Songbird takes flight

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We founded Songbird in 2006 with the vision of delivering a free and open media player that works with all modern web services, and across the newest generation of media players and smart phones. We wanted to provide an immersive music experience, so we made sure users could browse the web to find new music, listen to old favorites and experience a deeper connection to the music they loved. Because we believe in a music experience controlled by the user, we made it easy for users to customize Songbird, select just the features they wanted, and change the interface to suit their mood. We know technology changes fast and no one wants to be locked into one device or platform for their music choices, so we continue to work to ensure Songbird works with a variety of portable media players and smart phones. Which means you can get your music wherever you want it, they way you want it.

Since 2006 thousands of open source developers have contributed, by writing code, adding new features, and continuing to make Songbird better. And hundreds of thousands of listeners have responded, by downloading Songbird and creating a robust, vibrant Songbird community.

Songbird is built by a group of designers and developers that have previously worked on Winamp, Netscape Navigator, and Mozilla Firefox.  We are committed to providing extraordinary experiences for users, around all forms of media, with the freedom and access that brings the coolest stuff on the web to you.

At Songbird, we’re ready for the future of music.

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“Songbird holds promise to revolutionize the way users interact with music and video online.”
Jesse Kirdahy-Scalia, Open Media Boston

“With a rich UI, a wealth of customizable options, and a firm grasp on the fundamentals of what a 21st-century media player needs to do, Songbird is a very solid alternative for users who want a truly cross-platform option for organizing and getting social with their music libraries.”
David Chartier, ARS Technica

“Songbird is also a very fun app that's part music player, part Web browser, and all about music discovery, management, and playback.”
Seth Rosenblatt, CNET