Tomahawk (software)

{{Infobox software

| title = Tomahawk

| name = Tomahawk

| logo = Tomahawk music player.png

| screenshot = Tomahawk 0.8.2 LinuxMint English.png

| caption = Tomahawk 0.8.2 running on Linux Mint

| author = Christian Muehlhaeuser

| released = 25 March 2011

| discontinued = True

| latest release version =

| latest release date =

| latest preview version = 0.8.4

| latest preview date = {{Start date and age|2015|04|29}}

| repo = https://github.com/tomahawk-player/tomahawk

| programming language = C++ (Qt)

| operating system = Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD, Android (Beta)

| genre = Audio player

| license = GPL-3.0-or-later

| website = {{url|tomahawk-player.org}}

}}

Tomahawk was a free, open-source cross-platform music player for Windows, macOS and Linux. An Android beta client version was launched in June 2016.{{URL|https://plus.google.com/communities/107064391247577662665 |G+ Community "Tomahawk Android Beta testing"}} It focuses on the conglomeration of the user's music library across local and network collections as well as streaming services. The project was marked as abandoned by their authors on May 10, 2017.{{URL|https://github.com/tomahawk-player/tomahawk/commit/c8389592488c07079f40e7edb9195cfabbc58740|Github's commit message marked as abandoned}}

About

Tomahawk has a familiar iTunes-like interface. The left column offers access to playlists, search history, favorite tracks, charts, and other categories.{{cite news|title=Tomahawk (for Mac) Review|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416051,00.asp|accessdate=7 April 2014|newspaper=PC Magazine|date=28 February 2013}}

Features

Tomahawk allows to install plug-ins for several different music services.{{cite news|last=Titlow|first=John Paul|title=Tomahawk: Fixing Our Fractured Digital Music Collections|url=http://readwrite.com/2012/04/15/tomahawk-fixing-fractured-music-collection#awesm=~oALcxfHXMwIAqM|accessdate=7 April 2014|newspaper=Readwrite|date=15 April 2012}}{{cite news|last=Warren|first=Christina|title=11 Apps and Services for Sharing, Discovering and Organizing Music|url=http://mashable.com/2011/10/24/music-sharing-streaming-services|accessdate=7 April 2014|newspaper=Mashable|date=24 October 2011}} These include:

Toma.hk and Hatchet

In 2013, Tomahawk launched Toma.hk, a website that generates embeddable HTML code for songs and artists, allowing direct links to playable tracks online.{{cite news|last=Steinberg|first=Scott|title=Tomahawk Introduces HTML App|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/blogs/gear-up/tomahawk-introduces-html-app-20120509|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511091918/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/blogs/gear-up/tomahawk-introduces-html-app-20120509|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 May 2012|accessdate=7 April 2014|newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=9 May 2013}}{{cite news|last=Sawers|first=Paul|title=Awesome desktop music player Tomahawk relaunches, and there's a new Web version too|url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/07/03/awesome-desktop-music-player-tomahawk-relaunches-and-theres-a-new-web-version-too|accessdate=7 April 2014|newspaper=The Next Web|date=3 July 2012}}

In March 2014, Tomahawk launched its cross-platform sync and social platform called "Hatchet" in beta.{{cite news|title=Hatchet aims to take an axe to world of siloed streaming music services|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/24/hatchet-tomahawk-streaming-music-spotify|accessdate=21 November 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=4 March 2014}} It provides users the ability to sync playlists and "loved" tracks across multiple devices. The service was planned to allow users to see what other users are listening to and share playlists through the Tomahawk application.

The last build was released in April 2015, after which progress stalled. In May 2017, developer Anton Romanov confirmed that the project is abandoned.{{cite news|title=Tomahawk Music Player is "Essentially Abandoned"|url=http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/06/tomahawk-music-player-essentially-abandoned|accessdate=16 January 2018|newspaper=OMG! Ubuntu!|date=16 June 2017}}

References

External links

{{Official website|tomahawk-player.org}}

Category:Free audio software

Category:Audio software

Category:Linux media players

Category:MacOS media players

Category:Windows media players

Category:Online music database clients

Category:Audio player software that uses Qt