Musium Lite

an ultralight music player like Musium made with .NET and WinForms, designed for optimization and compatibility.

• Supports Windows XP SP2 and later

• Format support dependent on system
  • Windows XP:
    • MP3 - supported
    • WAV - supported
    • FLAC - unsupported
    • M4A/AAC - unsupported
  • Windows Vista/7:
    • MP3 - supported
    • WAV - supported
    • FLAC - unsupported
    • M4A/AAC - supported (with updates on Vista)
  • Windows 10/11:
    • MP3 - supported
    • WAV - supported
    • FLAC - supported
    • M4A/AAC - supported

Note

AIFF and WMA are untested, though AIFF is supposedly supported on all, and supposedly certain WMA files work on XP

Installation

To install Musium Lite, simply grab the latest installer from the Release page. Run it, and proceed through the installer.

Note

There aren't currently any x64 binaries available, due to little benefit. There will be no ARM64 binaries available due to .NET Framework 3.5's limitations.

Compilation

To compile Musium Lite, you will need Visual Studio 2026, with the .NET desktop development workload installed. You will also need the .NET Framework 3.5 development tools component.

Once you have these installed, open the solution in Visual Studio. At the top, change the target CPU from "Any CPU" to "x86". x64 builds are possible, but offer little benefit over x86 builds. Change the configuration (dropdown to the left of the target platform) from "Debug" to "Release", unless you plan on contributing. You can then build the project with Shift + F6, or run with F5. Once the project is built, it will produce a binary and required DLLs in MusiumLite/bin/x86/Release/. Most people will be finished here and have a working build they can use.

Installer compilation (optional)

If you want to build the installer, you will need a program called Inno Setup. The latest version of Inno Setup that supports Windows XP can be found here: https://files.jrsoftware.org/is/5/innosetup-5.6.1.exe

Warning

The installer WILL NOT build on newer versions. You need Inno Setup 5.6.1 or earlier, or it will fail!

After you have it, navigate back to the solution folder, and open Installer/InnoInstallerScript.iss. It should prompt you to open the file in Inno Setup. You can then compile the installer by pressing Ctrl + F9. It should output an installer binary in Installer/bin. You now have a working installer!