Doombox Screenshot

A while back, I was wondering if anything existed within the realm of media players that hadn’t already been done. Technically, probably not, but, as an idea, a playlist-enabled application for YouTube videos seemed like a good thing to try out. It eliminates lots of the problems regarding easy access to music online (given that you can find most tracks, even obscure ones if you search enough).

Recently, I realized I could also (probably) learn how to make an application that worked like that, even if I had to cut a few technical corners to do so. I also personally wanted an application that did just what Doombox now does, so I learned VB.NET and, after a few early versions, I’m ready to call it a proper release. It’s designed for Windows XP and 7 (both 32 and 64-bit), and (probably) runs on older versions as well.

Oh, and if you want to share your playlist with a friend (or enemy), you only have to copy the two .txt files corresponding to the playlist you saved. (For example, a playlist named Greatstuff would create “Greatstuff.txt” and “Greatstuffurls.txt”. If you send them to someone, they can load Greatstuff.txt and listen to your choices, then blame you for them.)

Here’s the formal on-site page, (how to use it is also explained there): http://www.unmorph.com/doombox/

And, if you want to get straight to the downloads, here are the links:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/doombox/files/latest/download (the program)
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17851 (the .NET framework, it is required if you don’t already have it!)

Happy listening!