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Xion Audio Player
Play local music and internet radio with Xion Audio Player, a free Windows player with PSD-based skins, playlists and a 10-band equalizer. Its published compatibility list ends at Windows 8.
Version 1.5 build 160 · Direct publisher file
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What is Xion Audio Player?
Xion Audio Player plays local audio files and MP3/OGG internet radio streams in a customizable desktop interface. The publisher lists MP3, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, WAV and other audio formats, plus M3U, PLS and WPL playlists. Playback controls, customizable global hotkeys and remembered play state support listening without repeatedly reopening the main window.
Its distinctive feature is skinning from Photoshop PSD files: Xion reads layer names to turn a design into a player interface, with animation support. ZIP packages can hold several PSD skins. A 10-band equalizer with presets, seamless playback and crossfading provide additional listening controls.
This entry links to the official Windows EXE installer for version 1.5 build 160, released on February 9, 2016. The publisher also offers a portable ZIP without an installer or file-association data; it says that edition performs no operations outside its own directory. Both packages belong to the same product.
Treat Xion as legacy software rather than assuming current Windows support. The installer page lists Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7 and 8; it does not establish Windows 10 or 11 compatibility. The official site is now a read-only archive: existing skins remain available, but the forum, accounts, voting, comments and new skin submissions have retired.
What it offers
- Play MP3, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, WAV and other publisher-listed audio formats.
- Load M3U, PLS and WPL playlists, with seamless playback and crossfading.
- Listen to MP3/OGG internet radio through Shoutcast and Icecast support.
- Adjust sound with a 10-band equalizer and presets.
- Load animated skins directly from PSD files or ZIP skin packages; use global hotkeys and remembered play state.
Good to know
- The published installer compatibility list ends at Windows 8; Windows 10 and 11 support is not established by the sources.
- The published release is dated February 9, 2016, and the official site is a read-only archive with retired forums and skin submissions.
- The portable edition does not include file-association data; this download instead selects the EXE installer.
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