Play MP3 in Java - Step by Step Tutorial and Source Code

In this tutorial, I will demonstrate you how to write a Java Source code to run an mp3 file. I will use Eclipse IDE for creating this project.

Step 1: Create "PlayMp3" project in Eclipse

Step 2: Import jl1.0.jar file to the Eclipse project. (To learn how to correctly add .Jar file to Eclipse project, please follow this article)

Download jl1.0.jar

Step 3: Write the following code in PlayMp3.java file

//Copyrighted geekdecoders.blogspot.com 
import javazoom.jl.player.Player;
import java.io.FileInputStream;

public class PlayMp3
{
    public static void main(String[]args)
    {
        try
        {
         String x = new java.io.File(".").getAbsolutePath();
         FileInputStream mp3_file = new FileInputStream(x+"\\Test123.mp3");
            Player mp3=new Player(mp3_file);
         System.out.println(x);
            mp3.play();
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            System.out.println(e);
        }
    }
}

Step 4: Import Mp3 file to the project

Step 5: Run the project and you can see the output

As an improvement, try to develop a small MP3 player which contains start, pause and stop buttons.