GnaqPlayer

Media players are now bundled in web components to allow instant playback of any content of interest in the form of audio or video. However, offline playback still requires a specialized application, and in case you’re looking for something straightforward with not too many features to confuse you, GnaqPlayer might just be it.

On the one hand, GnaqPlayer requires no installation to function, thus making it possible to carry it around on a thumb drive along with a collection of songs to have available at all times. Moreover, registry entries are not modified in the process, so you don’t even have to worry that the target PC is affected.

Running it brings up a pretty compact main window. In spite of its clean visuals, elements are incredibly difficult to spot which can be a little frustrating, especially since the window can’t be moved from its default location. What you can do is pay a visit to the options menu in order to configure colors used.

Adding files can easily be done by dropping an entire folder of songs over the playlist area, which is toggleable. Luckily, file support can be used to your advantage in the sense that you’re able to load file types like MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, MOD, IT, S3D, and XM.

Although the application comes with a playlist editor, it doesn’t support regular formats for import or export, but only its own particular format. Playback controls are handled through the main window or tray menu. You can spice up playback through options to shuffle the playlist, or repeat the entire set.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that GanqPlayer comes with good intentions, but it’s not quite packed with all you need for clean playback. File support is impressive, except for playlists. On the other hand, playlists can be shuffled, while playback is clean and can be triggered even from a thumb drive.