Jukebox Software

Jukebox software is designed to allow your PC to act and appear as a jukebox. Much like game emulators, there is a GUI to enhance this effect. Jukeboxes often require you to rip your music from CD's to your PC.

Software is available for several different operating systems and may or may not be freeware. Often, if the software is freeware, a donation link is present on the homepage of the software to allow you to show your appreciation for the developer's efforts in creating software that frequently rivals and/or bests commercial software!

Jukebox software may also be "skinnable", meaning the appearance of the software may be changed by the end-user based on their preferences. This may take the form of preset skins within the software, or the ability to develop and share skins with other end-users.

Lastly, touchscreens may be utilized if the software supports it, and can be used to eliminate the need for buttons or a keyboard/mouse combination altogether.

Jukebox software

Below is the jukebox software comparison table. Click on the software's name for detailed information about that software. Please be aware that this may be incomplete! The individual pages will have the software's homepage for you to verify any information or questions you may have!

Note: the table is currently filled with placeholders (placeholders are shown in italics).

Software	OS	Type1	Skinnable2	Monitor	Media3	Resolutions	Controls
Arcade Jukebox		Freeware	Partial		mp3	400x300 640x480 800x600	Keyboard Mouse
Arcade Music Box		Freeware	Full		BASS4 cda cdg url video	320x240 400x300 640x480	Touchscreen Keyboard Joystick Spinner
BoxEasy		Shareware	Partial		mp3 ogg wma m4a	1024x768 1280x1024	Keyboard Mouse
Freebox		Freeware	Advanced		mp3 wma video MP3+G	800x600 1024x768	Touchscreen Mouse
Jukebox Simulator		Shareware	Basic		mp3	1024x768	Keyboard
Nordbeat's Jukebox		Shareware	Partial		WMP AMP	800x600 1024x768	Touchscreen Keyboard Mouse
PartyTime Jukebox		Freeware	skinnable		AMP	800x600 1024x768	Touchscreen Keyboard
Silverjuke		type	skinnable		media	resolutions	controls
SK Jukebox		Freeware	Partial		mp3 ogg wav wma	Scaling5 (800x600+)	Touchscreen Mouse Keyboard
The JukeBox'er		Shareware	Full		BASS4 cdg video	Scaling5 (1024x768)	Mouse
The PC Jukebox		type	skinnable		media	'800x600 1024x768 Only 1024 x 768 for the latest version'	Mouse Touchscreen?
Touchtone		type	skinnable		media	resolutions	controls
UncleT's Jukebox		Freeware	Advanced		mp3 txt video image	1024x768	Mouse
Virtual Music Jukebox		Commercial	Advanced		mp3 wma wmv	800x600 1024x768	Touchscreen Mouse Keyboard
Wincab/Doscab		Freeware	Full		mp3 ogg wav	Any6	Touchscreen Mouse Keyboard Joystick

1) Type:

• Freeware: is fully functional without payment. A nag screen or ads are not considered a loss of functionality.
• Shareware: has limited functionality until payment is made.
• Commercial: software is fully functional for a limited time, after which payment must be made.

2) Skinnable:

• Basic: change only the background and/or add album art
• Partial: change the background and/or album art, text size and/or color
• Advanced: change all artwork. The interface elements are locked in place, although buttons may be able to be resized
• Full: change all artwork, all interface elements can been changed (resize, moveable and resoulution).

3) Media:

• If WMP (Windows Media Player) or AMP (Winamp) are listed, that jukebox software is simply a frontend for those programs and handle all formats and codecs WMP/AMP support. WMP/AMP are REQUIRED for the jukebox software to operate.
• If video and/or image is listed, the individual page will list all video or image file types supported

4) Bass:

• An external engine, Bass supports a variety of extensions and is included with the software. Check the Bass website for a full listing of supported media types.
• "The JukeBox'er" use Bass engine, but it seen locked to wma, mp3, ogg, wav and cda extensions. It should been easy to support the rest of Bass extensions.

5) Autoscaling:

• This software use autoscaling to the desktop resoulution or in a window (if Windowed mode is used). It never change the desktop resoulution.

6) Any resoulution:

• This software have included skins from very low resoulutions to high resoulutions, so it very flexible.