Foobar2000:Foobar2000
 Screenshot of foobar2000 v0.9 using the default user interface | |
| Developer(s) | Peter Pawlowski |
| Release information | |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 0.9.3.1 |
| Preview release | not available |
| Compatibility | |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Additional information | |
| Use | Audio player |
| License | Proprietary, BSD |
| Website | www.foobar2000.org |
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.
Features
- Open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of the player
- Full Unicode support
- 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
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, PSF, NSF, XID, XA, Matroska, etc.
In addition, foobar2000 can also play music directly from compressed RAR, 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
- foobar2000 0.9.x Components
- foobar2000 Directories
- foobar2000 FAQ
- foobar2000 Encouraged Tag Standards
- foobar2000 Tips & Tricks
Technical Information
General Guides
Note All general guides were written for 0.8.3 version and could contain outdated information. For 0.9 version, check out the External Guides below.
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The following articles contain outdated information that does not apply to Foobar2000 v0.9:
- Tagz (Simple Syntax)
- Tagscript (Script-like Syntax)
- Autoplaylist Guide and Cookbook
External Guides
- Bachi-Bouzouk's guide Complete manual about foobar2000 (version 0.9.X), Replaygain, 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.
- Bachi-Bouzouk's guide (0.8.3 version)
- Frank Bicking's German-language guide
- Howard Rogers' Beginners' Configuration Guide
- SH/SC New user guide
- TechSpot's "complete guide to Foobar2000"
Scripting Tutorials
- 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
Community
- Official foobar2000 forum
- Russian-language forum
- Polish-language forum
- German Support Forum
- Portuguese forum
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