@xkillurfacex Certanly, the outlook is bleak. Even as a Windows user, I can say I agree with you, there's literally no alternative such as Strawberry which, in my opinion too, respects the user and his files, not adding all the bullshit the player considers music just because he wants. Not to mention I feel more comfortable with Strawberry because of its simple but also complete interface, audio controls, and also it includes Genius as a lyric provider, which is my favorite provider and it's really useful for people like me who sometimes wants to read the lyrics of the songs and not just put the music in the background while I do other things. Speaking about recent software, I literally cannot found another software with the SMP characteristics or at least some of them, even considering Windows has more dedicated software, with the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 for example. The only promising software I found was GOM Audio Player, but the interface is horrible, and the audio rendering is worse.
So, despite of Windows having alternatives, none of them can comprate with SMP, at least that's what I have found in my explorations. And if we speak about obsolete software, the sight is darker, because, for example, SMP is a 100% improved version of Clementine, which was an excellent software. From then on, the rest of the obsolet software is, how you could expect, obsolete. Clementine, Amarok, and other softwares which doesn't have more updates anymore, are stuck. And since SMP is also an open-source software, and a fork of Clementine and Amarok, if you were a fan of those mentioned softwares like me, you have an all-in-one with SMP. Now, the reason why I'm talking about Windows is because the guy above me (Or below me, I dunno) spoke about MacOS, operating system with probably EVEN less options. Especially considering how Apple quit iTunes and now they replaced their trustworthy player with Apple Music, software that brings more problems than solutions for those who have music in files and not in streaming. Frankly, streaming sucks, some of us just want to listen the music in the original MP3, FLAC or M4A files without paying a monthly suscription. Not to mention some albums of avantgarde/experimental music are Bandcamp-exclusive, meaning you can only buy them in Bandcamp as a digital download, or as a physic disc in the store of the band, though that's irrelevant for the isssue here. If I want to listen my fresh and recently bought album from Bandcamp in Apple Music, looks like I can't because Apple Music behaves as a little child who wants to make a tantrum, for not listening to the artists he wants, in the streaming plataform. No, thanks! Even Microsoft has Windows Media Player, and not an streaming plataform, thank God! Despite of WMP beign obsolete, at least works better than Apple Music, though it doesn't respect much your files too; Im looking at you, bucking Music Library in WMP.
So, in conclusion, yes, looks like even in Windows, SMP is the only one left. This is why I encourage to anyone who enjoys this software to donate and keeping alive the project. SMP is a pretty new Music Player, and in spite of it, brings too many good options and interesting ideas to the table. Probably people may thought we are only worshipping insanely the work done with SMP, however the true insanity here is how the rest of the alternatives, despite of having more time and experience in the market of music players, have worse characteristics or functions than SMP.
