Linux Show Player

Spec sheet

Purpose

Linux Show Player is a free cue player intended mainly for sound playback during stage productions, including musical plays and theatre shows.Read 7 Oct 2026 · linux-show-player-users.readthedocs.io

Integrations

It can send and receive MIDI and OSC.Read 7 Oct 2026 · linux-show-player-users.readthedocs.io

Support

The project directs bug reports and feature requests to GitHub Issues and support discussions to GitHub Discussions or Gitter/Matrix chat.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Downloads

The download page links to official and testing builds, Flatpak setup instructions, and native packages for some GNU/Linux distributions; distribution packages may not be the latest version.Read 7 Oct 2026 · linux-show-player.org

Editing

The project site lists undo and redo changes as features.Read 7 Oct 2026 · linux-show-player.org

Languages

The documentation lists multi-language support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · linux-show-player-users.readthedocs.io

Layouts

It offers a list layout and a cart layout with buttons for touchscreens.Read 7 Oct 2026 · linux-show-player-users.readthedocs.io

Media

The documentation says it can play almost any kind of media file.Read 7 Oct 2026 · linux-show-player-users.readthedocs.io

Normalization

It supports peak and ReplayGain normalization.Read 7 Oct 2026 · linux-show-player-users.readthedocs.io

Playback

It supports concurrent cue playback and pre/post wait.Read 7 Oct 2026 · linux-show-player-users.readthedocs.io

Sound effects

Realtime sound effects include equalization, pitch shift, speed control and compression.Read 7 Oct 2026 · linux-show-player-users.readthedocs.io

Stability

The documentation describes the application as quite stable but recommends testing it in the production environment because GNU/Linux configurations vary.Read 7 Oct 2026 · linux-show-player-users.readthedocs.io

Supported platform

The project says only GNU/Linux systems are currently supported and that it is developed and tested for GNU/Linux.Read 7 Oct 2026 · linux-show-player-users.readthedocs.io

Plans and prices

Every Linux Show Player plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Soundboard Software#13 of 267.6