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1**[简体中文](https://github.com/zhongyang219/MusicPlayer2/blob/master/README.md) | English**`<br>`
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3# MusicPlayer2 Introduction
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5MusicPlayer2 is an audio player whitch supports music collection 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.
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7# Related Links
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9Please [click here](https://github.com/zhongyang219/MusicPlayer2/releases)to download the latest version of MusicPlayer2.
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11Alternate link: Download from [Baidu Netdisk](https://pan.baidu.com/s/1i5QNwFF)
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13If you are using [Scoop](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop) as a package manager, the MusicPlayer2 installation package is now added to the Scoop official [Extras](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller) repository for maintenance. You can install MusicPlayer2 with the following Powershell command:
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15```pwsh
16scoop install extras/musicplayer2
17```
18
19# Main Features
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21* Lyrics display
22* Mini mode
23* Lyrics karaoke style display
24* Show lyrics in the taskbar search box
25* Desktop lyrics display
26* Lyrics online download
27* lyrics editing
28* Song tag recognition and editing
29* Spectrum analysis
30* Album cover display
31* Auto match download lyrics and album cover
32* Sound effect settings (equalizer and reverb)
33* Taskbar thumbnail button
34* Theme color
35* Support for cue format
36* Background Gaussian Blur
37* Format conversion
38* Media library function
39
40# Operating Instructions
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42You have the following ways to open and play a song:`<br>`
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441. Select the "Open File" item on the File menu;`<br>`
452. Select the "Open folder" item on the File menu;`<br>`
463. 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>`
474. Drag and drop the file or folder directly into the main window of the program;`<br>`
485. Drag and drop the file or folder directly onto the program's icon or its shortcut icon.`<br>`
49
50# Instructions for use
51
52**[Click here](https://github.com/zhongyang219/MusicPlayer2/wiki) to view the documentation (Only Chinese Available).**
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54# Screen shoots
55
56Main window (UI2, light mode)▼
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58<img src="Screenshots/Main_window.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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60Main window (UI2, light mode, show playlist)▼
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62<img src="Screenshots/main_window_with_playlist.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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64Main window (UI2, dark mode)▼
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66<img src="Screenshots/Main_window2.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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68Main window (UI1)▼
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70<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui1.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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72Main window (UI2)▼
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74<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui2.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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76Main window (UI3)▼
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78<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui3.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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80Main window (UI4)▼
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82<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui4.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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84Main window (UI5)▼
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86<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui5.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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88Mini mode▼
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90<img src="Screenshots/Mini_mode.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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92Show lyrics in Cortana search box▼
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94<img src="Screenshots/Cortana_lyric.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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96Desktop lyrics▼
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98<img src="Screenshots/desktop_lyric.jpg" style="zoom:80%;" />
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100Option settings - Appearance Settings▼
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102<img src="Screenshots/en_us/options.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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104Option settings - General Settings▼
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106<img src="Screenshots/en_us/options2.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
107
108# Update log
109
110**[Click here to view the update log.](https://github.com/zhongyang219/MusicPlayer2/blob/master/Documents/update_log_en-us.md)**
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