DeaDBeeF is an audio player software available for Windows, Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.[2][3] An ad-supported Android version is available, but has not been updated since 2017. DeaDBeeF is free and open-source software, except on Android.
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DeaDBeeF's main window on Mac OS
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| Original author(s) | Alexey Yakovenko |
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| Initial release | August 2009 |
| Stable release | 1.9.6[1] / 7 November 2023; 8 months ago (7 November 2023) |
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| Written in | C, C++, Objective-C, Assembly language |
| Operating system | Unix-like (Linux, *BSD, OpenSolaris), macOS, Windows, Android |
| Platform | x86, x86-64, ARM |
| Type | Audio player |
| License | GPLv2, LGPLv2.1, zlib, various free and open-source software licenses (plugins) |
| Website | deadbeef |
The player was first published in August 2009.[4] Its author cited dissatisfaction with existing music players under Linux as the main reason for writing DeaDBeeF. The name is a reference to the magic number 0xDEADBEEF.
Among DeaDBeeF's functionalities are included:[5][6]
