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[http://www.foobar2000.org/ '''foobar2000'''] is a free music player for Windows. It features multiple playlists, a music database, streaming, [[ReplayGain]] support, extensive plug-ins support and more.
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{{title|foobar2000}}
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{{Software Infobox|
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|name                = foobar2000
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|logo                = [[Image:foobar2000 Logo.png|48px]]
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|screenshot          = [[Image:Foobar2000-1.0-default-ui.png|250px]]
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|caption              = Screenshot of foobar2000 v1.0 using the default user interface
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|developer            = Peter Pawlowski
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|released            = {{start date and age|2002|12|20}}<ref>{{ha|https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,4997.0.html|Official Foobar2000 site & Foobar2000 0.3 & SDK!}}</ref>
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|stable_release      = 1.6<ref>{{foobar2000|http://www.foobar2000.org/download|Download foobar2000 for Windows}}</ref>
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|stable_release_date  = 2020-09-02
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|preview_release      = 1.6.1 beta 1
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|preview_release_date = 2020-09-02
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|operating_system    = Windows
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|use                  = Media Player
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|license              = Proprietary, BSD
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|website              = [http://www.foobar2000.org/ foobar2000.org]
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}}
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'''foobar2000''' is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform. Some of the basic features include full Unicode support, [[ReplayGain]] support and native support for several popular audio formats.
  
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== Platforms ==
  
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foobar2000 has been written specifically for the Windows platform, and there are no plans to port it to any others. However, although not officially supported, it is known to run on [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=54933 Linux] and [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=77261 Mac OS X] through Wine and WineBottler, respectively. Also there is an [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/foobar2000 Arch Linux native package] maintained by a community member.
  
=== Supported formats ===
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== Features ==
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* Powerful open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of the player, including the ability to fully replace the user interface.
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* Full Unicode support: File names, user interface, tagging, etc.
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* [[ReplayGain]] support: Both playback and writing ReplayGain information to file tags.
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* [[Gapless playback]].
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* Advanced [[tagging]] capabilities - through built-in [[foobar2000:Properties|Properties dialog]] and various optional tagging-related components.
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* Built-in [[foobar2000:Preferences:Media Library|Media Library]] functionality.
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** Intuitive [[foobar2000:Query syntax|query syntax]] for searching the Media Library.
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** Autoplaylist support: Generate dynamically updating playlists based on queries.
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* [[foobar2000:Preferences:General:Keyboard Shortcuts|Customizable keyboard shortcuts]].
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* Support for [[transcoding]] all supported audio formats using the [[Foobar2000:Converter|Converter component]] (requires external command-line encoder executables for different output formats).
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* [[Secure_ripping|Secure]] [[foobar2000:Ripping CDs|CD ripping]].
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* Streaming support.
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* Efficient handling of large playlists.
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* [[foobar2000:Components/Default_user_interface_%28foo_ui_std%29|User interface]] with simple configuration to create even complex layouts quickly and easily.
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* Highly customizable display of track information using [[foobar2000:Titleformat_Introduction|title formatting scripts]].
  
==== Playback ====
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==Supported audio formats==
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Natively supported ("out-of-the-box"):
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* [[MP1]], [[MP2]], [[MP3]], [[MP4]], [[Musepack]], [[AAC]], [[Ogg Vorbis]], [[FLAC]] / Ogg FLAC, [[Speex]], [[WavPack]], [[WAV]], [[AIFF]], [[AU|AU/SND]], [[CDDA]], [[WMA]], [[Matroska]], [[ALAC]], [[MMS]], [[RSTP]], [[Opus]].
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Supported through optional components:
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* [[TTA]], [[Monkey's Audio]], [[MOD]], [[SPC]], [[Shorten]], [[OptimFROG]], [[AC3]], [[DTS]], [[PSF]], [[NSF]], [[XID]], [[XA]], [[TAK]], [[AMR]], ''etc.''
  
