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* Windows 7 or newer.
* Windows 7 or newer.
* An x86 (Intel/AMD) processor that is less than 20 years old.
* An x86 (Intel/AMD) processor that is less than 20 years old.
* Version for ARM 64-bit will soon be available as well.
* ARM version: see [[Foobar2000:Foobar2000 for ARM]]


= Notable new features =
= Notable new features =
* Now available for x86 32-bit (legacy) and x86 64-bit.
* Now available for x86 32-bit (legacy), x86 64-bit and ARM (ARM64EC).
* Dark mode support on Windows 10 and 11.
* Dark mode support on Windows 10 (1809 or newer) and 11.
* Entirely new media library engine, backed by SQLite. Much faster startup and shutdown with large libraries, greatly reduced memory usage.
* Improved performance with large libraries.
* Greatly improved performance of media library search queries that don't use %patterns%.
* Greatly improved performance of all search operations.
* Playback Statistics functionality is now built-in.
* Added album art in Default User Interface playlist view.
* Added album art in Default User Interface playlist view.
* New UI element: ReFacets, reimplementing most of Facets functionality.
* New UI element: ReFacets, reimplementing most of Facets functionality.
* New audio output device management features - unwanted devices can be disabled, bit depth and DSP can be configured per-device.
* New audio output device management features - unwanted devices can be disabled, bit depth and DSP can be configured per-device.
* More audio formats supported out of the box: TAK, APE, AC3, DTS.
* More audio formats supported out of the box: TAK, APE, AC3, DTS.
* Rewritten built-in visualisations (VU/peak meters, spectrum, oscilloscope), now using hardware accelerated rendering.
* Added crossfeed DSP from foobar2000 mobile.


= For Columns UI users =
= For Columns UI users =
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* foo_bitcompare
* foo_bitcompare
* foo_verifier
* foo_verifier
* foo_input_monkey
* foo_ac3
* foo_ac3
* foo_sanitizer
* foo_sanitizer
* foo_input_dts
* foo_input_dts
* foo_playcount
* foo_input_monkey


These components previously included with the installer are no longer optional (features always enabled):  
These components previously included with the installer are no longer optional (features always enabled):  
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* 64-bit:
* 64-bit:
New builds of components needed.
New builds of components needed.
* ARM:
Can load x86 64-bit components as well as native ARM components.


= Full list of changes =
= Full list of changes =
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With standard installs, there's no need to backup your profile as foobar2000 v2.0 stores its profile data in a separate folder, importing old profile on first run.
With standard installs, there's no need to backup your profile as foobar2000 v2.0 stores its profile data in a separate folder, importing old profile on first run.
= Before reporting bugs... =
Please verify that any bugs can be recreated WITHOUT ANY COMPONENTS first. ESPECIALLY without any components that have not yet been specifically updated for foobar2000 v2.0.
Due to design changes, many components will suffer from performance issues until refactored for the new database system.

Latest revision as of 03:16, 9 May 2023

Version 2.0 overview

This is a major update introducing new features and functional changes.

Requirements

Notable new features

  • Now available for x86 32-bit (legacy), x86 64-bit and ARM (ARM64EC).
  • Dark mode support on Windows 10 (1809 or newer) and 11.
  • Improved performance with large libraries.
  • Greatly improved performance of all search operations.
  • Added album art in Default User Interface playlist view.
  • New UI element: ReFacets, reimplementing most of Facets functionality.
  • New audio output device management features - unwanted devices can be disabled, bit depth and DSP can be configured per-device.
  • More audio formats supported out of the box: TAK, APE, AC3, DTS.
  • Added crossfeed DSP from foobar2000 mobile.

For Columns UI users

Some of Default User Interface elements are now available in Columns UI:

  • Equalizer
  • ReFacets
  • All visualisations

Component features that are now available out of the box

These add-on components are now obsolete as their functionality is available out of the box:

  • foo_benchmark
  • foo_bitcompare
  • foo_verifier
  • foo_ac3
  • foo_sanitizer
  • foo_input_dts
  • foo_input_monkey

These components previously included with the installer are no longer optional (features always enabled):

  • foo_rgscan
  • foo_cdda
  • foo_albumlist

Compatibility with old components

  • 32-bit:

Old components mostly work. Decoders should be OK. Some user interface components may suffer from performance issues due to design changes.

  • 64-bit:

New builds of components needed.

  • ARM:

Can load x86 64-bit components as well as native ARM components.

Full list of changes

Read the change log

Upgrading from an older version

Just install the new foobar2000 version without uninstalling.

With standard installs, there's no need to backup your profile as foobar2000 v2.0 stores its profile data in a separate folder, importing old profile on first run.

Before reporting bugs...

Please verify that any bugs can be recreated WITHOUT ANY COMPONENTS first. ESPECIALLY without any components that have not yet been specifically updated for foobar2000 v2.0.

Due to design changes, many components will suffer from performance issues until refactored for the new database system.

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