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+3rdparty libraries located in this directory
+============================================
+
+3rdparty/singleapplication
+-----------------
+This is is a small static library used by Strawberry to prevent it from starting twice per user session.
+If the user tries to start strawberry twice, the main window will maximize instead of starting another instance.
+The library is unmodified from the original version. If you dynamically link to your systems version
+it is important that it is using the QApplication class, otherwise it will crash.
+It is included here because it is normally not packaged by distros, and is also used on macOS and Windows.
+
+URL: https://github.com/itay-grudev/SingleApplication
+
+
+3rdparty/qocoa
+--------------
+This is a small static library currently used for the search fields above the collection, playlist and in
+the cover manager. It is slightly modified from original version, so it should not be used as a dynamic
+library.
+The plan in the long run is to replace it with something else.
+
+URL: https://github.com/mikemcquaid/Qocoa
+
+
+3rdparty/SPMediaKeyTap
+----------------------
+
+This is used for macOS only to enable strawberry to grab global shortcuts and can safely be deleted on other
+platforms.
+
+
+3rdparty/taglib
+---------------
+
+TagLib is a library for reading and editing the meta-data of several popular audio formats. It is also used
+by Strawberry to identify audio files. It is important that it is kept up-to-date for Strawberry to work
+correctly.
+
+It is kept in 3rdparty because there currently is no offical release of TagLib with the features and bugfixes
+that are in the official repository. And also because some distros use older, or unpatched versions.
+This version is a unmodified copy of commit 5cb589a (sha: 5cb589a5b82c13ba8f0542e5e79629da7645cb3c).
+
+Also, there is a bug in version 1.11.1 corrupting Ogg files, see: https://github.com/taglib/taglib/issues/864
+If you decide to use the systems taglib, make sure it has been patched with the following commit:
+https://github.com/taglib/taglib/commit/9336c82da3a04552168f208cd7a5fa4646701ea4
+
+The current taglib in 3rdparty also has the following features:
+- Audio file detection by content.
+- DSF and DSDIFF support
+
+URL: https://github.com/taglib/taglib
+
+
+3rdparty/utf8-cpp
+-----------------
+
+This is 2 header files used by taglib, but kept in a seperate directory because it is maintained by others.
+
+URL: http://utfcpp.sourceforge.net/