
players	O
)	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last.fm	B-Application
support	O
,	O
including	O
submitting	O
played	O
tracks	O
(	O
including	O
those	O
played	O
on	O
some	O
digital	O
music	O
players	O
)	O
to	O
Last.fm,	O
retrieving	O
similar	O
artists	O
and	O
playing	O
Last	B-Application
FM	I-Application
streams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Podcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
version	O
1.4.4	O
,	O
Amarok	B-Language
introduced	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
Magnatune	O
,	O
a	O
non-DRM	O
digital	O
music	O
store	O
,	O
enabling	O
users	O
to	O
purchase	O
music	O
in	O
Ogg	O
,	O
FLAC	B-Application
,	O
WAV	O
,	O
and	O
MP3	B-Application
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Integration	O
with	O
online	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Magnatune	O
,	O
Jamendo	O
,	O
MP3tunes	O
,	O
Last.fm	B-Application
and	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amarok	B-Language
File	O
Tracking	O
(	O
since	O
1.4.3	O
)	O
:	O
Stores	O
file	O
checksum	O
in	O
the	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
the	O
file	O
to	O
be	O
moved	O
around	O
in	O
the	O
filesystem	O
without	O
Amarok	B-Language
losing	O
track	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Phonon	B-Language
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
backend	O
of	O
Phonon	B-Language
dictates	O
which	O
media	O
types	O
of	O
Amarok	B-Language
can	O
play	O
and	O
how	O
they	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
Xine	B-Application
,	O
Amarok	B-Language
supports	O
crossfading	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
seeking	O
in	O
seek	O
pointless	O
FLAC	B-Application
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
Gstreamer	B-Language
,	O
Amarok	B-Language
supports	O
seeking	O
and	O
gapless	O
playback	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
crossfading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
moodbars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amarok	B-Language
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
via	O
D-Bus	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amarok	B-Language
Scripts	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
when	O
writing	O
lyrics	O
fetching	O
plugins	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
written	O
in	O
QtScript	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amarok	B-Language
2	I-Language
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tight	O
integration	O
with	O
online	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Magnatune	O
,	O
Jamendo	O
,	O
MP3tunes	O
,	O
Last.fm	B-Application
and	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completely	O
overhauled	O
scripting	O
API	O
and	O
plugin	O
support	O
to	O
allow	O
better	O
integration	O
into	O
Amarok	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Migration	O
from	O
the	O
KDE	B-Language
3	I-Language
to	O
KDE	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Compilation	I-Language
4	I-Language
,	O
and	O
utilization	O
of	O
core	O
technologies	O
such	O
as	O
Solid	B-Language
,	O
Phonon	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Plasma	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Service	O
Framework	O
:	O
This	O
integrates	O
networked	O
music	O
sources	O
directly	O
into	O
Amarok	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
the	O
users	O
can	O
get	O
easy	O
access	O
to	O
music	O
provided	O
by	O
Magnatune	O
,	O
Jamendo	O
,	O
Last.fm,	O
MP3Tunes	O
Locker	O
and	O
Ampache	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Context	O
View	O
:	O
This	O
view	O
occupies	O
the	O
central	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
Amarok	B-Language
's	O
window	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
old	O
Context	O
Browser	O
from	O
the	O
1.x	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Features	O
:	O
Additional	O
changes	O
in	O
Amarok	O
2.0	O
include	O
a	O
new	O
SVG-based	O
scalable	O
theme	O
,	O
advanced	O
scripting	O
,	O
dynamic	O
collections	O
,	O
usability	O
changes	O
,	O
updated	O
media	O
device	O
handling	O
,	O
new	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
