VOX for Mac
Music player that supports many filetypes.
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VOX overview
VOX just sounds better! The beauty is in its simplicity, yet behind the minimal exterior lies a powerful music player with a ton of features and support for all audio formats you should ever need. VOX was originally developed following the principles of clarity, simplicity and versatility. Thus, the minimalistic interface incorporates both essential and unique features, which let you:
- Listen to your music regardless of the format:
- Play numerous lossy and lossless audio formats;
- Export playlists in various formats (PLS, M3U, XSPF);
- Open different playlist types including M3U, PLS, XSPF and the popular CUE format used to store CD rips;
- Play audio files stored on NAS devices and other network drives.
- Rule your music with ease:
- Control the player from the main interface, Dock context menu or main menu controls;
- Automatically search for all the missing album artwork from MusicBrainz and LastFM databases;
- Use keyboard media keys, headphones buttons and Apple Remote to control playback (requires VOX Preference Pane);
- Easily add music via smart drop zones, ordinary open dialog and Finder context menu;
- Use equalizer with presets and custom mode, crossfade, fade on play/pause, converting music to 5.1 or 7.1 format;
- Preview album artwork from your Dock icon;
- Gapless playback support;
- Get system or Growl playback notifications.
- Focus on music, not the source:
- Work with different audio sources including custom Playlist, iTunes Library, online Radio and even more in the future;
- Keep your listening statistics up-to-date with your LastFM account by means of LastFM scribbling.
- Full SoundCloud integration:
- Easily control SoundCloud from inside VOX;
- Access the largest database of the world’s music and discover new sound;
- Bring your SoundCloud stream and likes directly into VOX.
- Get more out of your technical equipment:
- Advanced Audio Features: HOG Mode; Improved multi-output device support;
- Convert stereophonic audio in your headphones to binaural using Bauer DSP (BS2B) technology;
- Pause playback automatically on headphones disconnection;
- Take full advantage of AirPlay (10.8+) to listen from any of your wireless output devices.
Note: while VOX is listed as free, there is a "Premium" subscription option that can be purchased for $4.99. To learn more, go here.
What’s new in version 3.6.1
- Fixed Youtube playback;
- Fixed launch issue related to companion VOX Cloud app.
VOX for Mac
Free
In English
Version 3.6.1
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Aug 30 2023
Version: 3.5.6
I tried this, but I have a very, very large library and this software really struggled with it. I also store my music on a remote volume, because its enormous size, and VOX was continually losing track of it making me re-import the music. It REALLY wants you to use the internal volume where your Music (iTunes) library normally lives. The third time it lost track of the library I gave up on it, as it can take literally hours to import everything.
It also made managing duplicates problematic, and didn't properly respect my imported play lists.
As for the claim that it sounds better, I noticed no difference when using my Bose headphones.
It's obviously a work in progress. Hopefully, it will improve over time and I can eventually give it another try.
Dec 24 2022
Version: 3.5.4
My experience is that the company has a bad attitude toward customers demonstrated in a variety of ways. Rather like Spotify, the software stuffs itself into every nook and cranny of macOS it can. This makes mess has one main purpose IMHO: To stop you from deleting it again. They key is to delete the app itself before you go digging out its tentacles. Then there's the service itself, which has all the aspects of loud self-marketing while providing clunk and junk. Be sure to read the other reviews here for more detailed customer experience. - - Conclusion: Like Spotify, VOX is forbidden on my Macs, with grateful thanks to myself. It's sad what's become of the art of music. Fight on, artists!
Sep 3 2021
Version: 3.4.2
AVOID AT ALL COST. Was a premium subscriber, but all it did was crash both my phone and my Macbook Pro. Their customer service response was to essentially try and make me a beta-tester, having me try this, try that....
I don't have time to beta-test your software that I just paid over $50 for. I set it to cancel auto-renew, and it charged me anyway a year later. Emailed them within 2 minutes of the charge for a refund, and they refused, again trying to get me to beta-test this garbage software. I asked 5 times politely to just get a refund, they refused, and kept my money.
Do not support these people, they are dishonest and quite obviously don't care that their product does not work. So now they got $100+ out of me but at least paypal finally canceled their autorenew which apparently I was not able to do, so they have their last dime out of me.
May 31 2021
Version: 3.4
Garbage. No library - no way to control and enjoy even a small collection. I think people that build this stuff do not collect and enjoy music. They develop and sell technology.
Mar 4 2021
Version: 3.3.19
For everyone regretting the simplicity of the old Vox, I've found https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/60399/tiny-player to be a great replacement!
