Play Sound for Mac
Simple, no-fuss sound player.
Free
In English
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Play Sound overview
Play Sound is a simple, no-fuss sound player that supports QuickTime sound files (for example, AIFF or MP3 files), Classic Mac OS System 7 sound files (files with a file type of 'sfil' that contain 'snd ' resources), or any 'snd ' resources embedded into any file. You can play an unlimited number of sounds concurrently or one at a time. You can loop sounds, repeat sounds, play specified portions of sounds, control the volume of sounds played, pause and continue sound play, and press the Escape or Command-Period keys to abort sound play.
To use Play Sound as a simple sound file player, simply drag and drop the sound file(s) onto the Play Sound icon in the Mac OS Finder. Better yet, you can configure the Mac OS X Finder to automatically open sound files with Play Sound whenever you double-click them (see Using Play Sound As a Sound Player in the documentation for easy instructions showing how to do this).
Play Sound is fully scriptable, allowing AppleScript writers to use simple, easy-to-understand English syntax to play most QuickTime-supported sound files, Classic Mac OS System 7 sound files, and even 'snd ' resources that are embedded directly in script applets. To script Play Sound, you call it from any AppleScript script or application.
What’s new in version 1.6.7
Version 1.6.7:
- Fixed a bug where Play Sound, on OS X 10.5, was not handling sound file paths sent as Unicode text strings
- Fixed a bug where Play Sound would return a "player status" of "quitting" if you sent a quit command, but sounds were still playing; now, Play Sound will return "playing" until all sounds are done playing, and then return "quitting" just before quit
Play Sound for Mac
Free
In English
Version 1.6.7
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May 1 2021
Version: 1.6.7
I too was disappointed when Play Sound did not make the transition to 64-bit. I even tried to offer my help in updating Play Sound to 64-bit, but was unable to get in touch with the author. Had to resort to writing my own app, unimaginatively named Play Sounds. Some of you might find it adequate for your needs; check it out at <https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/63375/play-sounds>.
Nov 16 2020
Version: 1.6.7
Does not work on MacOS Catalina 10.15.7 which is a bummer. :-(
Oct 9 2019
Version: 1.6.7
Can we get a scriptable, 64-bit version, notarized for Catalina? [or, any recommendations for another app?]
Sep 7 2013
Version: 1.6.7
perfect for my needs, i just love the fact of listening music and not waiting several minutes for the audio player to start..
Apr 16 2012
Version: 1.6.7
This is the serious useful, very convenient and very simple tool which thought very well and was made.
I thank to developer.
Could you please develop the version of Play Sound which compatible with10.7?
I am wishing it very strongly.