* [[MP3]], [[Ogg Vorbis]], [[MP2]], [[AAC]], [[WAV]], [[AIFF]], [[Musepack]], [[VOC]], [[SND]]
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In addition, foobar2000 can also play audio files within ZIP and RAR archives (typically compressed) directly, ''i.e.'' without requiring the user to extract the files first. More archive formats are supported ''via'' additional components: [http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_unpack_lha LHA/LZH], [http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_unpack_7z 7-Zip], [http://kode54.foobar2000.org/ JMA]
  
Supported through plug-ins:
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== Using foobar2000 ==
  
* [[TTA]], [[FLAC]], [[Monkey's Audio]], [[WavPack]], [[Speex]], [[Mod]], [[SPC]], [[TFMX]], [[Shorten]], [[OptimFROG]], [[LPAC]], [[WMA]], [[AC3]], [[PSF]], [[NSF]], [[XID]], [[XA]], [[Matroska]]
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=== Important pages ===
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* {{foobar2000|http://www.foobar2000.org/FAQ|foobar2000 FAQ}}
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* [[foobar2000:components|foobar2000 components]]
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* [[foobar2000:Encouraged Tag Standards|foobar2000 encouraged tag standards]]
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* [[foobar2000:FAQ|foobar2000 FAQ (unofficial)]]
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* [[:Category:Foobar2000_Guides|foobar2000 guides (category)]]
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* [[:Category:Foobar2000_Preferences|foobar2000 preferences (category)]]
  
In addition, foobar2000 can also play music directly from compressed RAR, ZIP and 7-ZIP archives without requiring the user to extract the files prior to playing.
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=== Specific guides ===
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=== User Interface ===
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'''Preferences'''
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* [[foobar2000:Preferences|Preferences dialog]]
  
By default foobar2000 uses the standard interface, foo_ui_standard.  This interface is based around a tabbed list of playlists.  Playlists are then formatted according to the title formatting strings entered by the user.  These allow access to tag data, as well as information about the state of the program in the playlist display.
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'''Metadata'''
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* [[foobar2000:Properties|Tag editing: the Properties dialog]]
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* [[foobar2000:Query syntax|Query Syntax]]: details of Syntax for querying metadata.
  
====Columns UI====
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'''Title formatting'''
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* [[foobar2000:Title Formatting Introduction|Introduction to titleformat scripts]]
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* [[foobar2000:Title Formatting Reference|Titleformat Reference]]: reference guide to all fields and functions
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* [[foobar2000:Titleformat Examples|Titleformat Examples]]: user-submitted code for various purposes; submit your own!
  
[http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=28647 foo_ui_columns] is an extension of the ideas used in the standard interface.  It takes the open area of the playlist and divides it into one or more columns that have individual formatting strings.  Recent versions of Columns UI have also added support for UI Extension panels which appear in Columns UI's sidebar or in the toolbar.
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'''Others'''
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* [[foobar2000:File operations|File operations dialog]]: move, copy, rename, and delete files from within foobar2000
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* [[foobar2000:Commandline Guide|Commandline usage]]
  
Because of the useful extensions to the Standard UI, Columns UI is rapidly becoming popular and continues to be under rapid development.
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=== External Guides ===
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* [http://www.audiohq.de/viewforum.php?id=27 German-language guides]
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* [http://foobar2000.xrea.jp/ fb2k Wiki Page] for Japanese users.
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* [http://winamp2foobar.blogspot.com Winamp To Foobar Guide] with information relevant for general users also.
  
