I think it was when I started using a Mac regularly that I began using the Clementine music player. When I moved back to more of a Windows focus development on that had stalled but a fork called the Strawberry music player existed and that became my main squeeze for a number of years. However at some point the developer decided they wanted to move to a subscription-based model. The older version I had still worked but it was falling behind on updates and, this week, I decided it was time to see what else was out there.

The answer I found was MusicBee, which is free to use and under active development. It made pretty light work of connecting to my personal music library and seems to be ample for my needs. It is somewhat too early to publish a full review but it is what is keeping some jazz from Rufus Reid rolling past my ear drums as I write this.