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[[File:foobar2000.png|thumb|Default look of Foobar2000]] | [[File:foobar2000.png|thumb|Default look of Foobar2000]] | ||
| − | + | [http://www.foobar2000.org/ Foobar2000] is a freeware ('''non-free software'''), lightweight and customizable audio player with a lot of features and a modular concept. Considered by many to be exactly what you want it to be, minus the time spent to learn how to personalize it. | |
*Natively supports MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND. | *Natively supports MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND. | ||
*Gapless playback and ReplayGain support. | *Gapless playback and ReplayGain support. | ||
| − | *Advanced CD ripping (even if THE application recommended for this is [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ Exact Audio Copy (EAC)]), audio conversion and tagging. | + | *Advanced [[Compact Disc | CD]] ripping (even if THE application recommended for this is [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ Exact Audio Copy (EAC)]), audio conversion and tagging. |
| − | *Easy and complete customization of the interface with or without | + | *Easy and complete customization of the interface with or without plug-ins. |
*Customizable keyboard shortcuts. | *Customizable keyboard shortcuts. | ||
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Download latest [http://www.foobar2000.org/download here]. | Download latest [http://www.foobar2000.org/download here]. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Plug-ins== |
| − | ===User interface | + | ===User interface plug-ins=== |
| − | [[File:fb2k.png|thumb|Riced foobar2000 using ColumnsUI and | + | [[File:fb2k.png|thumb|Riced foobar2000 using ColumnsUI, AlbumList, Wave Seekbar and Musical Spectrum]] |
| − | *One of the most used | + | *One of the most used plug-ins: [http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_ui_columns ColumnsUI]. A totally alternative user interface allowing for more customization than the default one. |
| − | *Almost always used with the [http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_uie_albumlist AlbumList] | + | *Almost always used with the [http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_uie_albumlist AlbumList] plug-in. Provide a sortable album list panel compatible with ColumnsUI. |
| + | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_wave_seekbar Wave Seekbar]: a popular plug-in providing a seekbar panel made from a waveform. Cool for going to the "quiet" part of the song. | ||
| + | *[http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Foobar2000:Components/Musical_Spectrum_%28foo_musical_spectrum%29 Musical Spectrum]: a spectrum analyzer more customizable (and prettier) than the default one. | ||
| − | ===Audio formats | + | ===Audio formats plug-ins=== |
| − | There's | + | There's an audio format that you want to use, but you don't find it in the native ones listed? Don't worry, there's probably a plugin for it: |
*[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_ac3 AC3 Decoder] - AC3 support | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_ac3 AC3 Decoder] - AC3 support | ||
*[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_input_monkey APE Decoder] - APE, APL support | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_input_monkey APE Decoder] - APE, APL support | ||
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*[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_input_dsdiff DSDIFF decoder] - DFF support | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_input_dsdiff DSDIFF decoder] - DFF support | ||
| − | Now, a wonderful part of foobar2000, it supports almost all video games native sound formats, through | + | Now, a wonderful part of foobar2000, it supports almost all video games native sound formats, through plug-ins: |
*[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_adpcm ADPCM support] - CRI ADX, Game Cube ADP and DSP variants, EA ASF/MUS/LIN/MAP, OKI ADPCM, and XA ADPCM support - Nintendo GameCube | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_adpcm ADPCM support] - CRI ADX, Game Cube ADP and DSP variants, EA ASF/MUS/LIN/MAP, OKI ADPCM, and XA ADPCM support - Nintendo GameCube | ||
*[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_input_vio2sf 2FS Decoder] - 2FS, MINI2FS - Nintendo DS | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_input_vio2sf 2FS Decoder] - 2FS, MINI2FS - Nintendo DS | ||
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*[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_gep Various console sound format decoder] - AY, GBS, GYM, HES, KSS, NSF, SAP, SGC, SPC, VGM | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_gep Various console sound format decoder] - AY, GBS, GYM, HES, KSS, NSF, SAP, SGC, SPC, VGM | ||
| − | ===Various | + | ===Various plug-ins=== |
| − | Here are some audio related and user experience related | + | Here are some audio related and user experience related plug-ins. For bitperfect streaming, you have the choice: |
*[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_out_asio ASIO Support] | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_out_asio ASIO Support] | ||
*[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_out_wasapi WASAPI Support] | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_out_wasapi WASAPI Support] | ||
*[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_out_ks Kernel Streaming support] | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_out_ks Kernel Streaming support] | ||
| − | Some | + | Some plug-ins for compatibility with various products: |
| − | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_dop Apple support] - Werks with most iPod and iPhones | + | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_dop Apple support] - Werks with most iPod and iPhones. |
| − | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_audioscrobbler Last.fm support] - Audioscrobbler | + | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_audioscrobbler Last.fm support] - Audioscrobbler. |
| − | Not everything is listed here (of course), so you can go to the official foobar2000's components page, [http://www.foobar2000.org/components here]. You should also notice that there are non official plugins (probably responsible for the placebotnet maymay) on various sites. Use them carefully and remember that those aren't endorsed and automatically safe. In those, the SoX resampling | + | There are a lot of plug-ins dedicated to tagging for foobar2000. Here are some essential ones: |
| + | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_masstag MassTagger] - A complete and advanced tagging script engine. Read the doc before using it. | ||
| + | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_tagbox Tagbox] - A standalone panel dedicated to tagging, providing more features than the default foobar. | ||
| + | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_quicktag Quicktag] - Provide quick tag editing keyboard shortcuts. | ||
| + | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_musicbrainz Musicbrainz] - Metadata fetcher (Musicbrainz). | ||
| + | *[http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_discogs Discogs] - Metadata fetcher (Discogs). | ||
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| + | Not everything is listed here (of course), so you can go to the official foobar2000's components page, [http://www.foobar2000.org/components here]. You should also notice that there are non official plugins (probably responsible for the placebotnet maymay) on various sites. Use them carefully and remember that those aren't endorsed and automatically safe. In those, you can notice the praised [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=67373 SoX resampling] plug-in. | ||
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| + | ==The Botnet controversy== | ||
| + | [[File:Placebotnet.png|thumb|right|Proof that's it's not a botnet]] | ||
| + | Some Anon ran an outdated lyrics plugin for his Chinese music. It's just a joke. Use your firewall to see it (hint: there is nothing to see).[https://warosu.org/g/thread/39054549] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Software]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:48, 6 January 2017
Foobar2000 is a freeware (non-free software), lightweight and customizable audio player with a lot of features and a modular concept. Considered by many to be exactly what you want it to be, minus the time spent to learn how to personalize it.
- Natively supports MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND.
- Gapless playback and ReplayGain support.
- Advanced CD ripping (even if THE application recommended for this is Exact Audio Copy (EAC)), audio conversion and tagging.
- Easy and complete customization of the interface with or without plug-ins.
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts.
More at foobar2000.org. Download latest here.
Contents
Plug-ins
User interface plug-ins
- One of the most used plug-ins: ColumnsUI. A totally alternative user interface allowing for more customization than the default one.
- Almost always used with the AlbumList plug-in. Provide a sortable album list panel compatible with ColumnsUI.
- Wave Seekbar: a popular plug-in providing a seekbar panel made from a waveform. Cool for going to the "quiet" part of the song.
- Musical Spectrum: a spectrum analyzer more customizable (and prettier) than the default one.
Audio formats plug-ins
There's an audio format that you want to use, but you don't find it in the native ones listed? Don't worry, there's probably a plugin for it:
- AC3 Decoder - AC3 support
- APE Decoder - APE, APL support
- TAK Decoder - TAK support
- DTS Decoder - DTS, DTSWAV support
- DSDIFF decoder - DFF support
Now, a wonderful part of foobar2000, it supports almost all video games native sound formats, through plug-ins:
- ADPCM support - CRI ADX, Game Cube ADP and DSP variants, EA ASF/MUS/LIN/MAP, OKI ADPCM, and XA ADPCM support - Nintendo GameCube
- 2FS Decoder - 2FS, MINI2FS - Nintendo DS
- ASAP Decoder - SAP, CMC, CM3, CMR, CMS, DMC, DLT, MPT, MPD, RMT, TMC, TM8, TM2, FC support - Atari
- PSF Decoder - PSF, MINIPSF, PSF2, MINIPSF2 support - Playstation I and II
- QSF Decoder - QSF, MINIQSF - No specific console, Camelot sound format
- DSF/SSF Decoder - DSF, MINIDSF, SSF, MINISSF - Sega Dreamcast and Saturn
- USF Decoder - USF, MINIUSF - Nintendo 64
- GSF Decoder - GBS, MINIGSF - Nintendo GameBoy Advance
- Various console sound format decoder - AY, GBS, GYM, HES, KSS, NSF, SAP, SGC, SPC, VGM
Various plug-ins
Here are some audio related and user experience related plug-ins. For bitperfect streaming, you have the choice:
Some plug-ins for compatibility with various products:
- Apple support - Werks with most iPod and iPhones.
- Last.fm support - Audioscrobbler.
There are a lot of plug-ins dedicated to tagging for foobar2000. Here are some essential ones:
- MassTagger - A complete and advanced tagging script engine. Read the doc before using it.
- Tagbox - A standalone panel dedicated to tagging, providing more features than the default foobar.
- Quicktag - Provide quick tag editing keyboard shortcuts.
- Musicbrainz - Metadata fetcher (Musicbrainz).
- Discogs - Metadata fetcher (Discogs).
Not everything is listed here (of course), so you can go to the official foobar2000's components page, here. You should also notice that there are non official plugins (probably responsible for the placebotnet maymay) on various sites. Use them carefully and remember that those aren't endorsed and automatically safe. In those, you can notice the praised SoX resampling plug-in.
The Botnet controversy
Some Anon ran an outdated lyrics plugin for his Chinese music. It's just a joke. Use your firewall to see it (hint: there is nothing to see).[1]
