Developer(s) Coppertino, Inc. Available in English | Operating system Type Audio player | |
Initial release May 3, 2007; 9 years ago (2007-05-03) Stable release 2.5.3 / June 29, 2015; 20 months ago (2015-06-29) |
Vox is an audio player developed by Coppertino, Inc. for macOS. Its purpose is to provide a lightweight yet full-featured audio player that can play music in many different file formats and from various sources, including formats not supported by iTunes, such as FLAC and Ogg Vorbis. The new Vox 2.0 release also allows for listening of internet radio, through an in-app purchase. Vox also features Last.fm integration and the ability to define custom keyboard shortcuts to different functions.
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History
Released in 2007 by a student Alessio Nonni, Vox was designed to be a lightweight media player that supports playing various file types including lossless formats.
In 2011 Nonni sold Vox to Coppertino, a Ukrainian Mac developer company headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, in exchange for minority stock. The new 1.0 version of Vox was released on August 6, 2013, and less than in 6 months Coppertino released the new 2.0 version of the music player.
Vox 2.0 introduces a minimal interface, reminiscent of the Winamp audio player, and a number of features considered unique in comparison to macOS's built-in iTunes.
Features
Vox was originally developed to follow the principles of clarity, simplicity and versatility, as shown by its minimalist interface. Some features of Vox include: