Command-line tool

audacious

brew/audacious

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Lightweight and versatile audio player

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Audacious.MediaPlayer -e
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/audacious

macOS

brew install audacious

Linux

brew install audacious

Launch the GUI

audacious

Start a new instance and play an audio

audacious -N path/to/audio

Enqueue a specific directory of audio files

audacious -e path/to/directory

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