Jukebox Software

Jukebox software is designed to allow your PC to act and look like a jukebox. Much like game emulators, there are graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to enhance this effect. Jukeboxes often require you to rip your music from CDs 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.

List of jukebox software

Below is the jukebox software comparison table for Windows only. SilverJuke now exists to Mac, and Doscab is for DOS.

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!

Software	Format1	BYOAC2	OS	License3	Skin4	Monitor	Media5	Resolutions6	Main Control(s)7
Arcade Jukebox	Singles	Mark		Freeware	Basic		mp3	400x300 640x480 800x600	Joystick Trackball
Arcade Music Box	List	Space Fractal		Freeware	Full		Many9 cdg radio video	320x240 400x300 640x480 ANY	Joystick Spinner
DAM Jukebox	Singles	DamSoft		Freeware	Basic		mp3	1024x768	Buttons
Freebox	Album	Barcrest		Shareware	Full		mp3 m4a wma cdg video	800x600 1024x768 ANY	Touchscreen Mouse
MultiJuke	Multi	Space Fractal		Freeware	Basic		Many9 cdg	640x480+ ANY	Joystick Keypad Trackball Spinner Touchscreen
Nowtro Jukebox	Singles	AdamMF		Commercial	Standard		mp3	800x600+	Keypad
SK Jukebox	Album	SalmonKing		Freeware	Basic		WMP video	800x600+	Keypad Mouse Touchscreen
UncleT's Jukebox	Album	UncleT		Freeware	Advanced		WMP video/audio	1024x768+	Mouse Touchscreen Keyboard
Virtual Music Jukebox	Album	VMJ Team		Commercial	Standard		mp3 wma wmv	800x600 1024x768	Keypad Touchscreen Mouse
Wincab/Doscab	Both	Chris		Freeware	Full		mp3 ogg mid	Any6	Buttons Joystick Keypad Touchscreen7 Mouse
Software	Format1	BYOAC2	OS	License3	Skin4	Monitor	Media5	Resolutions6	Controls7
AlbumPlayer	Album	-		Shareware	Standard		Many9 cdg video	800x480+	Touchscreen Mouse
BoxEasy	Album	-		Shareware	Basic		mp3 ogg wma m4a	1024x768 1280x1024	Keyboard Mouse
GlobeCOM Jukebox	Album	-	Web10	Freeware	Advanced		mp3	800x600+	Mouse
Jukebox Simulator	Album	-		Shareware	Basic		mp3	1024x768	Keyboard
MP3 Susi	Album	-		Freeware	None		mp3 ?	?	Mouse
Title Track	Album	-		Commercial	None		mp3 wav aiff sd2	?	Mouse
The JukeBox'er	Album	-		Shareware	Advanced		wma mp3 ogg wav cda cdg radio video	800x600+	Mouse
Nordbeat's Jukebox	Album	-		Shareware	Standard		WMP AMP	800x600 1024x768	Touchscreen Keyboard Mouse
The PC Jukebox	Album	-		Commercial	Standard		mp3 wma wav video	1024x768	Touchscreen Mouse
PartyTime Jukebox	Album	-		Freeware	Basic		AMP	800x600 1024x768	Touchscreen Keyboard
Python Jukebox	Album	-	Web10	Open Source	-		MP3 more?	?	Mouse Touchscreen
Silverjuke	Album	-		Commercial	Advanced		AMP	640x480+	Touchscreen Mouse Keyboard
Tunez	Album	-	Web10	Open Source	-		mp3 ogg	?	Mouse
Touchtone	-	-		Shareware	Basic		AMP video	1024x768	Touchscreen Mouse
YoDJ	Album	-	Web10	Freeware	CCS9		Many 10	From 640x480+	Mouse/Keyboard

1) Format Orientation:

With type of format do the software use. This tell it Singles or album based (or both). There are some exceptions:

• Arcade Music Box use a list based screme like Mamewah, but it support both Singles and Albums formats.
• Wincab/Doscab acts best as a singles-based jukebox (it is very popular), but it also supports album as well.

2) Byoac Member?

If this software is registered and supported by a BYOAC member, the name is showed here.

3) License:

• 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.

4) About skinning:

How can the software being skinned and changed?

Grade	Fonts	Background	Elements	Resizeable	Moveable	Resolutions
Font Only	Yes	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed
Basic	Maybe	Yes	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed
Standard	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	Fixed	Fixed
Advanced	Yes	Yes	All	Some	Some	Fixed
Full	Yes	Yes	All	All	Most	Any

Note:

• Basic: Only the background may been changed or colored in some software, but not the font.
• Standard: A software may only support one "Some", not the both.
• Advanced: A software may only support one "Some", not the both.

5) 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.
• Some software may support MP3+G (a karaoke system), wich is stated as cdg (but they may need to being ripped from the cd).

6) Resolutions:

• If software has a + after the resolutions, this meams it uses an autoscaling scheme. You can show it on a higher monitor, but the skin may just be rescaled.
• If software stated with any, this mean any resolution is supported by a added skin.
• Wincab/Doscab autoscales all skins to all resolutions and orientations; skins designed specifically for very low resolutions (320x240) are included.
• Other software may look best at the stated resolution(s), even if it supports any resolution with a new skin.

7) Controls:

• Main Controls marked in bold with originalled designed for and for best use.
• Buttons is typical used for limited use like insert a letter and number (like D3 to insert a song).
• Joystick is meant for using with arcade joystick (and few buttons), but technical been a keyboard encoder and/or gameport.
• Keyboard shortcuts (Skip, Pause, Show Queue etc) is not counted as main controls, due nearly all software support it in many ways. Some software can have many shortcuts.
• Keypad support in many software can also been remmapped.
• Mouse can been a trackball as well (if mouse course is hided, use trackball term insted).
• Touchscreen support might only been supported in DOS and Windows XP (Wincab/Doscab and maybe other software as well).

8) Web based skin:

• Some application can used as webbased software. So skins is based on css on that chase.

9) Many Extensions:

• These software support many extensions as it could listed here. So they may support 10+ extensions.
• Arcade Music Box and Album Player is based on BASS engine, and support these extensions as well.
• Bass is An external engine, Bass wich also supports a variety of extensions and is included with the software. Some software is based on it, but not all software support plugins (like The JukeBox'er).

10) Webbased:

• These software is writting in a web based language, like php perl and python. because of it, it good to use with a Apache server or like that. It should of course run on all platform (a least on Windows, linux and Mac)

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