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Audion: free and resourceful MP3 player


Ok, that's old news, but for those who don't know, Audion was a shareware MP3 player that is now 'retired' because it couldn't face competition from iTunes. So Panic turned it into freeware.

I use it when too many apps are open in my Mac, and I think you should give it a try. It uses less CPU than iTunes, has lots of resources that iTunes still doesn't have (MP3 encoder, keyboard shortcuts, just to name a few), and runs smoothly. Just open it and create a Linked Playlist that links to your iTunes Music Folder, and you will always have the same playlist you have on iTunes - it self-updates too.

Oh, you still have to add a serial number, which is available here.

Audion is an excellent MP3 player that's worth downloading. BTW, it has a ton of skins too!

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