A very advanced mp3 and general audio player supporting tagging, visualizations and Winamp plugins.
foobar2000 is a powerful audio player and converter that is highly customizable. It's packed with features which include support for gapless playback and advanced tagging capabilities. For users looking for an easy to use and lightweight music player, foobar2000 is an excellent choice.
The user interface of foobar2000 is designed for maximum efficiency. It has a clean, uncluttered look that makes finding features and controlling playback easy. The menus are intuitive and you can customize the layout to suit your needs. The playlists are also customizable and you can save them for later use.
For programs like this, a lot of people would normally use resource-intensive programs like iTunes which have graphics-rich interfaces. Like the original version of Winamp, foobar2000 has opted for a simple yet sleek interface which uses little system resources while playing your music collection.
With this audio player, you can very easily and very simply playback your music. Unlike the very crash-prone programs like iTunes, foobar2000 does not crash which means hours of enjoyment. All you have to do with this program is add mp3 files to your playlist and start playing them. The left panel gives you access to the file properties where you can edit the ID3 information about your files.
Like other mp3 players on Windows, this one includes some visualizations of the music that you're currently play but in our experience, doesn't slow down a thing.
foobar2000 includes an equalizer, a ton of different user preferences, a DSP manager and a fully-featured media library which means foobar2000 doesn't lag behind other players in the scene, despite its simple interface.
Overall, if you want a music player which runs fast on Windows and you're not scared by the lack of graphics, we highly recommend foobar2000.
Features of foobar2000
- Advanced Tagging: Support for multiple tags and tag types.
- Analyzer: Visualize audio data and generate spectrograms.
- Audio CD: Rip music from CDs.
- Audio Effects: Crossfade, Auto-DSP and more.
- Audio Formats: Plays MP3, FLAC, AAC, Opus and more.
- CUE Sheet: Split single audio file into multiple tracks.
- Converter: Transcode audio files on the fly.
- Customization: Skinning, Columns UI and more.
- Internet Radio: Browse and play radio stations.
- Keyboard Shortcuts: Customize your own keyboard shortcuts.
- Library Management: Tags, Playlists and more.
- Portable Mode: Carry foobar2000 on USB drive.
- ReplayGain: Automatically adjust loudness.
- Streaming: Shoutcast, Icecast and more.
- UPnP/DLNA: Stream music to other devices.
Compatibility and License
foobar2000 is provided under a freeware license on Windows from media players with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 2.1.5 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can foobar2000 run on?
foobar2000 can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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