Rich Player

Rich Player 2.5.0.0
Rich Player 2.6.7.7 with custom background image
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Rich Player 2.6.7.7 Mini Mode with custom background image

Rich Player is a simple media player app with just a couple extra features. Look down below for the list of features. Currently this desktop app is available for free.

Download: Full Install
Update: Upgrade Install. 

Release Notes: click here
Current Version : click here
Find Current Version in: 
  • Settings >> Options
  • About >> Release Notes

System Requirements & Specifications
  • Windows OS
  • IMPORTANT: For video use, VLC must be installed.

Features
  • Common playback controls
  • AB Repeat & standard repeat and shuffle
  • Speed control
  • Pitch Control
  • Taskbar icon progress bar to show current position in song
  • App will return to last location on screen and maintain last size of window
  • Windows Re-sizing and Maximization; also with resize grabber at lower-right corner for ease with touch devices
  • Skin management: View >> Enhanced Skins
  • Mini Mode
  • Drive Mode (beta)
Options
  • Enable/Disable Run at system startup
  • Enable/Disable Play song on app start
  • Touch Friendly Mode
  • Auto Save every 10 mins
Hotkeys
  • Customize Global Hotkeys: Play/Pause, Stop, Previous, Next, Jump backwards 5s, Jump forward 5s, AB Repeat, Speed Control, and Pitch Control
  • Option to temporary disable hotkeys under settings menu
Playlists
  • Unlimited playlists (by use of Tabs)
  • When switching playlists, songs will begin at previous position, and will continue its previous play state
  • Rename Playlist Names
  • Rename Current Item Name
  • Playlist Controls (re-order songs, add/remove, right click menu for properties ... etc.)
  • Load last played file on re-open, with its playlist
  • Quick Open: Drops down a menu to display playlists from a pre-selected folder for the user to quickly load a playlist
Songs / Media
  • Edit Song Title, Artist and Album names (.mp3 files only) (Right click on song name)
  • Shuffle Play from Songs menu
  • Play Folder from Songs menu
  • Play Folder and Subfolders from Songs menu
  • Add Folder and Subfolders from Songs menu
  • Add YouTube video to playlist
  • Add radio station to playlist
  • Equalizer
  • YouTube browser
  • Radio browser
  • Spotify syncing
Artwork
  • Single-Click artwork to pause/play
  • Swipe/Mouse gesture left or right on artwork to skip songs
  • Swipe/Mouse gesture up or down on artwork to control speed
  • When Lyrics are applied and Customize Lyrics checkbox is checked from Edit menu, double click/tap to edit lyrics. To save go to Edit >> Save Lyrics (Current Song)
  • Double Click to enable fullscreen
View
  • Enable / Disable Enhanced Skins; 15 skins total (5 tiled, 10 HD)
  • Lyrics (pulled from www.songlyrics.com, and then saved to local folder in app's location) (*Required: "Lyrics" folder in app's location)
  • Transparency: Change opacity of Artwork
  • Option to hide / show Player's Volume Control
  • Option to hide / show Search Box
  • Customizeable Windows Colors
  • Customizeable Spectrum Colors
  • Customizeable  Playlist Tabs (orientation and width / height)
  • Customizeable Trackbars
  • Icons can have shadows applied, or not applied.
Additional Information
  • Check Release Notes for more details and actions that may be required on your part
Extras
  • Manually change window size values.
  • Manually change window location.
    Careful not to mistype any values and risk setting it off screen!!

Spotify - from Media Menu
  • Control Spotify Playback from Rich Player

YouTube - from Media Menu
  • Play YouTube videos with a built-in browser
  • Add to Playlist from browser window

Miscellaneous
  • App has capabilities of snapping to screen edges​


​Evolution of Rich Player:

Touch Friendly version - No longer supported

This version is no longer supported. Standard Version now has a Touch Friendly Mode, and also has touch gestures on artwork. However, you may still download it if you wish.
PLEASE NOTICE: This version may have bugs and will not be updated.

Download: here
Current Version : 1.1.1.2
Release Notes
Find Current Version in: File >> Options

Updates: When downloading for newer versions or updates, replace the following files to your app's location with the new downloaded files:
  • Rich Player Touch-Friendly.exe
  • Rich Player Touch-Friendly.pdb
Doing this should keep your playlists intact, but it is recommended to save your playlists ahead of time just in case you may have to re-add them due to this app undergoing major changes.Periodically an additional file will be need to replace: Rich Player Touch-Friendly.exe.config. Check release notes for when this occurs.

System Requirements & Specifications
  • Windows OS
Features
  • Common playback controls
  • AB Repeat & standard repeat and shuffle
  • Speed control
  • Volume Control: player and system / master
  • Taskbar icon progress bar to show current position in song
  • Taskbar icon with thumbnail buttons when mouse hovers over the icon
  • App will return to last location on screen
  • Windows Re-sizing and Maximization
Options
  • Enable/Disable Run at system startup
  • Enable/Disable Play song on app start
Hotkeys
  • Global Hotkeys: F9: Play/Pause, Ctrl + F9: Stop, F10: Previous, F11: Next, Ctrl + F10: Jump backwards 5s, Ctrl + F11: Jump forward 5s (these are default values; they can be changed)
  • AB Repeat & Speed Control
  • Customize Global Hotkeys
Playlists
  • Manage five separate playlists (by use of Tabs)
  • When switching playlists, songs will begin at previous position, and will continue its previous play state
  • Rename Playlist Names
  • Playlist Controls (re-order songs, add/remove, right click menu for properties ... etc.)
  • Load last played file on re-open, with its playlist
Media
  • Edit Song Title, Artist and Album names (.mp3 files only)
Artwork - Touch Gestures
  • Single-Click artwork to pause/play
  • Swipe/Mouse gesture left or right on artwork to skip songs
  • Swipe/Mouse gesture up or down on artwork to control speed
  • When Lyrics are applied and Customize Lyrics checkbox is checked from Edit menu, double click/tap to edit lyrics. To save go to Edit >> Save Lyrics (Current)
View
  • Fullscreen button to enlarge artwork
  • Navigation Arrows for navigating between previous and next songs
  • Enable / Disable Enhanced Skin
  • Lyrics (pulled from www.songlyrics.com, and then saved to local folder in app's location) (*Required: "Lyrics" folder in app's location)



Rich Player Playlist Creator

Create playlists for rich player. This is useful when you want to create a lot of playlists to use for Rich Player, but do not want to have to load all of them in Rich Player just to create them for the first time.
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Download Here
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Ideas?

Have ideas for an app Rexford Rich could develop? Please feel free to contact him by rexfordrich@gmail.com or visit the Contact page.