Extensible multimedia player

Foobar2000 is an open-source audio player designed for high performance with diverse functionality for working with metadata, high-fidelity sound reproduction and extensibility features. In this article we’ll talk about its current release version.

There are official components of the program as well as third-party designs with enhanced functionalities.

Limitations:

• Whilst this program was created specifically to run on Microsoft operating systems and English interface.
• only unmodified copies of its installer can be distributed freely and free of any restrictions.

Foobar2000 main features in standard version include:

• Before playing audio noise forming and dithering are performed.
• Unicode support available and third-party developers offering to expand program functionality if required.
• ReplayGain technology enables equalizing of volume.
• Copying of CDs.
• bulk editing metadata.
• Effective work with large playlists are all features worth keeping an eye out for.
• Display of information regarding files and advanced file processing.
• Support for music library with multiple playlists to display options available to be selected as playlists to be shown to users.
• Support of Last fmskrobbler service as well.
• Foobar2000 comes equipped with the ABX-testing function that helps accurately estimate sound quality of different file formats, working audio streams.
• Download is completely free allowing foobar2000 users to make use of its features such as Recoding of supported audio formats via external encoders (depending on file format support).
• Customizable interface, music playback and metadata reading from archive files (archive files are extracted into temporary files).

Additional features provided by official copyright plugins:

Output to sound card: an ASIO 2.0 interface provides direct output directly into ASIO 2.0;

Windows Audio Session output may also be utilized (on systems running Windows Vista SP1 or later).

Additional Information

Foobar2000 screenshot