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Downloads:

76,576

Downloads of v 3.6.9202:

1,066

Last Update:

17 Mar 2025

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Steven Mayall

Tags:

admin musicbee audio music player media mp3 tagger

MusicBee

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3.6.9202 | Updated: 17 Mar 2025

Downloads:

76,576

Downloads of v 3.6.9202:

1,066

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Steven Mayall

MusicBee 3.6.9202

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by Steven Mayall. The inclusion of Steven Mayall trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify Steven Mayall goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Exemption:

Dependency requires reboot

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install MusicBee, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade MusicBee, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall MusicBee, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade musicbee -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade musicbee -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install musicbee
  win_chocolatey:
    name: musicbee
    version: '3.6.9202'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'musicbee' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '3.6.9202'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller musicbee
{
    Name     = "musicbee"
    Version  = "3.6.9202"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'musicbee':
  ensure   => '3.6.9202',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 17 Mar 2025.

Description

The Ultimate Music Manager and Player

MusicBee makes it easy to manage, find, and play music files on your computer. MusicBee also supports podcasts, web radio stations and SoundCloud integration
MusicBee makes it easy to organize, find and play music files on your computer, on portable devices and on the web.

Simple, Powerful, and Fast

Play your music the way you want. Turn your computer into a music jukebox. Use auto-tagging to clean up your messy music library. Enjoy a great music experience with MusicBee.

Sound Quality Matters

Whether you play your music on an audiophile setup or on a laptop, MusicBee is designed with features to fulfill all your needs.

Beautiful Skins

Change the appearance of MusicBee by choosing from the included skins or download more from our Add-on section.
Skins are a great way to personalize MusicBee to your liking.

You can also make your own skin and share it with others.

Sync with Devices

Sync your music collection with devices you use. MusicBee supports playlist and podcast syncing, even supports audio books with 2 way syncing.
Convert formats on the fly if your device does not support certain formats.

You can also sync your Android and Windows Phone (8.1+) devices.

Groove Music Support

MusicBee has native support for Groove Music (formerly Xbox Music). You can stream directly from MusicBee or add to your existing playlist, get song recommendations from the vast Groove catalog.

Want to listen to a song before buy? You can listen to preview.

last.fm, CD Ripping, Tagging tools.... plus more

MusicBee packs a comprehensive set of features to make your music experience better.

Yet it is one of the most lightweight player using about 25-70 MB ram* with skins and add-ons, and packs all of these under 10 MB!

*Tested with MusicBee 3 with a library of 200 albums, sized around 3GB.

The Best.... rated by reviewers and users

MusicBee is rated one of the best music managers and players available for Windows. It packs features that will WOW you.

We have a dedicated thread for users to share their experience or check reviews from trusted sources.

Start using MusicBee today. You will never go back.

Please Note: This is an automatically updated package. If you find it is
out of date by more than a day or two, please contact the maintainer(s) and
let them know here that the package is no longer updating correctly.


legal\LICENSE.txt
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT 
for MUSICBEE

IMPORTANT- PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: BY INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE, COPYING THE SOFTWARE, AND/OR USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU (EITHER ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR ON BEHALF OF AN ENTITY AS ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE) AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ('AGREEMENT') REGARDING YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, CLICK ON THE 'CANCEL' BUTTON. THIS WILL CANCEL THE INSTALLATION.

Permitted use and restrictions:
-----------------------------------------
Subject to the terms below, the Author ("Steven Mayall") hereby grants you, upon the following terms and conditions, a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to install and to use the downloadable version of MusicBee.

The Software is free for personal use only.

By using the Software, you agree to the following conditions. The Licensee may not:
1) decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or modify any part of the Software;
2) remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Software;
3) resell, lease, rent, transfer, sublicense, or otherwise transfer rights to the Software.

Title
------
You acknowledge and agree that ownership, rights, and title to the Software and all subsequent copies thereof are held by and shall remain that of the Author.

Disclaimer of warranty
------------------------------
The Software is provided to you at no charge "as is", "with all faults". You accept that this Software may contain bugs and that the Author has made no express warranties, oral or written, to you regarding the products and that the products are being provided to you without warranty of any kind. The Author disclaims any and all other warranties, whether expressed, implied, or statutory, including, but without limitation, the implied warranties of non infringement of third party rights, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose. The Author shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, cover, reliance, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, loss of anticipated profit) arising from any cause under or related to this agreement.