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=== Technical information ===
 
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* [[foobar2000:ID3 Tag Mapping|ID3 Tag Mapping]]
=== TAGZ ===
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* [[foobar2000:Metadata Compatibility|Metadata Compatibility]]: information about compatibility with metadata written by other applications
TAGZ is the language used to format the way track information is displayed, search for tracks, edit tags using Masstagger, etc.  Thorough documentation on various TAGZ fields and functions is laid out in titleformat_help.html, which can be found in your foobar2000 directory.
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=== Beginner's Guide ===
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==== Getting Started ====
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Always remember that the best way to become comfortable with foobar is to read [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showforum=28 the forums] regularly and to play around with foobar itself.  Download some configs (found under "Appearance" in the "External Links" section below), study how they do what they do, change them around to see how you affect things, explore the preferences window, see what happens when you check/uncheck things if you can't figure out what they mean, etc., etc.  '''90% of what you learn will come from the forums and experimentation.'''
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Bookmark and familiarize yourself as much as possible with titleformat_help.html in your foobar directory. This contains all the TAGZ code you need to know to write your own formatting strings. It might look very strange at first, but once you see some TAGZ strings "in action" it will begin to make sense, and you will refer to it constantly.
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Any question you have as a beginner has probably already been asked and answered in the forums a half dozen times. Please search the forums thoroughly for an answer before posting your question.
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It is best to start with [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=28647 Columns UI] as your user interface; the TAGZ formatting needed is very basic and the panel extensions will make foobar much more user-friendly, resembling mp3 players you're more accustomed to.
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Bookmark these sites before using Columns UI:
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*[http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=28647 Columns UI thread]: '''very''' large, but the first post contains links to important related sites
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*[http://music.everywebhost.com/wiki/doku.php?id=columns_ui:faqs Columns UI FAQ]: a short FAQ, including installation instructions
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*[http://music.everywebhost.com/wiki/doku.php?id=columns_ui:documentation Columns UI documentation]: it is '''crucial''' that you familiarize yourself with this over time
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===== Panel Extensions =====
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Installing panel extensions to Columns UI (such as [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=29383 albumart] and [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=29363 track info]) is simple; just copy the .dll into your foobar2000\components folder and restart foobar.  To enable these panels, first you must enable Columns UI's sidebar.  Check both "Enable sidebar" and "Show sidebar" in the "Columns UI" subgroup of the "Components" menu.  To add a panel or toolbar to the sidebar, right-click on any gray area of the sidebar for a list of items you can add.  A list of supported panels is given in the [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=28647 Columns UI thread] of the [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showforum=28 foobar2000 forums].
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Some popular extension panels include (in no particular order):
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*[http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=28869 foo_uie_tabs] '''Tabbed Panel Stack'''<br>Allows multiple extension panels to be stacked in a tabbed interface.
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*[http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=29383 foo_uie_albumart] '''Album Art Panel'''<br>Displays album art from images in a specified folder.
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*[http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=29363 foo_uie_trackinfo] '''Track Info Panel'''<br>Displays information about the currently playing or selected track. Can be customised using TAGZ strings.
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The [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=29363 trackinfo] panel can be VERY helpful in teaching you how TAGZ strings behave. This panel updates in real-time as you edit its TAGZ-based configuration. It is recommended that you install and display this panel, using it as a "scratch pad" to help you become familiar with TAGZ.
