foobar2000
| File:Foobar2000 Icon.svg | |
| File:Foobar2000 0953 stock.png Sample interface of one of 0.9.6's layouts | |
| Developer(s) | Peter Pawlowski |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 20 December 2002[1] |
| Stable release | 2.1.5[2]  (4 May 2024) [±] |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows XP or higher |
| Type | Audio player |
| License | Core: Proprietary SDK: BSD |
| Website | www.foobar2000.org |
foobar2000 is a freeware audio player for Windows developed by Peter Pawlowski, a former freelance contractor for Nullsoft. It is known for its highly modular design and extensive SDK which allows third-party developers to do such things as completely replace the interface. While supporting a large number of audio file formats, it has many features for metadata support and file organization, and it has a converter interface for use with command line encoders. 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 SDK is licensed 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 a common placeholder name used in computer programming.
Features
Core features
- Audio formats supported natively: MP1, MP2, MP3, MPC, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC / Ogg FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, AU, SND, CD
- Customizable user interface layout.
- Advanced tagging capabilities.
- Support for ripping Audio CDs as well as transcoding all supported audio formats using the Converter component.
- Replay Gain support - both playback and calculation.
- Gapless playback support
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts.
- Media Library with automated folder watching [3]
- Built-in Windows Media streaming. [4]
- Open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of the player.[5]
- Ability to read within ZIP, GZIP and RAR archives
Features added using optional official components
- Audio formats supported through official components: APE, ALAC.
- Playback statistics.
- Kernel streaming support.
- ASIO support.
- WASAPI output support.
- CD burning support.
- Ability to read within 7z archives
- UPnP media server
- Last.fm scrobbling and radio stream playback
See also
References
- ^ Official Foobar2000 site & Foobar2000 0.3 & SDK!
- ^ "foobar2000: Change Log". 4 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "foobar2000 0.9.6 release notes". Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ "foobar2000 1.0 release notes". Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ "foobar2000". Retrieved 2008-10-31.
External links
- Home Page - foobar2000.org
- Forums - discussion and support
- Components - Repository of all first-party and some third-party components
- foobar2000 Knowledgebase at Hydrogenaudio
- #foobar2000 on freenode - discussion and support
- How-To Guide - Details on how to use customizations and other features