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16736ea54SZhong Yang**[简体中文](https://github.com/zhongyang219/MusicPlayer2/blob/master/README.md) | English**<br>
26736ea54SZhong Yang# MusicPlayer2 Introduction
3*ec0490a7Szhongyang219MusicPlayer2 is an audio player which with a collection of music playback, lyrics display, format conversion and many other functions. It supports lyrics display, lyrics karaoke style display, lyrics online download, lyrics editing, song tag recognition, album cover display, album cover online download, spectrum analysis, sound effect settings, taskbar thumbnail button, theme color, format conversion and other functions. The playback kernel is the Bass Audio Library (V2.4). The player supports almost all common audio formats.
4*ec0490a7Szhongyang219# Related Links
5*ec0490a7Szhongyang219Please [click here](https://github.com/zhongyang219/MusicPlayer2/releases)to download the latest version of MusicPlayer2.
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7*ec0490a7Szhongyang219Alternate link: Download from [Baidu Netdisk](https://pan.baidu.com/s/1i5QNwFF)
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96736ea54SZhong Yang# Main Features
106736ea54SZhong Yang* Lyrics display
116736ea54SZhong Yang* Mini mode
126736ea54SZhong Yang* Lyrics karaoke style display
1349bd0b54SZhong Yang* Show lyrics in the taskbar search box
1450e9fd5fSZhong Yang* Desktop lyrics display
156736ea54SZhong Yang* Lyrics online download
166736ea54SZhong Yang* lyrics editing
1749bd0b54SZhong Yang* Song tag recognition and editing
186736ea54SZhong Yang* Spectrum analysis
196736ea54SZhong Yang* Album cover display
206736ea54SZhong Yang* Auto match download lyrics and album cover
216736ea54SZhong Yang* Sound effect settings (equalizer and reverb)
226736ea54SZhong Yang* Taskbar thumbnail button
236736ea54SZhong Yang* Theme color
246a13735aSZhong Yang* Support for cue format
256736ea54SZhong Yang* Background Gaussian Blur
266736ea54SZhong Yang* Format conversion
2749bd0b54SZhong Yang* Media library function
286736ea54SZhong Yang# Operating Instructions
296736ea54SZhong YangYou have the following ways to open and play a song:<br>
306736ea54SZhong Yang1. Select the "Open File" item on the File menu;<br>
316736ea54SZhong Yang2. Select the "Open folder" item on the File menu;<br>
326736ea54SZhong Yang3. Click the "Select Folder" button or select the "Select Folder" item on the "Tools" menu, select a recently played folder in the popped up dialog, or click the "Open new folder" button to play a new folder;<br>
336736ea54SZhong Yang4. Drag and drop the file or folder directly into the main window of the program;<br>
346736ea54SZhong Yang5. Drag and drop the file or folder directly onto the program's icon or its shortcut icon.<br>
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366a13735aSZhong Yang# Instructions for use
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38ed4a559cSZhong Yang**[Click here](https://github.com/zhongyang219/MusicPlayer2/wiki) to view the documentation (Only Chinese Available).**
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406736ea54SZhong Yang# Screen shoots
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42*ec0490a7Szhongyang219Main window (UI2, light mode):
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44*ec0490a7Szhongyang219<img src="Screenshots/Main_window.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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46*ec0490a7Szhongyang219Main window (UI2, dark mode):
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48*ec0490a7Szhongyang219<img src="Screenshots/Main_window2.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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50*ec0490a7Szhongyang219Main window (UI1):
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52*ec0490a7Szhongyang219<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui1.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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54*ec0490a7Szhongyang219Main window (UI2):
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56*ec0490a7Szhongyang219<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui2.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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58*ec0490a7Szhongyang219Main window (UI3):
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60*ec0490a7Szhongyang219<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui3.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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62*ec0490a7Szhongyang219Main window (UI4):
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64*ec0490a7Szhongyang219<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui4.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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66*ec0490a7Szhongyang219Main window (UI5):
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68*ec0490a7Szhongyang219<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui5.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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70*ec0490a7Szhongyang219Mini mode:
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72*ec0490a7Szhongyang219<img src="Screenshots/Mini_mode.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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74*ec0490a7Szhongyang219Show lyrics in Cortana search box
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76*ec0490a7Szhongyang219<img src="Screenshots/Cortana_lyric.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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78*ec0490a7Szhongyang219Desktop lyrics
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80*ec0490a7Szhongyang219<img src="Screenshots/desktop_lyric.jpg" style="zoom:80%;" />
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82*ec0490a7Szhongyang219Option settings - Appearance Settings
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84*ec0490a7Szhongyang219<img src="Screenshots/en_us/options.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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86*ec0490a7Szhongyang219Option settings - General Settings
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88*ec0490a7Szhongyang219<img src="Screenshots/en_us/options2.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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9076921b6fSZhong Yang# Update log
916af26e93SZhong Yang**[Click here to view the update log.](https://github.com/zhongyang219/MusicPlayer2/blob/master/Documents/update_log_en-us.md)**