Karaoke Mugen vs Karma
Karaoke Mugen
mugen.karaokes.moeKarma
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| Figure | Karaoke Mugen | Karma |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Karaoke Software | 8.6 (#3) | 7.1 (#24) |
| Media formats | The app accepts video formats supported by mpv and uses ASS subtitles, with import support for formats including Ultrastar, Karafun, and KBP. | Karma supports MP3+G, MP3, MP4, H.264, and H.265, with additional support for AVI, MOV, and MPEG video. |
| Purpose | Karaoke Mugen is a playlist manager for karaoke parties. | Karma manages karaoke, DJ, and VJ shows. |
| Support | The project directs users to its forum, Discord server, email address, and issue trackers for questions and bug reports. | Karaosoft directs users to the app help and FAQ before emailing [email protected]; its page says paid emergency support is available through Latshaw Services. |
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Karaoke Mugen
Karaoke Mugen is a free, open-source playlist manager for karaoke parties, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Operators can add, remove, reorder, shuffle, import, and export songs, while guests can suggest tracks from their own devices. Operators can enable voting, set song or singing-time quotas, and filter songs with blacklists and whitelists; sessions can also use automixes and quiz mode. The player includes playback controls, automatic volume adjustment, pitch and speed changes, and a synchronized second video player. It accepts video formats supported by mpv, uses ASS subtitles, and can import formats including Ultrastar, Karafun, and KBP. Once installed, configured, and up to date, it can run without an internet connection, but guests need the same Wi-Fi network. The software is published under the MIT license and provides a WebSockets API for additional interfaces or clients. Linux binaries require GLIBC 2.31 or higher; the Windows portable version must be updated by replacing files from a new ZIP archive.