manager	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
more	O
software	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
consequence	O
,	O
some	O
new	O
projects	O
have	O
been	O
established	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Amarok	B-Language
version	O
1.4.x	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amarok	B-Language
Live	O
was	O
a	O
live	O
CD	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
created	O
as	O
a	O
co-promotion	O
with	O
magnatune.com	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
Free	O
Software	O
and	O
Open	O
Music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clementine	B-Language
is	O
a	O
fork	O
of	O
Amarok	B-Language
1.4	I-Language
to	O
port	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Qt	B-Language
4	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exaile	B-Language
is	O
a	O
GTK+	B-Application
clone	O
of	O
Amarok	B-Language
1.4	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gereqi	O
is	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Amarok	B-Language
1.4	I-Language
,	O
written	O
in	O
PySide	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pana	O
was	O
a	O
fork	O
of	O
Amarok	B-Language
1.4	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.0	O
2004-06-17	O
Added	O
searchable	O
'	O
collection	O
 '	O
,	O
file	O
browser	O
,	O
cover	O
art	O
from	O
Amazon	B-Application
and	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.1	O
I	O
am	O
a	O
rock	O
2004-09-27	O
Added	O
song	O
ratings	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
Xine	B-Application
,	O
MAS	O
and	O
K3b	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.2	O
2005-02-14	O
Support	O
for	O
iPods	B-Device
,	O
Audioscrobbler	B-Application
,	O
MySQL	B-Application
and	O
a	O
themeable	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.3	O
Airborne	O
2005-08-14	O
New	O
playlist	O
browser	O
,	O
work	O
on	O
interface	O
,	O
dynamic	O
playlists	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
,	O
relative	O
paths	O
in	O
playlists	O
,	O
playlist	O
queue	O
,	O
Wikipedia	O
integration	O
and	O
cuesheets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2006-03-26	O
Helix	O
and	O
GStreamer	B-Language
engine	O
,	O
improved	O
interface	O
,	O
work	O
on	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.4	O
Fast	O
Forward	O
2006-05-17	O
Improved	O
support	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
work	O
on	O
memory	O
usage	O
and	O
interface	O
design	O
,	O
integration	O
of	O
Last.FM	B-Application
into	O
the	O
context	O
browser	O
,	O
gapless	O
playback	O
using	O
Xine	B-Application
,	O
lyrics	O
now	O
fetched	O
with	O
scripts	O
,	O
advanced	O
Wikipedia	O
integration	O
,	O
CD	O
ripping	O
via	O
drag	O
n	O
drop	O
,	O
improved	O
handling	O
of	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
2006-07-02	O
Improved	O
performance	O
and	O
usability	O
,	O
name	O
changed	O
from	O
amaroK	B-Language
to	O
Amarok	B-Language
,	O
Last.FM	B-Application
streams	O
,	O
rating	O
via	O
scripts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2006-08-22	O
DAAP	O
client	O
,	O
MTP	B-Protocol
media	O
device	O
support	O
,	O
dynamic	O
collection	O
,	O
custom	O
Last.FM	B-Application
stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2006-09-05	O
AFT	O
(	O
Amarok	B-Language
File	O
Tracking	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2006-10-30	O
Magnatune	O
integration	O
,	O
3	O
different	O
ways	O
of	O
crossfading	O
with	O
Xine	B-Application
and	O
helix	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2007-02-04	O
SHOUTcast	B-Application
streams	O
,	O
labels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2007-12-20	O
Added/improved	O
support	O
for	O
latest	O
iPods	B-Device
(	O
using	O
libgpod3	O
)	O
:	O
6th-Generation	O
iPod	B-Device
Classic	O
,	O
3rd-Generation	O
iPod	B-Device
Nano	O
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	O
2008-04-09	O
Only	O
released	O
in	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
missing	O
one	O
important	O
bugfix	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
immediately	O
superseded	O
by	O
1.4.9.1	O
2008-04-12	O
Updated	O
translations	O
,	O
and	O
bug-fixes	O
2008-08-13	O
Very	O
important	O
security	O
update	O
2.0In	O
the	O
beginning	O
2008-12-10	O
