JMP3Player

Audio playback done offline relies on a dedicated application. There are default options in this regard, but you might simply want a straightforward method of playing a song or two. Tons of alternatives are available over the web, and JMP3Player is a suitable example, fitted with a simple set of controls.

You can go ahead and check out the application’s set of features from the moment download is done, because you’re not taken through a setup process first. However, you do need to make sure that Java Runtime Environment is on the computer you want to use it on if you decide to carry the program around on a thumb drive.

All controls you need show up in a compact main window as soon as the application is launched. Although pretty intuitive by design, you find there’s a poor choice of bundled features, and playback operations are limited to clean playback, with little to nothing more at your disposal.

The application only supports MP3 files and playlists. However, loading files needs to be done through the browse dialog, because dropping them over the main window has no effect. What’s more, you can only open one file at a time, and playback stops once the song ends.

There’s no playlist editor to save more files for a lengthy playback session, even though you can load playlists. Controls are only operable from the main window. Since there’s no playlist editor, you don’t benefit from track randomization, let alone advanced enhancement techniques such as an equalizer.

Bottom line is that simple playback of audio files doesn’t really need to be accompanied by advanced features. JMP3Player does offer a straightforward approach, with minimum impact on the target PC. Sadly, the lack of a playlist manager delivers a considerable impact to practicality, which isn’t quite fit for an everyday audio player.