Overview

Tauon is a playlist oriented music player that makes the general assumption that folders are albums. You may find the words “album” and “folder” used interchangeably within the interface and documentation.

While some features and interface elements may not be immediately intuitive, once you are familiar with them, you will find that Tauon is pleasant, fast and fun to use!

First Launch

When you launch Tauon for the first time you will be greeted with the main window:

The interface is divided into several key areas:

Area	Description
Main tracklist	Where your tracks appear
Top panel	Playlist tabs
Bottom panel	Playback controls
Right side panel	Album art and metadata
Left side panel	Additional views (toggle from top-left corner)

Importing Your Music

To import tracks, simply drag and drop files or folders from your file manager into the main tracklist area.

Tip

To get started, try importing all your music into a single playlist.

Once you have tracks imported, just double click them to play.

Updating Your Library

Tauon has no background file monitoring. To update, simply clear the playlist and re-import.

Alternatively, you can trigger a rescan of all top level folders you’ve previously added by selecting “Rescan Folders” from the playlist tab context menu.

Playing Music

• Double click a track to play it
• Use the playback controls in the bottom panel
• Right click the play button to go to playing - this will locate the currently playing track in the tracklist

Quick Keyboard Shortcuts

Here are some essential shortcuts to get you started:

Shortcut	Action
Space	Play/pause
- / +	Seek backward/forward
Left / Right	Cycle playlists
Shift + Left / Right	Previous/next track
"	Show playing track
, / .	Toggle repeat / shuffle
Ctrl + F	Find in playlist
Start typing	Global search

For a complete list of shortcuts, see the Keyboard Shortcuts reference.