CoolPlayer+ Portable 2.17.1 Pre-Release 1

Submitted by John T. Haller on May 7, 2008 - 1:18pm.

Application: CoolPlayer
Category: Music & Video
Description: CoolPlayer is a small, fast, easy to use audio player with support for MP3, OGG and more. CoolPlayer+ is a modification with an improved multi-function skin, improved playlist skin, portablization of settings and more. The excellent default theme is courtesy of our own NeoRame. ( Thanks Smiling )

Download CoolPlayer+ Portable 2.17.1 Pre-Release 1 [0.5MB download / 1.4MB installed]
(MD5: 58479210b20ec90e2d88abf4220eb487)

View a screenshot of CoolPlayer+ Portable

Release Notes:
Pre-Release 1 (2008-05-07): Initial release

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Beta Testing

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Awesome...some people have

ZachHudock - May 7, 2008 - 1:28pm

Awesome...some people have waited a LONG time for this one Eye-wink

I think there is not enough contrast between the black and the dark red in the skin. Some of the buttons are rather difficult to see the image on.

The developer formerly known as ZGitRDun8705

woohooo!!!! its awesome to

NeoRame (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 2:16pm

woohooo!!!! its awesome to see this, my first official skin release Eye-wink

btw, the app works fine under winXP admin account... good work

*EDIT*
i see you hear DUNE the german "Techno"(not really)/Dance Combo?? i heard it ,too. for a loooong time ago Eye-wink . let me think 10 years ? .....

Hell was full, so I came back!!!
Sorry for my lousy English!!!

Yeah

John T. Haller (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 2:37pm

Yeah, I just made a quick playlist of my random electronica mp3 folder to show the playlist in the screenshot. Haven't listened to it in a while.

Thanks again for your work on the skin Smiling

Live with purpose.

I did it gladly

NeoRame (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 2:42pm

I did it gladly Eye-wink

Hell was full, so I came back!!!
Sorry for my lousy English!!!

takes upto 1 minute to close on vista ultimate sp1

millarrp - May 7, 2008 - 2:22pm

I've just tried it on vista ultimate sp1, and runs pretty well, and leaves nothing obvious behind. the only problem I found was when I shut it down it takes on average between 30 seconds and 1 minute to close.

More Info

John T. Haller (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 2:31pm

Please provide more info. Are you playing a song at the time? If so, how long, what type of file, etc? How are you closing it (X on skin or X in tray right-click menu)? Does it matter where you're running it from? What kind of account (admin, limited, guest)?

On XP SP2 I can't recreate this at all. It always closes within a couple seconds even if music is playing and the launcher moves the files back and closes about 1 second later.

UPDATE: Can't reproduce it on Windows Vista (no SP) either. Works as expected.

Live with purpose.

Tested on Windows Vista,

OliverK (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 3:21pm

Tested on Windows Vista, standard. Runs fine. Tried to duplicate mentioned problem, but worked properly when play *.mp3. I exited from the system tray and by clicking the x on the skin. Process Explorer (portable of course, Eye-wink ) showed the program exiting 1-2 seconds after closing, and the wrapper closing about 5 sec after that.

Good gracious! There goes a kangaroo. I must have a practice with me boomerang- Now then, slowly back
If you throw that thing at me, I'll jump right on your head.
Innit marvellous? Got a land full of kangaroos and I had to pick that one.

I guess it was my usb stick

millarrp - May 7, 2008 - 3:47pm

I have been doing most of my pre-release tests on a slower usb stick, so I tried a fresh install on a different stick and it closed within a couple seconds

Okay, I just checked under

OliverK (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 3:52pm

Okay, I just checked under an admin account, works properly. Closes in about 5 sec, all tolled. But I forgot to mention I was checking off the desktop.

Yay!

digitxp (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 3:25pm

It's nice, even if I'm starting to get jealous.
BTW, did you remember to show that you can use WinAmp plugins? Maybe by putting them in Data?
Edit: The Downloady no worky.
Edit2:

The website in the launcher is for KeePass
I think that "" should be replaced with +1 in the Strcmp command. It's easier to follow.
Where's the splash? Maybe integrate it with coolplayer+ itself? Or is the title it?

π(pi)=3.14159265358979323...
The other night, I had a nightmare. I dreamt, that.... My dad, no I can't say it, HE INSTALLED VISTA ONTO MY PC!!!!!!!!!!!
Somebody give me a portable video editor... Please!

Splash

arqbrulo - May 7, 2008 - 3:30pm

I think that since it loads so fast, having a splash would just slow it down. But then again, if all the other apps have a splash, why not coolplayer?

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." -- Robert Frost
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: baby ain't mine." -- Adam Holguin

I'd say the best way probably

digitxp (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 3:33pm

is to Make coolplayer+ buff up the title for 100 milliseconds.
Or splash for 100 milliseconds.

Skins

arqbrulo - May 7, 2008 - 3:12pm

It does not remember the last skin that I used. I mean, if I change from the PA skin to the default, it remembers it, but if I change from the PA to the mini-PA skin, it does not remember it. Can that be changed? Or is it just the way Coolplayer works?

