_To be honest all I wanted to do was get something to listen to SHOUTcast streams on. I had no idea what I was getting myself into..._ [![](images/button_eggbag.png)](http://songbirdnest.com)[![](images/button_mac.png)](http://songbirdnest.com)[![](images/button_headphones.png)](http://songbirdnest.com) _**Songbird** is a [free](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software "Free software") [media player](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_player "Media player") that, as of 2006, is in early development. Songbird is a combination of a desktop web player, a digital jukebox and [web browser](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser "Web browser"). It is an [open source](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source "Open source") alternative to [proprietary](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary "Proprietary") media players such as [iTunes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes "ITunes")._ Songbird™ is a desktop Web player, a digital jukebox and Web browser mash-up. Like Winamp, it supports extensions and skins feathers. Like Firefox®, it is built from Mozilla®, cross-platform and open source.