Limitation of liability
---------------------------
The Licensee must assume the entire risk of using the program. In no event shall the Author be liable to you for any damages whatsoever (including any incidental, indirect or consequential damages which shall include damages for personal injury, lost profits, lost data, lost savings) arising out of the use of the Software, even if the Author has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will the Authors’ liability for any claim, whether in contract, strict liability or tort (including negligence or otherwise), be liable to you for any damages.

Term and termination
-----------------------------
This license agreement will continue in perpetuity unless terminated as set forth herein. This license agreement may be terminated in the event that the Licensee breaches any term or condition of the agreement. The Licensee may voluntarily terminate this license agreement in writing. Upon termination of this agreement, the Licensee must cease to use the Software.

Third party intellectual property rights
--------------------------------------------------
Several standalone components are bundled with the Software.  Licence and Title rights for these components rest with their authors or as described in each component's license, as described below:

BASS Audio Library
© 1999-2008, Un4seen Developments Ltd. (http://www.un4seen.com)

BASS.Net
© 2005-2008, TEN53 GbR (http://www.ten53.de)

BASS_AC3 Addon, 
© 2003-2006, MaresWEB (http://www.maresweb.de) 
Components © 2006 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. 

BASS_APE Addon
© 2003-2006, MaresWEB (http://www.maresweb.de)
Components © 2000-2006, Matthew T. Ashland. (http://www.monkeysaudio.com)

BASS_MPC Addon
© 2003-2006, MaresWEB (http://www.maresweb.de)
Components © 2006, The Musepack Development Team. (http://www.musepack.net)

BASS_OFR Addon
© 2003-2006, MaresWEB (http://www.maresweb.de)
Components © 1996-2005, Florin Ghido.  (http://www.losslessaudio.org)

BASS_TTA Addon
© 2003-2006, MaresWEB (http://www.maresweb.de)
Components © 1999-2006 Alexander Djourik. (http://www.trueaudio.com)

BASS_SPX
© 2003-2006, MaresWEB (http://www.maresweb.de)
Components © 2002-2006, Jean-Marc Valin, Xiph.Org Foundation (http://www.speex.org)

BASS_VST
© Bjoern Petersen Software Design'n'Development, http://www.silverjuke.net
enhancements by BaseHead, LLC, http://baseheadinc.com

BASSBox Visualisation Plugins
© Patrice Terrier, http://zapsolution.com

FLAC Encoder (flac.exe) : Licensed under BSD License
© 2000-2008, Josh Coalson
The source code is available at: http://flac.sourceforge.net

MP3 Gain (mp3gain.exe): Authored by Glen Sawyer. Licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html). The full source code to the library is available via: http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net

EBU R128 algorithm for Replay Gain (lib1770.dll): Authored by Peter Belkner.  Licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License.
The source code is available at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/r128gain/files/lib1770

Some icons are sourced from: http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/

Ogg Vorbis Encoder & Tools (oggenc2.exe, VorbisGain.exe): Licensed under the terms that follow. Source code is available via:
http://www.vorbis.com/download.psp
Copyright (c) 2002, Xiph.Org Foundation
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
* Neither the name of the Xiph.org Foundation nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
This software is provided by the copyright holders and contributors "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the foundation or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.

MusicBee uses the gracenote API to source metadata and lyrics, http://www.gracenote.com

legal\VERIFICATION.png
 
legal\VERIFICATION.txt
VERIFICATION
Verification is intended to assist the Chocolatey moderators and community
in verifying that this package's contents are trustworthy.

The installer have been downloaded from their official download link listed on <https://www.getmusicbee.com/downloads/>
and can be verified like this:

1. Download the following installers:
  32-Bit: <https://mega.nz/file/dwMxHSiB#lXaQlKf91WsmzPsCI-LWI-d3CKPEv2u1k_dM1wZ2fMA>
2. You can use one of the following methods to obtain the checksum
  - Use powershell function 'Get-Filehash'
  - Use chocolatey utility 'checksum.exe'

  checksum type: sha256
  checksum32: C366B0E8C420C6E45523A7616936DDF8E21C09F30C57872B96E7A56F7560D7DF

File 'LICENSE.txt' is extracted from the software.

