Editing Rhythmbox (section)

===Music playback===
Playback from a variety of digital music sources is supported. The most common playback is music stored locally as files on the computer (the 'Library'). Rhythmbox supports playing streamed [[Internet radio]] and [[podcast]]s as well. The [[ReplayGain]] standard is also supported. Rhythmbox also supports searching of music in the library.

[[Playlist]]s may be created to group and order music. Users may also create 'smart playlists,' ones that are automatically updated (like a database query) based on a customized rule of selection criteria rather than an arbitrary list of tracks. Music may be played back in shuffle (random) mode or repeat mode.

Track ratings are supported and used by the shuffle mode algorithm to play higher-rated tracks more often.