I had to test/fix something at work and I set up a Windows VM because it was a bug specific to Windows users. Once I was done, I thought, “Maybe I should keep this VM for something.” but I couldn’t think of anything that wasn’t a game (which probably wouldn’t work well in a VM anyway) or some super specific enterprise software I don’t really use.

I also am more familiar with the Apple ecosystem than the Microsoft one so maybe I’m just oblivious to what’s out there. Does anyone out there dual boot or use a VM for a non-game, non-niche industry Windows exclusive program?

  • luci_tired@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I did try running foobar under wine but it just sucked, I have also tried deadbeef but its really lacking features and the GUI sucks. I ended up using musicbee through wine, it was a hassle to setup but now it just works for me and I like it better than foobar.

    • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Have you tried Strawberry? It’s not gonna be a foobar replacement, but I’ve found it very capable.

    • Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyiEnglish
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      9 months ago

      How’s performance on MusicBee for you? Mine is slow for the components (AMD 7900XT/Ryzen 7950X), but I suspect it might be because of the high resolution album artwork (1200x1200).

      • luci_tired@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        I haven’t noticed any performance issues (2070 Super/Ryzen 3600). I dont have that many plugins though.