foobar2000
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 foobar2000 with a black color scheme |
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| developer | Peter Pavlowski |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| Current version | 1.5 ( Windows ) November 29, 2019 2.1.50 ( Mac OS ) 1.1.52 ( Android ) 1.1.46 ( iOS ) 1.1.44 ( Win 10 Mobile ) |
| operating system |
Windows , Mac OS Android , iOS , Windows Phone , Windows 10 Mobile |
| programming language | C ++ , Objective-C , Java , C # |
| category | Audio player |
| License | proprietary , BSD license |
| German speaking | No |
| www.foobar2000.org | |
foobar2000 is a Freeware - Audio Player for Windows , Android , iOS , Windows Phone and Windows Mobile 10 . The developer is Peter Pawlowski, a former freelance worker at Nullsoft .
development
The program has been further developed at irregular intervals since the first version from 2002. The official forum not only discusses desired improvements, but also collects feedback on the latest beta versions. For the origin of the name see under Fubar .
While the source code of the program core is not freely available ( closed source ), the author offers a quite extensive development package under the rules of a BSD license , which contains the source code of most of the components.
Range of functions
In the standard installation, the player has a simple user interface with many customization options and functions, including: a. for displaying and editing metadata , support for high-quality audio output (e.g. 24-bit, 96-kHz output; dithering ; noise shaping ), as well as a number of plug-ins for various tasks. Simple visualizations are also integrated, e.g. B. for waveform , pitch or a frequency domain analysis .
Some functions are:
- The display of pieces of music in the playlist , in the database and in various other locations can be customized using a relatively complex scripting language
- Several playlists in parallel using tabs
- Fully customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Changeable and adaptable context menus (from version 1.0.0 only limited)
- Customizable standard user interface (from version 0.9.5)
- Flexible plug-in programming interface enables developers to change or add almost any function (user interface / skins , decoding, output, visualization, DSP etc.)
- Replay gain support
- freedb support (from version 0.9.4)
- Editing of metadata (e.g. ID3 tags ), also converting and reading out of file names
- Add or remove embedded images in audio files. Possible formats are MP3, MP4, FLAC, WMA, WavPack, Musepack, Vorbis and APE (from version 1.1.7).
- Error detection and correction when reading audio CDs , similar to EAC
- Converter (convert to different formats from any source that foobar2000 can read)
- Integration of cuesheets which contain the song boundaries of large audio files
- Uninterrupted playback of MP3 files with LAME tag; For MP3 files without such a tag, this can be created retrospectively with foobar2000, provided that the encoder delay and the sample-accurate length of the original are known.
- Reading and playing of audio files from ZIP or RAR archives
- Supports audio streaming
- Full Unicode support
Supported audio formats
Lossless or uncompressed formats: Apple Lossless , AIFF , AU , Audio-CD , FLAC / Ogg FLAC , SND , WAV , WavPack
Lossy formats: AAC , MP1 , MP2 , MP3 , MP4 , MPC , Ogg Vorbis , Speex , WMA , Opus
Extensions
The functional scope of foobar2000 can be expanded with plug-ins . For example, foobar2000 can be remotely controlled via a plug-in using Android or iOS . Another plug-in enables the operation of a DLNA- enabled media server.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Detailed instructions. Jens Bondarenko, fairaudio.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Installation page for Mac OS. Retrieved October 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Installation page for Android. In: Google Play . Retrieved October 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Preview page for iOS. In: App Store (iOS) . Retrieved October 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Installation page for Windows 10 (Mobile) and Windows Phone. In: Microsoft Store . Retrieved October 9, 2019 .