Foobar2000:Version 2.1 Preview Change Log

(newest first)

2023-06-07

Fixed last build regression causing audio glitching with WASAPI Exclusive in specific scenarios.
Updated Monkey's Audio to 10.16.
Internet radio regression fixes.
Made "Internet Radio" dialog pick HLS streams.
Restored old behavior of Converter with .bat files, using full paths to start.

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.