Banshee是一个用于Linux操作系统的开放原始码音频播放器。Banshee建基于Mono与Gtk#之上，使用GStreamer多媒体平台进行编码，并可对多种音乐格式进行解码，包括了Ogg Vorbis、MP3与FLAC。Banshee可以播放、汇入与烧录音频光盘以及与数款便携媒体播放器同步音乐，包括苹果公司的iPod与Creative Zen播放器。储存在iPod上的音乐可直接播放而不需经过同步，而储存在Banshee数据库的唱片封面会传送到iPod。
新的Banshee 1.9.6更新日志如下：
Enhancements
·Rename banshee-1 to banshee in preparation for 2.0 ·AmazonMp3.Store: amazon.ca support ·MiroGuide: Handle Listen links from front page ·Dap: Add support for Sharp IS01 (bgo#645361) ·Playlists: Recognize m3u playlists without header (bgo#645351) ·LibraryWatcher: Guard against watching incorrect dirs (bgo#633309) ·MassStorage: Support Sirius Alpha Android phone (bgo#643960) ·WebOSDevice: Support playlists (bgo#641486) ·Windows: Auto-update functionality (bgo#641960)
Notable Bug Fixes (26 fixed since 1.9.5!)
·MiroGuide: Properly escape search query strings ·AmazonMp3.Store: Fix search query escaping ·bgo#623183: DatabaseTrackInfo: Fix rating update on current track ·bgo#637717: audio-profiles: fix duration for CBR lame profile ·bgo#614192: GStreamer: Fix inappropriate repeating ·bgo#643782: Mpris: Distinguish between music and video playlists ·bgo#641515: Workaround X BadMatch crash ·bgo#619609: Metadata: Do not fetch covers for unknown albums/artists ·bgo#631012: Audiobook: Fix crash when switch to playlist ·bgo#628087: Handle setting SearchEntry.Query to nullb ·bgo#602145: InternetRadio: Clear playback errors when playing ·bgo#635951: Fix skipping removed/deleted tracks
在 Ubuntu 下的安装方法：
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:banshee-team/banshee-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install banshee
下载地址：http://download.banshee-project.org/banshee/unstable/1.9.6/banshee-1.9.6.tar.bz2