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To see what some people have done with Columns UI and panel extensions, check out the [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=30988 Foobar Gallery].  If you see something you like, try to do it yourself.  If you get stumped, the answer might be in the [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Foobar2000&action=submit#Tips_.26_Tricks Tips & Tricks] section below.  For some ready-made Columns UI configurations go to [http://foobar.nub4life.net/columns/ this site].  Download an .fcs file, and import it from the "Other" tab in the Columns UI preferences.  Be sure to export your current config first to back it up in case you're not happy with the one you import.
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==== Masstagger ====
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The Masstager component is very handy when you need to edit many files' tags in the same way.  A files "tags" contain what is known as "meta-data": data about the data.  Information about the file, such as artist, album, tracknumber, etc., are stored within the file in the form of tag fields.  Maintaining accurate tags is a good habit to get into.
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Some common tag fields are:
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*ARTIST
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*ALBUM
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*ALBUM ARTIST (for "Various Artists," etc.)
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*ALBUM
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*TRACKNUMBER
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*TITLE (track title)
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*DATE
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*GENRE
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*COMMENT
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To see which tags are contained within a particular file, right-click on that file in the playlist and click "Properties."
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To perform relatively complex operations on the tags of a group of files, highlight those files in the playlist and click "Components > Masstagger."  The "Actions to perform" pane lists the actions that will be performed on the list of "Files to process" when the "Run" button is clicked.  To add an action to perform, click the "Add" button.
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A common action to perform is to set some field to a given value.  For example, to set the GENRE tag for all selected files to "Rock," choose "Set value..." from the "Select action type" window.  In the "Field name" drop down list, choose "GENRE," and in the "Field value" box, type "Rock" (without quotes).  When you click "OK," the action will be listed in the "Actions to perform" pane.  Click "Run" to perform these actions on the selected files.
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Before clicking "OK," you may choose to save this group of actions (this "script") for easy retrieval later.  Just type in a name for the script in the "Scripts" section below (in this case, something like "Set GENRE to 'Rock'"), and click "Save."  Later, to retrieve the saved script, select it from the drop-down menu and click "Load."
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Realistically, this would be more easily achieved by selecting the files to be processed in the playlist, right-clicking them and choosing "Properties," then editing the GENRE field in the "File Info" window.  There are many more tag actions you can perform with Masstager, including guessing tags from filenames, and formatting tag fields based on other tag fields using TAGZ code.  Experiment with these features to learn how to use them.
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==== The Database ====
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The Database keeps track of all the info for all the files you play in foobar.  The Database is crucial for such things as the albumlist panel (included with Columns UI), the Extended Playlist Generator (included in the special installer), and other components.  To enable the Database, check the "Database enabled" box in the "Database" section of Preferences.  If you would like to add an entire directory of music, enter the directory in the "Restrict directories to:" box and click the "scan" button.  Keeping this directory in the box will also prevent files in other directories from being added, so uncheck it if you will be adding files from other locations as well.  Files are also added to the Database whenever they are added to a playlist.
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The Extended Playlist Generator can automatically create playlists based on criteria that you specify.  The EPG requires that [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Foobar2000&action=submit#The_Database the Database] is enabled.  To access the EPG, click "Components > Extended Playlist Generator > Configure Playlist Query..."
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For starters, try entering the name of an artist you know is in your database in the "Query:" box.  Click "Run."  The results will appear below.  To create a playlist with these results, enter a name for the playlist in the "Playlist Name:" box and click the "Create Playlist" button.  To save a query, click the "Save" button.  It will be saved in the presets under the "Playlist Name" you specified.  Once saved, a query can be recalled and its playlist regenerated by clicking "Components > Extended Playlist Generator > Generate Playlist..." in the menu toolbar.
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%date% GREATER 1979
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This query will return all songs whose DATE tag is greater than 1979.  Save this query as "The '80s, '90s, and today!"  Queries that use tag fields like this require that the tag fields exist in the first place.  Another reason to keep your tags ship-shape!
