# kartik-venugopal/aural-player

(Archived) An audio file player for macOS, inspired by Winamp.

Repository: https://github.com/kartik-venugopal/aural-player
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aural-player
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: macos, audio-player, audio, swift, avaudioengine, avfoundation, ffmpeg, coreaudio, music
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-06-21T22:39:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 27, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3342, "days_push": 438, "days_rel": 438, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1074, forks 67 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:29.079666+00:00)

## What it is
Aural Player is a native macOS audio file player inspired by Winamp, built in Swift using AVFoundation, AVAudioEngine, CoreAudio, and FFmpeg. The project has been archived, with a final release available but no further bug fixes or features.

## Use cases
- play audio files on mac with a winamp-style player
- macos music player with playlists and effects
- listen to flac and mp3 files on mac
- audio player with equalizer and pitch control
- winamp alternative for macos

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, customizable native macOS audio player with a Winamp feel
- you need advanced playback features like effects units and playlist management on a Mac

## When to avoid
- you need ongoing bug fixes, updates, or new features, since the project is archived
- you need a cross-platform or non-macOS player
- you require guaranteed compatibility with future macOS versions

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: audio-processing, gui
- domain: media, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: audio-player, music-player, winamp-inspired, avfoundation, ffmpeg, coreaudio, archived, audio, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- kartik-venugopal/aural-player (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.079666+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:53:32.067952+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kartik-venugopal/aural-player (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.079666+00:00, sha a6ba83ec2c7a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.