Your music and video sources are shown on the left in Banshee. The sources give you quick access to your Play Queue, Music, Videos, Amazon MP3 Store, Last.fm, Podcasts and more.
The menu choices will change depending on the source you have chosen. For example, to use the menu to import a podcast, you will need to choose the Podcasts source. The menu option for importing a podcast is not available when viewing the video or music library.
When you select a music or video source from Sources, Banshee will display your content in the library browser. Depending on the source you choose, Banshee can display your music or video library, podcast subscriptions or even the Amazon Music Store to allow you to buy music.
Helpful when using Banshee in full screen mode, the Now Playing mode hides the library to give you a larger view of the music or video you are watching. When listening to music, the Now Playing view will show you the artist name, album and cover art if available. If you are watching a video, Banshee will display the video.
To change the Now Playing mode to hide the Banshee user interface and view your media in full screen mode instead, you can do any of the following:
Double-click the view with your mouse.
Press F.
Press F11.
Press the Fullscreen button in the upper right hand corner of Banshee.
Select View ▸ Fullscreen.
The Libraries view in Banshee will change depending on the Source you have chosen. For example, the Music library will display cover art, artists in your library, and list of songs and the Podcasts library will display your podcast subscriptions, podcasts that are downloaded or not downloaded, and all, new or old podcasts. Please see the help page of each source for detailed information on managing a source.
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