Exaile

{{Short description|Open source audio player}}

{{Infobox software

| name = Exaile

| logo = Exailelogo many.svg

| screenshot = Exaile-latest.png

| caption = Screenshot of Exaile 3.4.3

| author = Adam Olsen

| developer = Dustin Spicuzza, Johannes Sasongko, Mathias Brodala

| language =

| genre = Audio player

| license = GPL-2.0-or-later{{cite web|title=license notice placed in each file of the projects repository|website=GitHub |url=https://github.com/exaile/exaile/blob/master/tools/db_explorer.py/|access-date=2017-11-17}}"This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify

it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by

the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)

any later version."

| programming_language = Python (PyGObject) and GTK Widget toolkit

| operating_system = Linux; macOS; Unix-like; Windows

| latest release version = {{Wikidata|property|reference|P348}}

| latest release date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}}}

}}

Exaile is a cross-platform free and open-source audio player, tag editor and library organizer. It was originally conceived to be similar in style and functions to KDE's Amarok 1.4, but uses the GTK widget toolkit rather than Qt. It is written in Python and utilizes the GStreamer media framework.{{Cite news|url=http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/linux/Exaile-Review-479798.shtml|title=Exaile Music Player Review - An Excellent Media Player That Should Be More Popular|last=Stahie|first=Silviu|date=2015-04-30|work=Softpedia|access-date=2017-04-18|language=en-us}}{{cite web |url=http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/linux/Exaile-Review-44202.shtml |title=Exaile Review |first=Mihai |last=Marinof |work=Softpedia |date=2007-01-11 |access-date=2012-01-14 }}{{cite web|title=Details of package Exaile in jaunty|url=http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/exaile/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505212905/http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/exaile/|archive-date=2009-05-05|url-status=dead|access-date=2025-01-29}}

Exaile incorporates many features from Amarok (and other media players) like automatic fetching of album art, handling of large libraries, lyrics fetching, Last.fm support, advanced tag editing, and optional iPod and MSC device support via plugins.{{cite web|title=Exaile – Music Player for Gtk+|date=7 January 2008 |url=http://lindesk.com/2008/01/exaile-music-player-for-gtk/|access-date=2009-10-11}}

Compared to typical music players, Exaile is able to handle large music libraries without requiring a massive importing of all music files into its own organizational structure. To facilitate this, Exaile allows users to organize their music library in a wide variety of ways, such as by tags, group tags, smart playlists, genre, storage location, and more.{{Cite web|url=http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/78144.html|title=Exaile Makes Playing Music Simple and Stress-Free {{!}} Reviews {{!}} LinuxInsider|last=Germain|first=Jack M.|date=2013-05-29|website=www.linuxinsider.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-18}}

In addition, Exaile supports plugins that provide features such as ReplayGain support, an equalizer with presets,{{cite web|title=Exaile - The Linux Music Player of Awesomeness|url=http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/reviews/8048.aspx|access-date=2009-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121082222/http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/reviews/8048.aspx|archive-date=2009-11-21|url-status=dead}} previewing tracks via a secondary soundcard, and Moodbar integration.