Editing Rockbox (section)

{{Short description|Firmware replacement for various devices}}
{{For|the Run–D.M.C. song|Rock Box}}
{{Primary sources|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox OS
| name                   = Rockbox
| logo                   = Rockbox Logo.svg
| logo caption           =
| logo_size              = 200px
| logo_alt               = Rockbox Logo
| screenshot             = Rockbox screen.png
| caption                = Main menu using default theme
| screenshot_size        = 220px
| screenshot_alt         =
| collapsible            =
| developer              = The Rockbox Project
| family                 =
| working state          = 
| source model           = [[Open-source software|Open source]]
| released               = {{Start date and age|2002|06|02}}
| latest release version = 4.0
| latest release date    = {{Start date and age|2025|04|01}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes400|title=ReleaseNotes400|publisher=Rockbox|date=April 1, 2025|access-date=April 1, 2025}}</ref>
| latest preview version = Daily
| latest preview date    = 
| marketing target       = [[Firmware]] replacement for [[digital audio player]]s
| programmed in          = [[C (programming language)|C]], [[assembly language]]
| language               = 
| prog language          =
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| package manager        = 
| supported platforms    = Digital audio players, various
| kernel_type            =
| userland               =
| ui                     = [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
| license                = [[GNU General Public License|GNU GPLv2]] or later
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| website                = {{URL|https://www.rockbox.org/}}
}}
'''Rockbox''' is a [[free and open-source software]] replacement for the OEM [[firmware]] in various forms of [[digital audio players]] (DAPs) with an original kernel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/RockboxKernel|title=RockboxKernel < Main < Wiki}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/10835|title = Rockbox &#124; Linux Journal}}</ref> It offers an alternative to the player's [[operating system]], in many cases without removing the original firmware, which provides a plug-in architecture for adding various enhancements and functions. Enhancements include [[personal digital assistant]] (PDA) functions, applications, utilities, and games. Rockbox can also [[retrofit]] video playback functions on players first released in mid-2000. Rockbox includes a voice-driven user-interface suitable for operation by [[visual impairment|visually impaired]] users.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/BlindFAQ|title=BlindFAQ < Main < Wiki|website=www.rockbox.org|access-date=2016-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LokAvXdx5X0C|title=Computers Helping People with Special Needs: 11th International Conference, ICCHP 2008, Linz, Austria, July 9-11, 2008, Proceedings|last1=Miesenberger|first1=Klaus|last2=Klaus|first2=Joachim|last3=Zagler|first3=Wolfgang|last4=Karshmer|first4=Arthur|date=2008-07-04|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=9783540705390|language=en}}</ref>

Rockbox runs on a wide variety of devices with very different hardware abilities: from early [[Archos]] players with 1-bit [[text mode|character cell]]-based displays, to modern players with high resolution color displays, digital optical audio hardware and advanced recording abilities.