#Logitech media server software

A third player, SqueezeSlave, is also available, which operates similarly but without any display.

#Logitech media server software

There is also a free software emulator version of the Squeezebox, called Softsqueeze, which is written in Java and can be run easily as an applet inside a web page. Written in Lua, it is also open-source software and sees regular updates through Logitech's SVN releases. SqueezePlay is based on SqueezeOS, the operating system that drives the hardware devices Squeezebox Duet, Radio and Touch. The SqueezeAMP, a free open source hardware player. The Raspberry PI, using the piCorePlayer OS streams from LMS and in some cases LMS is run on the Raspberry PI too. Recently the O2 Joggler has proven a popular device for running Logitech's open source SqueezePlay software, providing a similar interface to the Squeezebox Touch on a 7' display. In late 2015 support was added via a plugin to use Google's Chromecast Audio device as a headless player which can then be connected to any audio system or powered speakers. Chumby devices also support streaming music from a Logitech Media Server, as does the Rio Receiver when running replacement software to emulate the SliMP3 device, although it is limited to modest bitrates (<128kps). Logitech Media Server also works with networked music players, such as the Roku SoundBridge M1001, although Logitech does not officially support these competing products. Logitech discontinued their hardware players in 2012. Logitech's own Squeezebox hardware players existed in a variety of configurations, offering wired and wireless Ethernet, analog and digital audio outputs, touchscreen interfaces and a variety of remote controlled options. While no longer distributed in conjunction with any Logitech hardware product, LMS continues to be developed. Logitech Media Server is free software, released under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Logitech Media Server supports grouping clients in order to synchronize playback among all clients within a group.

Plugins from Logitech and third-party sources are also supported, allowing additional functionality to be added, and there is integration with Logitech's online service. It can stream to both software and hardware receivers, including the various Squeezebox models, as well as any media player capable of playing MP3 streams. It supports audio formats including MP3, FLAC, WAV, Ogg, Opus, and AAC, as well as transcoding. The software is designed for streaming music over a network, allowing users to play their music collections from virtually anywhere there is an Internet connection. Logitech Media Server (formerly SlimServer, SqueezeCenter and Squeezebox Server) is a streaming audio server supported by Logitech (formerly Slim Devices), developed in particular to support their Squeezebox range of digital audio receivers.