Foobar2000

Infobox Software
name = foobar2000



caption = Screenshot of v.0.9.5.3's playlist interface.
developer = Peter Pawlowski
frequently_updated = yes
operating system = Windows XP or higher
genre = Audio player
license = Core: Proprietary
SDK: BSD
website = [http://www.foobar2000.org/ foobar2000.org]

foobar2000 is a freeware audio player for Windows developed by Peter Pawlowski, a former freelance contractor for Nullsoft. Featuring a minimalist interface, it also has many features for metadata support and high-quality audio output. To maximize the audio fidelity of consumer-grade equipment, it provides noise shaping and dithering. It features a number of official and third-party components which add many additional features. While the core is closed source, the author provides an extensive SDK under the BSD license. Since version 0.9.5, foobar2000 supports Windows XP and later releases only.This version features a revamped default interface, with embedded support for album list, album art, spectrum visualization, and some other features and improvements.

The name foobar is derived from the common placeholder name used in computer programming.

Features

Core features

* Audio formats supported natively: MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, MPC, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC / Ogg FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, AU, SND, CDDA, WMA.
* Full unicode support.
* Customizable user interface layout.
* Advanced tagging capabilities.
* Support for ripping Audio CDs as well as transcoding all supported audio formats using the Converter component.
* ReplayGain support - both playback and calculation.
* Customizable keyboard shortcuts.
* Open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of the player.

Features added using official components

* Audio formats supported through official components: APE, ALAC.
* Playback statistics.
* Kernel streaming support.
* ASIO support.
* WASAPI output support.
* CD burning support (requires Nero to be installed).

Features added using third-party components

* Last.fm support.
* foosic support.
* Apple iPod support.

See also

* Comparison of media players

Notes and references

External links

Official links

* [http://www.foobar2000.org/ Home Page] - foobar2000.org
* [http://forums.foobar2000.org/ Forums] - discussion and support
* [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Foobar2000:Foobar2000 foobar2000 Knowledgebase] at Hydrogenaudio
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/foobar2000 #foobar2000] on freenode - discussion and support

Components

* [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Foobar2000:Components_0.9 List of components for v0.9] from the foobar2000 Knowledgebase including third-party components.
* [http://www.fb2k.org/ Third-party Component Listing] , including components for all versions of foobar2000.

Other

* [http://fooblog2000.com/ Fooblog2000] News blog with configuration and component tips (0.9 version)
* [http://eolindel.free.fr/foobar0.9/index.php Complete manual] (for latest version)
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=13854 User-compiled list of important foobar2000 sites]