CoolPlayer Build 219

4.3 out of 5 stars 4.3 (57 votes)

(June 1, 2008)

Windows 2000/2003/9x/XP / Open Source / 8,251 downloads

CoolPlayer is an MPEG Layer 1, 2, and 3 digital audio player for Windows. It features skins, a simple user interface, and a fully working playlist editor. The built in ID3 editor makes it simple to rename and modify files. CoolPlayer uses the Xaudio MPEG engine and is completely free.

  • Publisher

    DaanSystems

  • Homepage

    CoolPlayer

  • Latest Changes

    - Fixed potential buffer overflow when reading OGG tags

    - Fixed open file dialog not being modal

    - Fixed add directory dialog not being modal

    - Enabled XP visual style support

    - Fixed bitrate display showing parts of previous songs bitrate

    - WAV file bitrate is now shown

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  1. 1 out of 5 stars
    Perezoso

    Reviewing Build 219 (Jun 2, 2008)

    Couldn't play MP3 or AAC audio streams. Then crashed within seconds of loading an MP3 file.

  2. 2 out of 5 stars
    bobad

    Reviewing Build 216 (Dec 2, 2006)

    Coolplayer used to be the best lightweight player out there. But that was then, this is now. Evilplayer and XM Player expose it as the bug-ridden piece of software that it is.

  3. 3 out of 5 stars
    roj

    Reviewing Build 216 (Dec 2, 2006)

    This used to be my player of choice too and then an overzealous but underachieving dev with no coherent strategy assumed control of the project and brought it to wrack and ruin. His hallmarks were a playlist best descriubed as a retroactive abortion and a quality control attitude typified b the mindset that "I code - I don't bother with testing; YOU the user community test whatever I grind out because that's YOUR contribution to the project".

    In short, he was a putz.

    Then, after all that rubbish, he *bailed* and the project went into the weeds.

    I'm very glad to see this player resurrected. In it's absence XMPlay has become my player of choice at least in part because it embodies the qualityies that once made CoolPlayer great:

    - superlative audio quality
    - minimal fluff / maximum *useful* function
    - a remarkable penchant for minimal bugs and good solid code

    I hope that this new beginning for CoolPlayer after such a long hiatus will signal a worthwhile rebirth for this former gem.

    THREE stas for hope and wishes of good luck in sorting out the mess.

  4. 3 out of 5 stars
    ahjefri

    Reviewing Build 216 (Dec 2, 2006)

    it's good to be back again,, but need a lot of work, to start with , retain of play list skin,
    - Play list does not stay on top.
    - It hangs and keep CPU busy ,

    Cool Player used to be my fav. hope that it get back to me again,,

    Keep the faith,,

  5. 4 out of 5 stars
    bobad

    Reviewing 2.09 (Feb 21, 2003)

    Fixed the crashing by restoring my system back before the Cool Player SNAFU. 2.06. 2.07, 2.08, and 2.09 all work normally now. "Normaly" is very well indeed!

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