Out now for GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows platforms

Dec 7, 2016 23:59 GMT  ·  By

More than two months after the release of the major Audacious 3.8 open-source and cross-platform music player software for GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems, the first maintenance update arrives on December 6, 2016.

But don't get too excited, because Audacious 3.8.1 is a small point release that fixes a handful of issues and annoyances reported by users since Audacious 3.8, such as random freezes while playing audio tracks or the duplication of the "Do not load metadata for songs until played" option in the Preferences dialog of the Qt interface.

There's also a fix for a problem with the current time value, which could have become larger than the track length when attempting to drag the progress bar beyond the end of the trough. However, it looks like Audacious 3.8.1 adds support for Opus cover art in the info bar and an Arabic language translation. You can read the release notes for additional details on the bug fixes.

Audacious 3.8.1 is now available for download for GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems from our website, and it's a recommended update if you're using Audacious 3.8. If you're unfamiliar with the project, don't hesitate to visit its official homepage for more details and a complete list of features.