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foobar2000 is a freeware audio player, and more. Apart from audio playback, it also supports media libraries, file conversion, CD ripping, and many more powerful features. The latest version is: v0.9.5.2 The latest beta version is: v0.9.5.3 beta 2 Features Powerful open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of the player (even user interface is a component) Full Unicode support Replay Gain support Gapless playback Low memory footprint Efficient handling of really large playlists (HA.org) Music library Advanced tagging capabilities. (generic file info box and masstagger) Customizable keyboard shortcuts Streaming Support Support for transcoding all supported audio formats using the Converter component (requires external commandline encoder executables for different output formats). Secure CD ripping Default User Interface Multiple playlists displayed as tabs Highly customizable playlist display using Titleformating scripts Supported Audio Formats Native Support ("out-of-the-box"): MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, Musepack, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC / Ogg FLAC, Speex, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, AU, SND, CDDA, WMA. Supported through plug-ins: TTA, Monkey's Audio, ALAC, MOD, SPC, TFMX, Shorten, OptimFROG, LPAC, AC3, DTS, PSF, NSF, XID, XA, Matroska, MMS, RSTP, TAK, etc. In addition, foobar2000 can also play music directly from compressed RAR, ZIP, JMA & LHA 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 foobar2000 FAQ foobar2000 0.9.x Components foobar2000 Directories foobar2000 Encouraged Tag Standards foobar2000 FAQ (unofficial) foobar2000 Guides (category) foobar2000 Preferences (category) foobar2000 Tips & Tricks Technical Information ID3 Tag Mapping Specific Guides 0.9.x Preferences Dialog Introduction to titleformat scripts Titleformat Reference - Quick-Reference for fields and functions Commandline Usage Increasing Performance - Tips Masstagger External Guides 0.9.x Fooblog2000 News blog with the latest configuration/component tips and guides. Bachi-Bouzouk's English/French guide Complete manual about foobar2000, Replay Gain, the masstagger (with a tutorial) and common plugins. Two rather extensive FAQ for UI columns and overall use. Step by step guide to help new users. fb2k Wiki Page for Japanese users. Frank Bicking's German-language guide. Replay Gain focusing on Foobar2000. (But the other articles on this site contain misleading information) Scripting Tutorials 0.9.x Bachi-Bouzouk's Scripting Tutorial Color 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 foobar2000.org: Homepage foobar2000.org: Download foobar2000.org: Requirements Community Official foobar2000 forum German Support Forum Polish Support Forum Portuguese forum Russian-language forum Another Russian-language forum Appearance Configuration Distribution Thread Fast Way To Clone Another's Advanced Configuration . Appearance Guides to customizing the look of your Foobar2000 Foobar Gallery 0.9: screenshot thread Columns UI configs: .fcs file format

foobar2000 {{{logo}}} Screenshot of foobar2000 v0.9 using the default user interface Developer(s) Peter Pawlowski Release information Initial release {{{released}}} Stable release 0.9.5.2 Preview release 0.9.5.3 beta 2 Compatibility Operating system Windows Additional information Use Media Player License Proprietary, BSD Website www.foobar2000.org