Best CD playing software?

June 1, 2006 10:47 AM

I'm looking for great, no bullshit CD player software. All I want is a simple CD player - no burning, no ripping, no getting album details from an online database, no visuals...no bulk...just a robust gapless player. Oh, and free. Recommend away.
posted by davebush to Computers & Internet (7 answers total)

What platform?
posted by bonaldi at 10:53 AM on June 1, 2006

Microsoft (R) CD Player

Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Entertainment -> CD Player

Failing that, one of these should do it for you I'd think.
posted by WetherMan at 11:00 AM on June 1, 2006

Check out the Media & Music section of TinyApps.org -> Misc. Tons of tiny CD players there.
posted by chuma at 11:42 AM on June 1, 2006

On further inspection, your two best bets are likely CD or TinyCD.
posted by chuma at 11:44 AM on June 1, 2006

Best answer: I'm a fan of QCD for playing any media on my computer. It's simple, free, and loads quickly.
posted by radioamy at 11:52 AM on June 1, 2006

QCD. the legacy version.
posted by rxrfrx at 1:38 PM on June 1, 2006

Response by poster: Thanks to all - I tried a bunch and found that QCD really does perform well. The interface tries too hard, but it functions very cleanly.
posted by davebush at 2:11 PM on June 1, 2006