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<p>xine /ˈksiːn/ is a <a href="/facts/Multimedia/PtJteq27">multimedia</a> playback engine for <a href="/facts/Unix-like/YAKrAxzd">Unix-like</a> <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating systems</a> released under the <a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU General Public License</a>. xine is built around a <a href="/facts/Library_(computing)/xRzL3P7q">shared library</a> (xine-lib) that supports different frontend player applications. xine uses libraries from other projects such as <a href="/facts/Liba52/nfyW0yjn">liba52</a>, <a href="/facts/Libmpeg2/9rh2PrC9">libmpeg2</a>, <a href="/facts/FFmpeg/85yf3kHI">FFmpeg</a>, <a href="/facts/MPEG_Audio_Decoder/18DYXcA0">libmad</a>, <a href="/facts/FAAD2/Gq4y95Jq">FAAD2</a>, and <a href="/facts/Ogle_DVD_Player/S5Wkd1UD">Ogle</a>. xine can also use binary Windows codecs through a wrapper, bundled as the w32codecs, for playback of some media formats that are not handled natively. </p>