Fox Tunes

Audiophiles or music enthusiasts who choose to store their song collection on local drives could be seeking for an alternative player that offers both a good playback capability, as well as a library management tool to match it. Fox Tunes could be considered such a program, and it will offer a minimalist yet versatile set of features, in terms of playback and playlist management.

Featuring a two-panel layout, the interface offers users the option to view both the library of albums as well as the audio files contained. In terms of details for the song viewer, there could have been additional categories, such as bitrate or format, as some might find these necessary.

The playback controls are situated in the lower part of the interface, and, as with the details view pane, these could have also been improved. Although minimalist as with the rest of the layout, their appearance makes them somewhat difficult to identify and access altogether.

One of the cool features that this app presents is a “mini” mode, which will tile down the app into a small rectangle, which features only the album art, playback controls, and elapsed time bar. This small interface can be easily relocated anywhere on the desktop area but lacks essential features such as “always on top” mode.

Featuring only two main skins, the player also lacks accessible customization options, although more advanced users can define the aspect of the library, playlist and other elements by resorting to Javascript.

This application addresses users who require a light, uncluttered audio player which offers above average library and playlist management capabilities.