Bix Plasma Player (ALFA)

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Bix Plasma Player is a modern plasmoid that brings a full-featured multimedia audio player experience directly to your KDE Plasma 6.1+ desktop. Designed to function like a standalone application while seamlessly integrating with the Plasma environment.

⚠️ Early Development Stage
This plasmoid is currently in active development and may contain experimental features. Your support and feedback are greatly appreciated!

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✨ Features

🎵 Core Functionality

• MP3 Scanner - Automatically locates audio files in selected folders
• Audio Playback - Full MP3 player with play, next, and previous controls
• Metadata Reader - Comprehensive tag information display
• Album Art - Automatic cover image loading and display
• Progress Bar - Visual playback progress with seek functionality
• Favorites System - Mark and manage your favorite tracks
• Search - Quick search through your music library
• Shuffle Mode - Random playback option

🚀 New & Experimental Features

• Media Key Support - Experimental multimedia keyboard key binding
• Album Browser - Visual album list with cover images
• SQLite Database - Enhanced performance and reliability (replaces QtCore settings)
• MPRIS Support - Experimental media player remote interfacing
• Redesigned UI - Completely refreshed user interface
• Persistent Configuration - Loads information without rescanning

🎯 Interface

• Standalone application-like behavior and appearance
• Bottom panel displaying current track title and artist
• Integrated panel controls and visualization

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📋 Current Limitations

🛠️ In Progress

• Playlist generator implementation
• Window management detection
• Player index behavior fixes (switching between All Music and Favorites)

⏸️ Temporarily Unavailable

• Minimize, close, and move buttons (under redesign)

🔮 Future Possibilities

• Web-based album cover image management
• Internet radio station player
• Enhanced window controls

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📦 Installation

Manual Installation

1. Download the contents of this repository
2. Create a directory named Bix.Plasma.Player in ~/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/
3. Copy the contents folder and metadata.json file into the Bix.Plasma.Player directory
4. Add the plasmoid to your panel through KDE Plasma's widget interface

Store Installation

• Right click on the desktop
• Click on "Add Widgets"
• Click on "Get New Widgets"
• Click on "Download New Plasma Widgets"
• Search for "Bix Plasma Player"
• Click on "Install" and you're done!

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🆘 Support

For technical support, bug reports, or feature requests:

• Email: adolfo@librepixels.com

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0

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💝 Support Development

Bix Plasma Player is a passion project developed in spare time. If you find this project useful and want to support its continued development, consider making a donation:

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Note: This plasmoid does not require root access for installation and is designed to work exclusively with KDE Plasma 6.1 or later versions.