JetAudio is a software media player that was initially released in 1997, in the same year that WinAmp hit the shareware market. In the 15 years that JetAudio has been available for download as a shareware media player, it has gained recognition by users as one of the best platforms in the world for playing audio and video files. JetAudio enjoys the distinction of being one of the oldest media players around, aside from Microsoft's Windows Media Player and Apple's Quicktime.

The multifunctional JetAudio lets users play audio and media files in just about any format, including some exclusive formats that are preferred by the audiophile community such as True Audio and WavPack. Users who enjoy customizing their listening experience to match their moods, preferences or sound systems will find several tools to do so, including a multiple band equalizer, reverberation, spatializer and exciter effects, X-Bass, surround sound, and more.

JetAudio supports a number of visualizations to match its audio playback, and it also supports song lyrics. It can tune in to virtually any Internet radio station, rip songs from CDs, and convert audio files to different formats.

Music lovers will find that JetAudio delivers crystal-clear sound, and video enthusiasts will enjoy and smooth and lossless playback of major visual formats like MPEG, WMV, H.264 and others. Several third-party video codecs are available for download.

The graphical user interface of JetAudio is intuitive and can be customized by dozens of skins that come with the program or that can be downloaded from the JetAudio user forums, which are very active. The interface consists of the following main sections:

• Main Window
• Media Center
• Spectrum Viewer
• Lyrics Window
• Video Window

When JetAudio is minimized, it switches to an ultra-compact mode that allows users to enjoy music while they work on their computers, smartphones or tablets. JetAudio is available for Windows and the Android mobile operating system.