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==== Basic TAGZ Commands ====
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The text displayed in each column of Columns UI is defined by a string of TAGZ code, located in "Foobar 2000 > Preferences > Display > Columns UI > (Columns tab)"
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The TAGZ code used for the "Artist" column is:
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[%artist%]
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This code retrieves the ARTIST field stored in the file's tag, if it exists. The brackets [ ] around %artist% mean that the ARTIST field should only be shown if it exists in the file's tag. If there is no ARTIST field, nothing will be displayed; without the brackets, a question mark would be displayed.
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Other fields, such as %__bitrate% and %_path%, are given in titleformat_help.html.
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The TAGZ code used for the "Title" column is:
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$if2(%title%,%_filename%)
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Knowing what you learned from analyzing [%artist%], and referring to titleformat_help.html, try to figure out what this TAGZ code will produce, and why it was written this way. You might also want to try creating columns that contain your own TAGZ strings.  As always, titleformat_help.html is your best friend.
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More info on the "Columns" tab of Columns UI's settings can be found on [http://music.everywebhost.com/wiki/doku.php?id=columns_ui:config:columns this page] of [http://music.everywebhost.com/wiki/doku.php?id=columns_ui:documentation the Columns UI documentation].
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==== Basic Color Codes ====
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Click on the "Colour" tab within the "Columns" tab of the Columns UI preferences. It is empty. If you want to customize the colors used in a column, you would put the color codes here and check the "Use custom colour spec" box above.
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[]0080FF[]
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This is what a color code looks like. To get a color code for a specific color, click on the "..." button, which will pop-up a pallette and return the color you choose in the same gray box.
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The way you format colors is given by clicking the "Tools" button, then by clicking "String help." Concentrate on the first four items, which are required in every color code string:
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text|selected text|background|selected background
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(red color code)|(yellow color code)|(white color code)|(blue color code)
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The proper color code would then be:
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[]0000FF[]|[]00FFFF[]|[]FFFFFF[]|[]FF0000[]
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Look around.  Play with stuff.  Experiment.  Right-click on something you've never right-clicked on before.  Read the forums.  Study titleformat_help.html.  Have fun.  Don't forget to listen to music.
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=== Advanced Use ===
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=== Tips & Tricks ===
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==== Placing Panels Above the Playlist ====
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To place panels above the playlist, check "List all toolbars" in the "Other" tab of the Columns UI preferences.  When checked, right-clicking on the toolbar will give you the option of placing panels on the toolbar.  If a panel appears "squashed," it is because it needs to have a minimum height set in its preferences.  If the panel extension has no minimum height setting, you may place it in a [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=28869 panel stack], and set a minimum height via the panel stack options.
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===== "The Band" becomes "Band, The" =====
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$if($strcmp($left(%artist%,4),The ),$right(%artist%,$sub($len(%artist%),4))', 'The,%artist%)
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$num(%tracknumber%,2)
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=== Supported languages ===
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* English
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=== Supported platforms ===
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* Windows
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No known plans exists to port it to other platforms, but attempts have been made, with varying degrees of success, to run foobar2000 on x86 Linux systems by using Wine.
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=== Guides ===
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* [[FB2K's Masstagger]] (written by [[picmixer]])
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=== External links ===
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==== Official Site ====
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== Important Links ==
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=== Official site ===
 
