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franciscop ◴[] No.33580409[source]
> "My media content had been pushed aside into a submenu while the app promotes its own streaming media and premium services instead."

This is my biggest pet-peeve coming from Linux world. In Linux the music players you find bundled with different distros are simple, but they just work.

However since moving to MacOS, I have to either use iTunes or Music, and in Android the default music player and the latest updates of the alt music player I installed the author problem is true; they expect me to use their services and that's front and clear, while my local music is hidden away in a menu button.

This is a fairly ridiculous situation IMHO (well, solitaire in Windows getting ads/online is slightly more, but I'll never go there) since a music player that fulfills my needs is pretty easy: show a list of artists, play either the whole artist or a single album in shuffle mode.

Attempt 1: https://twitter.com/FPresencia/status/1364892370509127681

Attempt 2: https://twitter.com/FPresencia/status/1578720636645826560

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abawany ◴[] No.33580810[source]
I recommend VLC - works well on windows, ios, macos, and android and frankly improves over the native players in each without unnecessary frills.
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1. philistine ◴[] No.33583968[source]
VLC’s UI and shortcuts make it a poor macOS citizen. IINA, which is custom-made for Mac, is a much better fit.
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2. onlycoffee ◴[] No.33585626[source]
MacOS dumb UI choices like a global menu make it a a poor UX OS. VLC has it right.