Kitten Player

An audio player is the kind of software that anyone has installed on their computer. While there are well-known titles in this field that are known for their feature set and versatility, more simple alternatives such as Kitten Player are certainly welcomed.

Based on foobar2000, this particular audio player adopts a minimalistic approach, providing a straightforward interface with intuitive options. The main window comprises the classic player controls, the volume adjuster, and the progress slider, alongside a larger section dedicated to managing playlists.

Kitten Player opens each playlist in a separate tab, allowing you to give each tab a significant name. However, if you find yourself with lots of tabs opened and want to listen to a specific song, there is no search option to help you look for a particular entry throughout all the playlists.

Despite its raw simplicity, there are a few features that make Kitten Player stand out from its competitors. To be more specific, it's worth noting that the player comes with options to edit the primary metadata information of an audio file and provides support for YouTube playlists, being able to load large lists of music files based on their ID. It features a built-in search form for YouTube, allowing you to find clips that can then be saved offline.

Please note that, although Kitten Player does feature YouTube downloading functionality, it cannot save videos offline, as it just grabs the audio stream and loads it into its player. The audio files themselves, although they can be converted to MP3, do not seem to be downloaded to a specific folder on your computer so you will only be able to load them in Kitten Player, not another similar application.

Kitten Player is an application with potential, but it has a long way to go before being able to match not just the feature set of the big players in this field, but also their modern, sleek looks. At the moment, Kitten Player is a little rough around the edges and resumes to basic functionality when it comes to loading audio files. It would probably be a good idea to implement support for additional file types and maybe a preview area for videos.