README_en-us.md
1**[简体中文](https://github.com/zhongyang219/MusicPlayer2/blob/master/README.md) | English**
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3# MusicPlayer2 Introduction
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5MusicPlayer2 is an audio player whitch supports music collection playback, lyrics display, format conversion and many other functions. It supports lyrics display, lyrics karaoke style display, lyrics online download, lyrics editing, song tag recognition, album cover display, album cover online download, spectrum analysis, sound effect settings, taskbar thumbnail button, theme color, format conversion and other functions. The playback kernel is the Bass Audio Library (V2.4). The player supports almost all common audio formats.
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7# Related Links
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9Please [click here](https://github.com/zhongyang219/MusicPlayer2/releases)to download the latest version of MusicPlayer2.
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11Alternate link: Download from [Baidu Netdisk](https://pan.baidu.com/s/1i5QNwFF)
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13MusicPlayer2 relies on the Microsoft Visual C++ runtime environment. If the program prompts "Cannot find MSVC\*.dll" when the program starts, please click the link below to download and install the Microsoft Visual C++ runtime environment.
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15[Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads | Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170)
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17If you are using [Scoop](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop) as a package manager, the MusicPlayer2 installation package is now added to the Scoop official [Extras](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller) repository for maintenance. You can install MusicPlayer2 with the following Powershell command:
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19```pwsh
20scoop install extras/musicplayer2
21```
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23# Main Features
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25* Lyrics display
26* Mini mode
27* Lyrics karaoke style display
28* Show lyrics in the taskbar search box
29* Desktop lyrics display
30* Lyrics online download
31* lyrics editing
32* Song tag recognition and editing
33* Spectrum analysis
34* Album cover display
35* Auto match download lyrics and album cover
36* Sound effect settings (equalizer and reverb)
37* Taskbar thumbnail button
38* Theme color
39* Support for cue format
40* Background Gaussian Blur
41* Format conversion
42* Media library function
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44# Operating Instructions
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46You have the following ways to open and play a song:
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481. Select the "Open File" item on the File menu;
492. Select the "Open folder" item on the File menu;
503. Click the "Select Folder" button or select the "Select Folder" item on the "Tools" menu, select a recently played folder in the popped up dialog, or click the "Open new folder" button to play a new folder;
514. Drag and drop the file or folder directly into the main window of the program;
525. Drag and drop the file or folder directly onto the program's icon or its shortcut icon.
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54# Instructions for use
55
56**[Click here](https://github.com/zhongyang219/MusicPlayer2/wiki) to view the documentation (Only Chinese Available).**
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58# Screen shoots
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60Main window (UI2, light mode)▼
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62<img src="Screenshots/Main_window.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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64Main window (UI2, light mode, show playlist)▼
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66<img src="Screenshots/main_window_with_playlist.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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68Main window (UI2, dark mode)▼
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70<img src="Screenshots/Main_window2.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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72Main window (UI1)▼
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74<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui1.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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76Main window (UI2)▼
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78<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui2.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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80Main window (UI3)▼
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82<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui3.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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84Main window (UI4)▼
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86<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui4.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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88Main window (UI5)▼
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90<img src="Screenshots/main_window_ui5.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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92Mini mode▼
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94<img src="Screenshots/Mini_mode.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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96Show lyrics in Cortana search box▼
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98<img src="Screenshots/Cortana_lyric.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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100Desktop lyrics▼
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102<img src="Screenshots/desktop_lyric.jpg" style="zoom:80%;" />
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104Option settings - Appearance Settings▼
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106<img src="Screenshots/en_us/options.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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108Option settings - General Settings▼
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110<img src="Screenshots/en_us/options2.png" style="zoom:80%;" />
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112# Update log
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114**[Click here to view the update log.](https://github.com/zhongyang219/MusicPlayer2/blob/master/Documents/update_log_en-us.md)**
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