Clementine Remote Review

Clementine is a free and open source music player, with an elegant, sleek and intuitive interface. It's been around for a while, starting out as an Amarok 1.4 fork back in 2010, but has come on in leaps and bounds since then - adding global hotkeys, extra playlist management tools and other features that set it apart from most music players.

Its library manager can be used to add hard drive directories that are scanned automatically, and users can select whether or not to keep track of ratings and statistics in the file tags, synchronize them between libraries, and update the Library at each bootup. The program also offers a number of advanced tools, such as the ability to edit metadata in a dedicated editor, create smart and dynamic playlists, rip CDs, import and export as M3U, XSPF, PLS and ASX, and create and view Cue sheets.

Moreover, the program allows users to reorder tracks in the queue and drag and drop songs between them, while it supports copying songs to iPods and iPhones, MTP devices, USB mass storage devices and more. Clementine has a built-in equalizer, which can be opened by clicking Tools and Equalizer.

The application's built-in network remote feature enables users to control the desktop PC music player via an Android device over a LAN or WAN. The remote can be configured from the Options menu, which is accessed by clicking Tools and Preferences, and the Use a network remote option must be enabled for this to work.