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foobar2000
Developer(s)Peter Pawlowski
Stable release2.1.5[1] Edit this on Wikidata (4 May 2024) [±]
Operating systemWindows XP or higher
TypeAudio player
LicenseCore: Proprietary
SDK: BSD
Websitefoobar2000.org

foobar2000 is a freeware audio player for Windows developed by Peter Pawlowski, a former freelance contractor for Nullsoft. Featuring a minimalist interface, it also has many features for metadata support and high-quality audio output. To maximize the audio fidelity of consumer-grade equipment, it provides noise shaping and dithering. It features a number of official and third-party components which add many additional features. While the core is closed source, the author provides an extensive SDK under the BSD license. Since version 0.9.5, foobar2000 supports Windows XP and later releases only. This version features a revamped default interface, with embedded support for album list, album art, spectrum visualization, and some other features and improvements.

The name foobar is derived from the common placeholder name used in computer programming.

Features

Core features

  • Audio formats supported natively: MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, MPC, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC / Ogg FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, AU, SND, CDDA, WMA.
  • Full unicode support.
  • Customizable user interface layout.
  • Advanced tagging capabilities.
  • Support for ripping Audio CDs as well as transcoding all supported audio formats using the Converter component.
  • ReplayGain support - both playback and calculation.
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts.
  • Open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of the player.

Features added using official components

  • Audio formats supported through official components: APE, ALAC.
  • Playback statistics.
  • Kernel streaming support.
  • ASIO support.
  • WASAPI output support.
  • CD burning support (requires Nero to be installed).

Features added using third-party components

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "foobar2000: Change Log". 4 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

Components

Other

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