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." -- Robert Frost
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: baby ain't mine." -- Adam Holguin

I think that's the way

digitxp (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 3:13pm

coolplayer works.

no looks like an launcher

NeoRame (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 3:30pm

no looks like an launcher thing, in my old version works fine.
but here i see, the launcher replace the ini...

Hell was full, so I came back!!!
Sorry for my lousy English!!!

Nope

John T. Haller (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 3:35pm

This is CoolPlayer itself. It doesn't update the INI to say the last skin it used. We're using the unofficial 217.1 release of CoolPlayer (from their forums) for this which fixes the buffer overflow bugs in handling malicious files. If we bundled 217, we'd be opening people up to hacks. We may actually need to fork CoolPlayer to continue since development of the main app is sporadic and security issues like the vulnerabilities go unpatched for months at a time (1/2 year in this case).

Live with purpose.

Well John

Zach Thibeau (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 8:59pm

John I've been working on my own build of CoolPlayer for some time trying to get the latest to compile in mingw maybe I could help out with the fork Smiling

Because somewhere out there, there's a hacker who needs a hug

"I don't fear Computers. I fear the lack of them" - Isaac Asimov

Nice

John T. Haller (Homepage) - May 12, 2008 - 12:05pm

Actually, that would be great since, at the very least, we need to add support for our other supported languages.

Live with purpose.

Request

arqbrulo - May 7, 2008 - 3:33pm

Since Coolplayer+ is a modification of Coolplayer, I'm not sure if I should ask for this here or with the original creators. How about making the keyboard shortcuts a global setting. I love being able to change songs without having to go move my mouse or change windows to do it. Thanks.

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." -- Robert Frost
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: baby ain't mine." -- Adam Holguin

Cool! But, eh, tbh. I'm not

LOGAN-Portable (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 3:35pm

Cool! But, eh, tbh. I'm not a big fan of using non-official skins for apps.
Thanks though!

have you seen the original

NeoRame (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 3:45pm

have you seen the original (right click->Skin->Default) ??? Eye-wink

btw..@ john:

the app not remember when you change the skin but it remember when you set the skin of default.....

Hell was full, so I came back!!!
Sorry for my lousy English!!!

ah ok

LOGAN-Portable (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 3:56pm

ah ok

now you know why john wants

NeoRame (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 4:01pm

now you know why john wants a new theme? LOL Eye-wink

Hell was full, so I came back!!!
Sorry for my lousy English!!!

Cool app.

th3wildwolf - May 7, 2008 - 3:49pm

I see that all your themes are dark red. Sticking out tongue
Well will you release the next version of the PAM? I've been checking the forum almost daily since beta 4 in hope of the new version. It's been almost a year since the last update to PAM. Sad You even promised to launch a new version last month...
Please make a new version. I don't care how ****** it is. Evil I just want it. Even an alpha would be good. Just to see some progress being done. I'm sure a lot of users agree with me.
Pretty please... with a cherry on top! Sticking out tongue We need it.

Artificial intelligence stands no chance against natural stupidity!

Lol.

digitxp (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 3:51pm

The new theming is, but the site logo hasn't been fixed up to it yet. Sticking out tongue
The next version of PAM is awaited by everybody, and XRXCA, Maggotb0y, and SmithTech are working on it now. Maybe Geek.Menu will satisfy you for now?

Nice

Patrick Patience (Homepage) - May 7, 2008 - 3:59pm

A pre-release from John T. Haller, long time no see. (Lol, electronica - don't seem like an electronica guy : ))

NeoRame, that skin looks seriously awesome. Gives a huge facelift to CoolPlayer.

John, the only thing I caught was in the source, the ;Website: is for KeePass which digitxp caught. I think this'll be really popular, nice work.

My work on free software is motivated by an idealistic goal: spreading freedom and cooperation. I want to encourage free software to spread, replacing proprietary software that forbids cooperation, and thus make our society better. - RMS

equalizer settings

Travis Carrico - May 7, 2008 - 8:21pm

one thing: the new skin does not have a way to change equalizer options; the only way i can do it is if i change to the default skin to make changes then i switch back. i noticed when i'm on the default skin and click the button on the main app to switch between themes, then it opens up NeoRame's skin with the equalizer options shown but there's no way to get to it other than that way.

the EQ works fine for me.

NeoRame (Homepage) - May 8, 2008 - 4:27am

the EQ works fine for me. have you use the buttons???? or have you change the ini´s???

here are the buttons:

http://ptc.kain-planet.de/uploads/EQ.png

regards
NeoRame

Hell was full, so I came back!!!
Sorry for my lousy English!!!

ini

Travis Carrico - May 8, 2008 - 10:13am

the equalizer window does not show by default. ok, now i see that the equalizer is on another skin ini. i have to go to options and change the skin from CoolPlayer+Portable.ini to CoolPlayer+Portable_EQ.ini every time i start the program. it would be easier if it was the default or if there was a button to switch between themes like there is on the default theme

Nope

John T. Haller (Homepage) - May 8, 2008 - 12:09pm

Just click the skin switch button to alternate. It's between the minimize and close buttons. You can switch between normal, eq and shade mode of the included skin.