Complete	O
redesign	O
of	O
interface	O
,	O
increased	O
graphical	O
features	O
,	O
KDE	B-Language
4	I-Language
support	O
,	O
first	O
(	O
unstable	O
)	O
release	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X.Magellan	O
2009-01-11Searching	O
and	O
filtering	O
in	O
the	O
playlist	O
,	O
reintroduction	O
of	O
queueing	O
and	O
stopping	O
after	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.1Let	O
There	O
be	O
Light	O
2009-06-03Native	O
ReplayGain	O
support	O
,	O
a	O
refactoring	O
of	O
context	O
view	O
,	O
a	O
playlist	O
layout	O
editor	O
,	O
and	O
Amarok	B-Language
URLs	O
and	O
bookmarks.Oceania	O
2009-06-17Mostly	O
bug	O
and	O
stability	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.2Sunjammer	O
2009-10-01Layout	O
editing	O
,	O
photo	O
and	O
video	O
plasmoids	O
,	O
breadcrumb	O
navigation	O
in	O
the	O
collection	O
browser	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
improved	O
sorting	O
and	O
editing	O
in	O
the	O
playlist.Weightless	O
2009-11-16Faster	O
collection	O
scanner	O
,	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
grouping	O
,	O
autofetching	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
,	O
SMB	B-Operating_System
(	O
samba	O
)	O
support	O
in	O
playlist.Maya	O
Gold	O
2010-01-11Moodbar	O
support	O
,	O
custom	O
labels	O
for	O
music	O
,	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
refinements	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
bugfixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.3Clear	O
Light	O
2010-03-15Better	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
support	O
and	O
saved	O
playlists	O
,	O
many	O
small	O
improvements.The	O
Bell	O
2010-05-31Automated	O
Playlist	O
Generator	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
applets	O
for	O
the	O
Context	O
View	O
,	O
cover	O
fetching	O
improvements	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
bugfixes	O
and	O
small	O
improvements.Moonshine	O
2010-09-21Dynamic	O
Collection	O
fixes	O
as	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
work	O
better	O
with	O
hard	O
drives	O
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
mass	O
storage	O
devices	O
,	O
compatible	O
with	O
KDE	B-Application
's	O
4.5	O
release	O
,	O
other	O
bugfixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.4Slipstream	O
2011-01-15Conversion	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
one	O
file	O
format	O
to	O
another	O
when	O
copying	O
from	O
the	O
file	O
browser	O
to	O
the	O
local	O
collection	O
,	O
other	O
bugfixes.Resolution	O
2011-05-08Lyrics	O
and	O
iPod	B-Device
handling	O
both	O
improved	O
along	O
with	O
remote	O
collections	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
now	O
better	O
preview	O
your	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
Organize	O
Collection	O
feature	O
,	O
other	O
bugfixes.Nightshade	O
2011-07-07Enable	O
drag	O
and	O
drop	O
on	O
collections	O
to	O
copy/move	O
within	O
Local	O
Music	O
and	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
playlist	O
,	O
other	O
bugfixes.Berlin	O
2011-08-01Compiles	O
with	O
the	O
LLVM	B-Application
frontend	O
Clang	B-Application
,	O
Enable	O
drag	O
and	O
drop	O
on	O
collections	O
to	O
copy/move	O
within	O
Local	O
Music	O
and	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
playlist	O
,	O
other	O
bugfixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.5Earth	O
Moving	O
2011-12-20Re-written	O
USB	B-Protocol
Mass	O
Storage	O
support	O
,	O
integrated	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	B-Application
store	O
,	O
other	O
bugfixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Amarok	B-Language
officially	O
stable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.6In	O
Dulci	O
Jubilo	O
2012-08-13A	O
complete	O
overhaul	O
of	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
and	O
iPhone	O
support	O
,	O
transcoding	O
for	O
iPod-like	O
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
Mass	O
Storage	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Statistics	O
Synchronization	O
between	O
collections	O
and	O
with	O
Last.fm	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Performance	O
optimizations	O
and	O
responsiveness	O
tuning	O
all	O
over	O
Amarok	B-Language
.	O
</s>
