Play currently supports playback of FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Musepack, WavPack, Monkey's Audio, AAC, Apple Lossless, MP3 and various other audio file formats.

For lossless formats such as FLAC and WavPack, and for Ogg Vorbis and specially-tagged MP3 files, Play supports gapless playback allowing sample-accurate audio reproduction.

Play processes all audio using 32-bit floating point precision, providing the highest possible playback quality for files sampled at all bit depths. Additionally, Play is tightly integrated with Core Audio and supports DSP effects using Audio Units.

Play's powerful searching and organizational features make finding music a snap! Play's integrated browser allows you to easily locate tracks in your library grouped by artist, album, composer, or genre, while smart playlists create unlimited ways to combine your music.

Need to make changes to your audio files' metadata? No problem! Play has a powerful integrated metadata editor that allows multiple files to be edited at once, even if the files are in different formats. And if your files are missing metadata, Play can use MusicBrainz to help fill in the blanks.

Never touch your volume control again! Play supports replay gain, allowing files to play at a constant volume despite inherent differences in their loudness.

Play is integrated with the official Last.fm client, so you can share your listening habits with everyone.

Play is freeware, released under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Leopard Compatibility
· Play works with the latest and greatest version of Mac OS X.
· Cue Sheet Support
· External cue sheets are now supported for all formats.
· Embedded cue sheets are now supported for FLAC files.
· Minor Feature Additions
· Accurate MP3 seeking for files encoded with LAME.
· Bug Fixes
· MP3s with encoder delays larger than one frame no longer cause Play to crash.
· Component Upgrades
· The following components have been updated: SQLite upgraded to 3.5.2 and TagLib upgraded to latest svn.