* [http://www.foobar2000.org foobar2000.org: Homepage]
 
* [http://www.foobar2000.org foobar2000.org: Homepage]
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* [http://www.foobar2000.org/download foobar2000.org: Download]
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* [http://www.foobar2000.org/components foobar2000.org: Components]
  
* [http://www.foobar2000.org/download.html foobar2000.org: Download]
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=== Community ===
 
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* Official IRC Channel: #foobar2000 on [http://freenode.net/ freenode]
* [http://www.foobar2000.org/requirements.html foobar2000.org: Requirements]
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* {{ha|https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/board,28.0.html|foobar2000 Forums}}
 
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* [http://foobar-users.de/ German Support Forum]
==== Community ====
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* [http://foobar2000.pl/ Polish Support Forum]
 
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* [http://www.fforum.ru/index.php?showforum=59 Russian-language forum]
* [http://foobar2000.h12.ru/ Russian foobar site]
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* [http://www.foobar2000.ru/forum/ Another Russian-language forum]
 
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==== Appearance ====
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* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=30988 Foobar Gallery]: screenshot thread
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* [http://pelit.koillismaa.fi/fb2k/index.php Default UI formatting strings]: cut-n-paste ready
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* [http://foobar.nub4life.net/columns/ Columns UI configs]: .fcs file format
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* [http://www.barciaonline.com/aural/foobarlooks/foobarlooks.htm foo_looks]: skin support for foobar
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* [http://www.btinternet.com/~sean.m.kelly/ foo_looks community links]
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==== Components / Plugins ====
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* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=21105 Most Sought-After Plugins] (forum thread)
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* [http://pelit.koillismaa.fi/plugins/ Official third-party components site]
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* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=28647 Columns UI thread]: first post contains links to many Columns UI panel extensions
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* [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/html/foobar.html case's Page]: special installer, diskwriter components, etc.
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* [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/kode54/index.php kode's Page]: components: file-formats, archive-support, OSD, shuffle (temporary mirror since the above host is down)
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* [http://www.stud.uni-karlsruhe.de/~uzbs/fb2k/html/ foosion's Page]: components: dbsearch, cut n' paste, history, etc.
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* [http://members.chello.pl/d.sieradzki/foobar/ Messer's page]: components: freedb-masstagger, streaming with save-function, etc.
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=== Appearance ===
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* {{ha|https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,61333.0.html|Default UI .fth thread}} (fast way to clone another's DUI configuration)
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* [[foobar2000:Preferences:Columns UI/Appearance|Columns UI appearance customization guides]]
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* {{ha|https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,31027.0.html|Columns UI configurations}}
  
* [http://music.everywebhost.com/ Musicmusic's Page]: components: textwriter, quicktag, custom sort, ui_columns, panels
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== References ==
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<references/>
  
* [http://foobar2000.free.fr/ A comprehensive guide to foobar2000 components] (French)
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[[Category:foobar2000]]
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[[Category:Media Players|foobar2000]]
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[[Category:CD Rippers]]
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[[Category:Software]]
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[[Category:Tag editors]]

Revision as of 19:14, 2 September 2020

foobar2000
foobar2000
Foobar2000 Logo.png
Foobar2000-1.0-default-ui.png
Screenshot of foobar2000 v1.0 using the default user interface
Developer(s) Peter Pawlowski
Release information
Initial release December 20, 2002; 22 years ago[1]
Stable release 1.6[2] (September 2, 2020)
Preview release 1.6.1 beta 1 / September 2, 2020
Compatibility
Operating system Windows
Additional information
Use Media Player
License Proprietary, BSD
Website foobar2000.org

foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform. Some of the basic features include full Unicode support, ReplayGain support and native support for several popular audio formats.

Platforms

foobar2000 has been written specifically for the Windows platform, and there are no plans to port it to any others. However, although not officially supported, it is known to run on Linux and Mac OS X through Wine and WineBottler, respectively. Also there is an Arch Linux native package maintained by a community member.

Features

  • Powerful open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of the player, including the ability to fully replace the user interface.
  • Full Unicode support: File names, user interface, tagging, etc.
  • ReplayGain support: Both playback and writing ReplayGain information to file tags.
  • Gapless playback.
  • Advanced tagging capabilities - through built-in Properties dialog and various optional tagging-related components.
  • Built-in Media Library functionality.
    • Intuitive query syntax for searching the Media Library.
    • Autoplaylist support: Generate dynamically updating playlists based on queries.
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts.
  • Support for transcoding all supported audio formats using the Converter component (requires external command-line encoder executables for different output formats).
  • Secure CD ripping.
  • Streaming support.
  • Efficient handling of large playlists.
  • User interface with simple configuration to create even complex layouts quickly and easily.
  • Highly customizable display of track information using title formatting scripts.

Supported audio formats

Natively supported ("out-of-the-box"):

Supported through optional components:

In addition, foobar2000 can also play audio files within ZIP and RAR archives (typically compressed) directly, i.e. without requiring the user to extract the files first. More archive formats are supported via additional components: LHA/LZH, 7-Zip, JMA

Using foobar2000

Important pages

Specific guides

Preferences

Metadata

Title formatting

Others

External Guides

Technical information

Important Links

Official site

Community

Appearance

References

  1. Official Foobar2000 site & Foobar2000 0.3 & SDK! on hydrogenaudio
  2. Download foobar2000 for Windows on foobar2000.org