Howler, an AIR MP3 Player

Howler is a simple MP3 player using the Adobe AIR runtime. Though it is in its early stages, my goal will to be enhance it into a fully functional yet lightweight music player. Howler is largely a learning exercise for me, so feel free to download the source code to supplement your own Actionscript learning (I have commented the code verbosely for that reason).

Howler MP3 Player

Current Version: 0.5
Last Updated: 08/31/2008
Download: Installer, Source Code

Changes in v0.5:

  • Added playlist drag/drop sound ordering.
  • Added ability to remove sounds from playlist via buttons and keystrokes.
  • Added ability to open sounds via command line or "open with".
  • Fix sound duration bug.
  • "About" screen no longer causes the player to stop.


Changes in v0.4:

  • Skinned! Applied a complete UI facelift.
  • Added folder browse option.
  • Added playlist "back" and "forward" buttons.
  • Removed panning control.


Changes in v0.3:

  • Added capability to load/play multiple sounds.
  • Added playlist viewer.
  • Reduce redundant code.


Changes in v0.2:

  • Add simple visualizer for sound waveform.
  • Add slider for sound panning.
  • Optimize code & abstract into class files.


Note: Howler requires the Adobe AIR runtime.

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