Linux Show Player vs LivePlay
Linux Show Player
linux-show-player.org
LivePlay
tdoukinitsas.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Linux Show Player | LivePlay |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Soundboard Software | 7.6 (#13) | 7.7 (#11) |
| Purpose | Linux Show Player is a free cue player intended mainly for sound playback during stage productions, including musical plays and theatre shows. | LivePlay is an audio playback app for live shows, designed for cue management by live sound operators. |
| Support | The project directs bug reports and feature requests to GitHub Issues and support discussions to GitHub Discussions or Gitter/Matrix chat. | Users can report problems through the project's GitHub issue tracker. |
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In their own words
Linux Show Player
Linux Show Player has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
LivePlay
LivePlay is a free desktop audio playback app for live shows, designed for live sound operators managing cues. Playlists and cart buttons support cue groups, fades, loops, crossfades, and next-cue actions. Cues can route to channels on one or more audio interfaces. Mixing and monitoring tools include audio buses, EQ, gate, compressor, auxiliary sends, output meters, loudness targets, and a master limiter. Playback control works through mouse, touch, keyboard, MIDI, HTTP, and WebSocket. Media can be added by drag-and-drop or YouTube audio import, with waveform display and LTC timecode output. A desktop controller can connect to a local or remote audio server over a network. LivePlay runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows and is released under AGPL-3.0-only. The Free plan costs nothing with all features and no licence fees, subscriptions, or paywalls. Remote control uses plain HTTP and WebSocket; installers are unsigned and macOS builds are not notarized.