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Word MP3 doesn’t need any introduction. It is a digital audio encoding format. This technology allows us to compress the size of an audio recording without to a great extent without compromising on its quality part. Obviously, if its a special encoding format then we require special software to play these audio files which are commonly called as MP3 Player Software or simply MP3 player. Winamp is one of the most knows MP3 players. Window Media Player also supports MP3 format.

I just came across another MP3 player which is not as well known as others but its quite unique in terms of its size and the computer resources consumption. It is called as STP or SysTrayPlay. As the name indicates, its a System Tray based MP3 player.  Below is a screen shot

I fully agree with the below description of SysTrayPlay on its official website.

Supported operating systems

I tried it on Windows Vista and Windows XP but it should work on all operating systems in Windows family.

Installation

Well, its a very small(approximately 200kb) standalone player which doesn’t require installation. As soon as you double click the exe file, the player will appear in system tray as shown in above screen shot.

Features

The most impressive feature is very low on resources and plays MP3 files very efficiently. Though its does not come with fancy graphical effects which offers a variety of features which might be useful in terms of accessibility yet I personally feel that its quite easy to use SysTrayPlay.

Despite of its very small size, its loaded with features which are required in a good MP3 player. Below are the same :

Optional Minibar

Right click SysTrayPlay icon in system tray –> windows –> Minibar

and here comes a small minibar at your service which can be used to play, pause, stop the current track or jump to next track if you have created a playlist.

Playlist Editor

Wondering if such a small application gives a facility to create playlist? Then no more wondering. Yes, it does have this feature.

Right click SysTrayPlay icon in system tray –> windows –> Playlist

and playlist editor will appear which allows you to add or  remove individual songs or complete folder with many other features via menu options ‘Tracks’, ‘File’ and ‘Arrange’.

Equalizer

Yes friends. It gives you equalizers for setting song beats according to your taste. It has four preset modes namely Classic, Loudness, Pop and Rock. Apart from these you can created your own as well. Just adjust the equalizers and save the setting by clicking on Save button.

Right click SysTrayPlay icon in system tray –> windows –> Playlist

Hotkeys Controls

Right click SysTrayPlay icon in system tray –> settings –> Advance –> Hotkeys

and the screen will allow you to customize almost every function for a key combination.

More information and downloading

Just visit the official website for downloading SysTrayPlay.

There is a well known saying that Big Things Come in Small Packages and SysTrayPlay is that sort of package.

I would definitely say that SysTrayPlay is a quite powerful MP3 player despite of its small size. Do give it a try and share your thoughts through comments.

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