File 'VERIFICATION.png' is a screenshot of <https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=42659.0>
tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';

$toolsDir     = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"

$downloadArgs = @{
  packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  unzipLocation = $toolsDir
  file          = "$toolsDir\MusicBeeSetup_3_6.zip"
}

Get-ChocolateyUnzip @downloadArgs

$fileLocation = (Get-ChildItem $toolsDir -Filter *.exe | Select-Object -First 1).FullName

$installArgs = @{
  packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  softwareName  = 'MusicBee*'
  file          = $fileLocation
  fileType      = 'exe'
  silentArgs    = "/S"
  validExitCodes= @(0)
  destination   = $toolsDir
}

Install-ChocolateyInstallPackage @installArgs

Get-ChildItem $toolsDir\*.exe | ForEach-Object { Remove-Item $_ -ea 0; if (Test-Path $_) { Set-Content -Value "" -Path "$_.ignore" }}
tools\chocolateyuninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop";
$packageName = "musicbee"
$installerType = "exe"
$silentArgs = "/S"
$validExitCodes = @(0)

$is64bit = Get-OSArchitectureWidth 64

if ($is64bit) {
  $setupExePath = (Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MusicBee).UninstallString
}
else {
  $setupExePath = (Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MusicBee).UninstallString
}

$scriptPath = $(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)
$ahkFile = Join-Path $scriptPath "musicbeeUninstall.ahk"
$ahkRun = "$Env:Temp\$(Get-Random).ahk"

Copy-Item $ahkFile "$ahkRun" -Force
$ahkProc = Start-Process -FilePath "AutoHotKey" `
      -ArgumentList $ahkRun `
      -PassThru
Write-Debug "$ahkRun start time:`t$($ahkProc.StartTime.ToShortTimeString())"
Write-Debug "$ahkRun process ID:`t$($ahkProc.Id)"

  Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage -PackageName "$packageName" `
                              -FileType "$installerType" `
                              -SilentArgs "$silentArgs" `
                              -ValidExitCodes $validExitCodes `
                              -File "$setupExePath"

Remove-Item "$ahkRun" -Force
tools\MusicBeeSetup_3_6.zip
md5: 5D4F3126A9643D4F2968BCBE370284CC | sha1: 8031FEE2F23B6AA4CDCAD748CC678904D9046ABE | sha256: C366B0E8C420C6E45523A7616936DDF8E21C09F30C57872B96E7A56F7560D7DF | sha512: 06D81B3FB0EEE45DC170BC7D440DA00E792E00D4241772E031A2E7A7CA3B1D86CB0D21DFECB8B9E0F7FDAAAF520B28BFED00265CCD365BC5E8315EB9372CECB2
tools\musicbeeUninstall.ahk
#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

WinWait, MusicBee 3.3 Uninstall ahk_class #32770, , 60
BlockInput On
ControlClick, Button1, MusicBee 3.3 Uninstall
BlockInput Off

WinWait, MusicBee 3.1 Uninstall ahk_class #32770, , 60
BlockInput On
ControlClick, OK, MusicBee 3.3 Uninstall
BlockInput Off

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In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
MusicBee 3.5.8698.20250312 636 Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Approved
MusicBee 3.5.8698.20250220 6550 Thursday, February 20, 2025 Approved
MusicBee 3.5.8698 6989 Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Approved
MusicBee 3.5.8447 4399 Monday, February 20, 2023 Approved
MusicBee 3.4.8033 3205 Monday, October 24, 2022 Approved
MusicBee 3.4.7805 9132 Monday, May 17, 2021 Approved
MusicBee 3.4.7764 2553 Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Approved
MusicBee 3.3.7491 5365 Tuesday, July 7, 2020 Approved
MusicBee 3.3.7367 2482 Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.3.7310 2682 Friday, January 10, 2020 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.3.7261 1252 Friday, December 27, 2019 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.3.7165 2874 Saturday, August 17, 2019 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.3.7115 1745 Monday, July 1, 2019 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.2.6902 3400 Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.2.6827 1834 Thursday, September 20, 2018 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.2.6760 1914 Saturday, July 7, 2018 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.1.6590 2212 Tuesday, February 20, 2018 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.1.6512 1986 Friday, November 3, 2017 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.1.6466 1458 Sunday, September 17, 2017 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.0.6335 1836 Thursday, May 18, 2017 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.0.6276 1306 Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.0.6132 1719 Saturday, November 19, 2016 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.0.6067 1217 Sunday, September 25, 2016 Approved
MusicBee (Install) 3.0.5995 1264 Tuesday, June 14, 2016 Approved
MusicBee 2.5.5804 1167 Friday, December 11, 2015 Approved
MusicBee 2.4.5404 1790 Saturday, October 25, 2014 Approved
MusicBee 2.4.5349 590 Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Approved
MusicBee 2.3.5188 602 Monday, June 16, 2014 Approved
MusicBee 2.3.5173 589 Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Approved
MusicBee 2.2.5069 630 Friday, January 10, 2014 Approved

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