DeaDBeeF#

Many years ago, I was stuck inside Windows, because I was addicted to Foobar2000, one of the most customizable and fastest audio player I found. Then, a friend of mine told me about DeaDBeeF. I was convinced and decided to set me free with Linux, for good. So this page is dedicated to DeaDBeeF, that marvelous audio player.

Install#

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:starws-box/deadbeef-player; \
sudo apt update && sudo apt install deadbeef flac lame musepack-tools vorbis-tools wavpack;

Configuration#

Grouping by folder name#

• Right click on any tab from the playlist
• Group by
• Custom
• Format : %directoryname%

Customizing the DeaDBeeF columns#

Here are my DeaDBeeF columns :

• Cover (Album art cover)
• ♫ (Play)
• Style (Custom) : [%style% ][%albumcomment% ][%wax% ][📝%note% ]
• R (Custom) : $ifequal(%rating%,1,★,)$ifequal(%rating%,2,★★,)$ifequal(%rating%,3,★★★,)$ifequal(%rating%,4,★★★★,)$ifequal(%rating%,5,★★★★★,)$ifgreater(%rating%,5,⚠ %rating%,)$if(%rating%,$ifequal($add(%rating%),0,⚠ %rating%,))
• Artist - Title (Custom) : [$num(%track%,2) • ][%artist% ▬ ]$if(%title%,%title%,%filename%)
• Length (Length)
• Codec (Custom) : [%samplerate%Hz • ][%codec%][ • %bitrate% kbps][ • %:codec_profile%]
• Album (Album)

All based on this deadbeef title formatting progress (google-shame sheet) and that Foobar2000 Title Formatting Reference.

Custom shell commands#

Custom shell commands are useful, as you can right click a track from DeaDBeeF, open its parent directory, or do a quick search on Discogs...

Here are the custom shell commands I'm adding :

Regarding my "Open Containing Folder" custom shell command, if you are using a different file manager than nemo, use yours instead !