Foobar2000:Version 2.1 Preview Change Log

(newest first)

2023-06-05

• Fixed a bug that caused current track restart in certain scenarios, such as rapidly changing playback settings.
• Fixed a bug causing audio glitching near the end of last song with WASAPI Exclusive.
• Added standard %codec_long% field to properly display detailed names of all codecs.
• Improved reporting of AAC & DTS codec/profile info.
• Added decoding of xHE-AAC via Media Foundation on Windows 11.
• Fix for "DTS 96/24", made bit depth reported as 24-bit.

2023-05-30

• Archive reader fixes: Added archive_v4, fb2k::fsItem interop with archives, fixed missing shortname/filename+ext retrieval methods on standard archive reader.
• Rewritten HLS reader, removed lots of hacks, made remote read-ahead setting used properly.
• Improved HTTP connection reuse, similar to recent FTP optimizations.
• Rewritten full file buffer feature, no longer blocks until whole file has been read. Large FLAC files for an example should now open with no delay.
• Fixed glitchy focus behavior with Default UI tabs container.

2023-05-24

• Added dsp_entry_v4, made possible for DSPs to know their context (playback, conversion, etc).
• More aggressive HLS segment prebuffering.

2023-05-22

• Fixed FLAC decoder regression, no more falsely reported truncation after seeking.
• Fixed FTP compatibility regression, modland FTP works again.
• Fixed WS_VISIBLE bugs in Columns UI adapter (caused console warnings in some scenarios).
• Fixed some rendering glitches with big primary font selected.

2023-05-17

• Added 32-bit build for 32-bit people.
• Fixed non-working extraction of .RSN (renamed .RAR).
• ReFacets layout fixes.
• FLAC decoder: log premature EOF, mark partially encoded files as bad even if they don't appear corrupted otherwise.
• Fixed first run dialog text truncation at 175% text size.

2023-05-09

• Public beta versions are now called "preview" and have dates instead of numbers.
• Preview builds for Windows will be x64 only for now. Other CPU archs will be included when nearing a stable release.
• Worked around specific internet radio server serving malformed Ogg FLAC headers.
• Worked around specific internet radio server serving HLS segments with wrong both extension and content type.
• Dark mode refinements, fixed inplace edit boxes in various controls.
• Fixed screen reader accessibility issues in Preferences / Context Menu and Preferences / Advanced.
• Made possible to list WebDAV folders added via 'Add Location'.
• HTTP client efficiency tweaks. If using HTTPS to access a password-protected resource, password is sent preemptively - old versions would send it only in response to server asking for it.
• libopus v1.4
• Made libFLAC and libopus versions shown in components list.
• Improved FTP playback & listing, fewer connections used.
• Made FLAC seektable tool also rewrite oversized seektables.
• Fixes to startup "new UI detected" dialog, obeys system dark mode as foobar2000 UI isn't running yet.
• Default UI: Fixed toolbar font getting reverted to system default in response to certain events, such as system theme change.
• Default UI: Fixed media library & playlist search edit boxes being too small if a large font is selected.
• Added startup console message if profile folder appears to be on a spinning hard drive.
• Made file format registration check on startup asynchronous, faster and less buggy this way.
• Properties: Fixed misbehavior of "Clear ReplayGain information" if the dialog was opened for just one track.