the 3rd and 4th path need to be changed to something like: File3=/media/hdd/whatever.m4a File4=~/Music/short.ogg Compatible media player software iTunes, VLC media player, Totem, RealPlayer, Winamp, Yahoo! Music Jukebox, MediaMonkey, Windows Media Player, AIMP, Kodi, Rhythmbox, foobar2000, and more than 30 others are able to interpret (open) PLS files. Media Player Classic with the K-Lite codec installed does work with PLS format but still requires the appropriate MIME or file extension associations. See also Other playlist file formats: ASX - Windows media M3U - The most common playlist format XSPF - Xiph.Org Foundation WPL - Windows Media Player References External links Unofficial PLS file specification, 2001, winamp.com A survey of playlist formats, 2003 PLSv2 play list specification, 2010/2012 Open PLS in WMP Playlist file formats Digital audio