Live with purpose.

works on windows xp 2 sp2 (limited user)

millarrp - May 7, 2008 - 11:28pm

I tried it at work on windows xp sp2 as a limited user, and it worked without problem and leaves nothing behind.

ok i have test it on another

NeoRame (Homepage) - May 8, 2008 - 5:41am

ok i have test it on another machine.

on win 2k limited account works fine, too.

regards
NeoRame

Hell was full, so I came back!!!
Sorry for my lousy English!!!

download process was ...

consul (Homepage) - May 8, 2008 - 11:44am

weird in that it didn't bring up the download window. It kept saying it was waiting to download in the status bar, then went to 'done'. I had to click manually at the top right link to get it to come up.

Don't be an uberPr∅. They are stinky.

Save As?

Patrick Patience (Homepage) - May 8, 2008 - 4:00pm

Sounds like you saved the file with right-click... this file is on SourceForge like all of the other apps here, so you need to left-click always.

nah, did it the normal way ...

consul (Homepage) - May 8, 2008 - 6:17pm

left click on the link at the top of this page, takes me to sourceforge which has that big "Downloading ..." in the midst of all the adds, little icons spinning up top as it trys to connect to something in listed my status bar.

Then is just says "Done" in the status bar.

So then I click on the 'if you have problems downloading' link and it take me to a second page saying "This is a portableapps download" or something similar, and also the little window with the actual file and options of save file or cancel shows. I save file, then it works.

It just happened to me again just now. I think it may be related to the fact that my harddrive is spinning, fan is going super strong and I've lots of random hd access lights flashing.

Normally, the little save file/cancel window comes up right away. I'm guessing it timed itself out on my computer.

Don't be an uberPr∅. They are stinky.

IE?

John T. Haller (Homepage) - May 8, 2008 - 9:20pm

Any chance you're using IE? If you're using IE, it prevents page redirects to downloads. So you'll always have to click the "if you have problems" or "direct download" links.

Live with purpose.

not in ie ...

consul (Homepage) - May 9, 2008 - 1:48pm

I was in ffp. But I just tried it again just now, and it worked out fine, it took me to the "SourceForge.net: You are downloading PortableApps.com Porta..." page and w/ the small window that comes up that has me save/cancel.

The times that it didn't, explorer was running like 50% resources even though there was no other window open.

Don't be an uberPr∅. They are stinky.

Splash?

John T. Haller (Homepage) - May 12, 2008 - 12:07pm

A couple people mentioned that it was odd it didn't have a splash (since our other apps do). I'm not opposed to adding one in but it seems to start quite quickly and is distinguishable from the regular CoolPlayer due to my name change to CoolPlayer+. Thoughts?

Live with purpose.

might be nice for those using slower drives

millarrp - May 12, 2008 - 12:34pm

When I was testing it on my slower drive it did take at least 30 seconds to start, and for instances like that it might be nice to have a splash.

How Slow?

John T. Haller (Homepage) - May 12, 2008 - 1:48pm

I have an ancient 128MB USB 1.1 drive and it still starts up in a few seconds.

Live with purpose.

I have

digitxp (Homepage) - May 12, 2008 - 4:54pm

a cheap (not ancient) 1 GB flash drive. CoolPlayer Portable (not coolplayer+ portable) takes about a minute to start up, let alone play a file.

Wow

John T. Haller (Homepage) - May 12, 2008 - 6:41pm

Wow, that must be a horrible drive to use. Perhaps a quick splash would be in order.

Do the splashes for most apps here come up quickly on that drive?

Live with purpose.

The come easily,

digitxp (Homepage) - May 12, 2008 - 7:40pm

but they end up taking the screen for about 4-5 seconds, unless if I'm on my PC, then is takes 2-3 seconds.

about 15-20 seconds

millarrp - May 12, 2008 - 6:36pm

I just tried it with the drive that was taking a while to shut down, and I guess it takes about 15 to 20 seconds to start up, which isn't too bad in the grand scheme of things.

Don't care

arqbrulo - May 12, 2008 - 2:30pm

I really don't care. However, the PA.com splash is something that is part of your portable apps. Toucan is a complete program by it self made specially for PortableApps.com and yet IT has a splash. Time wise, on the average computer with an average drive, we end up loosing one or two seconds so it's not a big loss.

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." -- Robert Frost
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: baby ain't mine." -- Adam Holguin

The best idea

digitxp (Homepage) - May 12, 2008 - 3:15pm

would be to execute it before the splash shows. That way it's fast, and the splash doesn't get in the way.

no splash

Simeon - May 12, 2008 - 4:18pm

If its fast enough I think it isnt a problem if there is no splash. Its distinguishable enough due to the name and theme change.

"I was just out walking my rat and I seem to have lost my way" - James Bond in Diamonds are forever

But

LittleUnkn0wn - May 12, 2008 - 4:26pm

everything else has a splash. I say keep it for consistency.

Sure,

digitxp (Homepage) - May 12, 2008 - 4:28pm

that's like M$ saying, "since this thing is clearly closed source because of the markings and the license, let's make it OSS"

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