About This File
zPlayer is a standalone, intuitive, and fully functional media player. Built to suit my purpose, it is customizable to your taste. zPlayer is powered by winmm.dll, an integral part of Windows.
Features
- No 3rd Party Dependencies: Utilizes only Windows components and standard AutoIt UDFs.
- Universal Playback: Supports all digital media formats, provided proper codecs are installed.
- Independent Video Window: Separate video window with a minimal GUI for music.
- Versatile Loading Options: Load files, folders, or an audio CD for playback.
- Marquee Style Display: Long file names are displayed in smooth, infinite marquee style.
- Smart Playlists: Automatically generated playlists and easy-to-make custom playlists.
- Hidden Playlist: Playlist is hidden by default but available on demand in shuffled or sorted formats.
- Context Menus: Options include Play This File, File Properties, Search Internet, Go to This Folder, Move Playlist Item, and Remove from Playlist.
- Interactive Interface: Double-click any item to play it, search strings in the playlist, and use hotkeys for most functions.
- Playback Controls: Forward, backward, pause, and change folder.
- Repeat Functions: A-B repeat, current file repeat, and multiple-file repeat.
- Volume Control: Increase, decrease, or mute sound volume, synchronized with Windows volume mixer. Unmutes audio device on startup.
- Playback Environment Save: Save playback environment on session termination and resume in the next session.
- Resume Playback: Option to resume playback from where it was left off, with audio fade-in.
- Efficient Performance: Very low CPU and memory usage.
Technical Information
The script runs or compiles in x64 mode. To change this setting, comment out #AutoIt3Wrapper_UseX64=Y. The attached zPlayer.exe was compiled in x64 mode and is not flagged by Windows Defender as malicious. Compiling to x86 may result in false positive flags by Windows Defender.
Feedback
If you find an error, please download the latest version, as it may already be corrected. Otherwise, I would appreciate it if you could kindly let me know.
zPlayer-NoUI.au3
The download section includes zPlayer-NoUI.au3. This is an abbreviated version of zPlayer, which is a music player controlled by hotkeys only, without a GUI.
Note: zPlayer was tested to work in Windows 10 and 11. It should work in Windows 7, too. I would like to know if there is any compatibility problem.
Edited by CYCho
What's New in Version 6.1.5.2
Released
Version 6.1.5.2 - February 19, 2025
1. Changed: Ctrl+Alt+T or clicking the 🔝/🔙 icon now only sets or unsets the main GUI as a top window without changing its position. Changing the position at the same time did not cause an error, but it did not seem to be what the user expected. The hotkey is effective only while the main window is visible.
Version 6.1.5.1 - February 17, 2025
1. Hot Fix: There were some errors in initial positions of video images.
2. Added: A button icon (🔝/🔙) was added in the main GUI's title bar area. Clicking this button sets or unsets the main GUI as a top window. When it is set as a top window, it moves to the bottom right corner of the screen, and is visible even when a video is turned into a full screen. Ctrl+Alt+t has the same function.
Version 6.1.5.0 - February 16, 2025
1. Fixed: When restoring the main GUI from the minimized state, the marquee-style scrolling of long file names did not restore the normal scrolling.
2. Added: Ctrl+Alt+t moves the main GUI to the bottom right corner of the screen. If you drag and drop it near the top left or bottom right corner of the screen, the program will position it exactly in those corners. When it is in the bottom right corner, it will turn into a top window.
3. Changed: Some buttons have been created in the empty space of the main window's title bar. As of this update, the Help button has been moved from the crowded client area of the main window to the title bar. A new Settings button (gear icon) has also been created there to accommodate various settings. Currently available settings are:
- Set criteria for resuming playback
- Set media file types to include in the playlist
- Select color schemes for the main window
4. Changed: When the program is started, the components of the main window, including the title bar, are colored in varying shades of lavender. You can change the color to blue, green or Windows default in the Settings window.
