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Revision as of 12:32, 8 June 2006

Introduction

Foobar2000 is a freeware audio player, and more. It can not only play, it can also make a library, transcode files, rip CDs, ... the list goes on and on. A very powerful tool.

Check it out to explore its full power.

Features

Open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of the player
Full Unicode support on Windows NT
ReplayGain support
Low memory footprint, efficient handling of really large playlists
Advanced file info processing capabilities (generic file info box and masstagger)
Highly customizable playlist display
Customizable keyboard shortcuts
Gapless playback
Multiple playlists
Music library
Streaming Support
Freeware

Audio Formats Supported

Native Support ("out-of-the-box"):

MP3, Ogg Vorbis, MP2, AAC, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, VOC, SND

Supported through plug-ins:

TTA, FLAC, Monkey's Audio, WavPack, Speex, ALAC, Mod, SPC, TFMX, Shorten, OptimFROG, LPAC, WMA, AC3, PSF, NSF, XID, XA, Matroska

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.

Foobar2000 has been coded exclusively for the Windows platform with an English interface. The author does not intend to provide alternate language versions nor alternate platform versions. However, several people have had success running foobar2000 on x86 Linux systems by using Wine, although the Columns UI plugin is known to be problematic.

Using foobar2000

General Guides

Specific Guides

Preferences Dialog
Introduction to titleformat scripts
Titleformat Reference - Quick-Reference for fields and functions
Masstagger
Commandline Usage
Increasing Performance - Tips

The following articles contain outdated information that does not apply to Foobar2000 v0.9:

External Guides

Bachi-Bouzouk's guide about 0.9.X version
Frank Bicking's German-language guide
Howard Rogers' Beginners' Configuration Guide
SH/SC New user guide
TechSpot's "complete guide to Foobar 2000"
Bachi-Bouzouk's guide about 0.8.3 version

Scripting Tutorials

Bachi-Bouzouk Scripting TutorialColor schemes detailed. Main functions explained, basic and complex code for your columns. Several .fcs explained, detailed FAQ.
Brother John's Foobar2000 Scripting Tutorial

Important Links

Official Site

Community

Appearance

Appearance Guides to customizing the look of your Foobar2000
Foobar Gallery 0.9: screenshot thread
Foobar Gallery 0.8: screenshot thread
Default UI formatting strings: cut-n-paste ready
Columns UI configs: .fcs file format
foo_ui_gfx (alpha): skin support for foobar 0.8.x

Thanks

picmixer: ReplayGain tutorial

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 * [http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/foobar/ TechSpot's "complete guide to Foobar 2000"]
 * [http://eolindel.free.fr/foobar/ Bachi-Bouzouk's guide] about 0.8.3 version
+==== Scripting Tutorials ====
+* [http://eolindel.free.fr/foobar0.9/tutorial.shtml Bachi-Bouzouk Scripting Tutorial]Color schemes detailed. Main functions explained, basic and complex code for your columns. Several .fcs explained, detailed FAQ.
+* [http://tagz.brother-john.net/ Brother John's Foobar2000 Scripting Tutorial]
 ==Important Links==
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 * [http://foobar.nub4life.net/columns/ Columns UI configs]: .fcs file format
 * [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=30281 foo_ui_gfx (alpha)]: skin support for foobar 0.8.x
-== Scripting tutorials to create your .fcs ==
-* [http://eolindel.free.fr/foobar0.9/tutorial.shtml Bachi-Bouzouk Scripting Tutorial]Color schemes detailed. Main functions explained, basic and complex code for your columns. Several .fcs explained, detailed FAQ.
-* [http://tagz.brother-john.net/ Brother John's Foobar2000 Scripting Tutorial]
 ==Thanks==