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Ampache is not...

an universal player. Ampache doesn't use codecs. It simply streams the music to your player / web browser. If set up properly, it can convert music on the fly in case you use a player that doesn't read a specific format. For instance, if your player doesn't support FLAC, Ampache can Transcode it on the fly to mp3 or any other format.

Web Player (HTML5 and/or Flash web players) (embedded or popup)
Subsonic Backend (any subsonic client can play Ampache content transparently)
Plex Backend
DAAP Backend
UPnP Backend
Localplay for Httpq/MPD/VLC/XBMC, Stream, Democratic
Live streams/Radio
Subsonic remote catalog (you can import musics coming from an existing Subsonic instance)
Dropbox remote catalog
Soundcloud remote catalog
Another Ampache instance remote catalog
Get song lyrics from ChartLyrics and LyricsWiki
Import metadata from MusicBrainz
Get similar artists/biography/pictures asynchonously from Last.FM
Transcoding (Live transcoding fully configurable using ffmpeg, avconv, neatokeen or any other command)
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