Pot-O MusiQT version 2.7.5

Change engine to BASS library. Improve capability & usability.

Key Features

🔊 High-Quality Audio Playback

• Powered by the BASS audio engine — low-latency, rock-solid playback
• Supports MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, M4A, AAC
• Gapless playback mode: pre-loads the next track so there is zero silence between songs
• Playback speed control: 0.5×, 0.75×, 1.0×, 1.25×, 1.5×, 2.0×
• Output device selection: switch between audio devices (headphones, speakers, DAC) live without restarting
• Stereo / Left / Right channel routing for mono monitoring or speaker testing

🎛️ 8-Band Equalizer with Presets

• Full 8-band parametric EQ with real-time slider control
• Built-in EQ presets (Rock, Pop, Classical, Bass Boost, and more) with grouped categories
• Quick-apply preset buttons for instant switching
• Reset all bands to flat with one click

📋 Multi-Playlist Management

• Unlimited tabbed playlists — create, rename, delete, and reorder tabs freely
• Drag-and-drop files and folders directly into any playlist tab
• Move or copy tracks between playlist tabs via right-click context menu
• Playlists are persisted to an SQLite database — restored exactly on next launch
• Import and export playlists in M3U format; export track data as CSV or JSON
• Load an entire folder or a ZIP archive containing audio files (with password support)
• Per-playlist shuffle and repeat modes — each tab remembers its own settings independently

🔍 Smart Search & Sorting

• Real-time search across title, artist, and album metadata
• Global search mode: search across all playlist tabs simultaneously and jump to any result
• Sort by title, artist, album, duration, or file modification date — ascending or descending

🖼️ Album Art & Metadata

• Displays embedded album art from audio file tags; falls back to folder cover images (cover.jpg, folder.jpg, etc.)
• Full-size cover art viewer with save and replace options
• Embed custom cover art directly into audio file tags (MP3, FLAC)
• In-app metadata editor: edit title, artist, and album tags without leaving the player
• File rename from metadata: auto-rename files based on their embedded tags
• Track properties panel showing bitrate, sample rate, duration, file size, and codec

🎤 Lyrics Support

• Load and display plain-text lyrics (.txt files) in a scrollable panel
• Auto-scroll lyrics in sync with playback position
• Lyrics overlay mode: overlay lyrics directly on top of the album art view
• Embed lyrics into audio file tags (ID3 for MP3, FLAC metadata)
• Edit lyrics directly inside the app and save back to file

⏱️ Sleep Timer

• Three timer modes: countdown by minutes, stop at a specific clock time, or stop after N tracks
• Active timer shown in the status bar with remaining time
• Cancel the timer at any time without stopping playback

🔁 Playback Modes

• Shuffle with smart queue management and history-aware previous track
• Repeat modes: Repeat Off, Repeat One, Repeat All — per playlist tab
• A-B Repeat: drag markers on the seek bar to loop any section of a track with precision

📊 Real-Time Spectrum Visualizer

• Live FFT-based frequency spectrum analyzer displayed as animated bar bands
• Uses NumPy for fast processing when available; falls back to pure Python automatically
• Toggle the visualizer on or off without interrupting playback

🗂️ Library & File Handling

• Drag-and-drop from Windows Explorer directly into the playlist
• ZIP archive support: import audio files from ZIP archives (with encrypted ZIP password prompting)
• Open Disc: load audio from removable drives and optical drives
• Open files from the command line — pass audio file paths as arguments on launch

🖥️ Windows Integration

• Windows Taskbar thumbnail toolbar: Play, Pause, Previous, Next buttons directly on the taskbar thumbnail
• Taskbar progress bar: shows playback progress on the taskbar icon
• AppUserModelID set for proper taskbar grouping with pinned shortcuts
• Single-instance enforcement: launching a second instance brings the existing window to the foreground
• All app data stored in %APPDATA%\PotOMusiQT\ — safe to install in Program Files, never litters the user's home folder

💾 Session Restore

• Remembers the last played track, position, volume, EQ settings, playback speed, and playlist state across sessions
• Resumes exactly where you left off on next launch

🎨 Modern UI

• Responsive layout: adapts gracefully between compact and wide window sizes
• Playlist overlay mode: expand the playlist as a floating overlay over the cover art area
• Scrolling track title marquee for long names
• Fusion-style theme with clean gradients and subtle shadows
• Keyboard shortcuts for all major actions

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Pot-O MusiQT version 1.4.2

v1.4.2

Initial commit