Program information 
- Softonic Rating:
- License:
- Free
- Added:
- April 25, 2008
- Updated:
- July 7, 2008
- Publisher:
- Website
- File size:
- 2.7 MB
- Downloads:
- 2,213
“Advanced Windows audio player”
If you are looking for an alternative music player which can also read Ogg Vorbis files and has an elegant, minimalistic GUI, Foobar2000 is worth a try. It features all the standard functions of other main players, like the possibility to import music folders and to create playlist, but it also supports advanced tagging and a useful converter to 9 music formats.
It's amazing how all these tools can fit into an installer file of just 1.6 MB, compared to the 36 MB for the iTunes download. The plus of this application is its fairly active community which develops add-ons in order to customize nearly every aspect of this player.
When you download these plug-ins, you'll get a .dll file that you have to add to the components folder of your foobar2000 directory and restart the program. Many users like it, others don't find a specific reason to leave Winamp for it. It's another good option you have, with the plus of conversion tools and many plug-ins.
Foobar2000 is a light, effective music player with a high level of customization, thanks to a personalized GUI and downloadable add-ons
Languages:
English
Recent changes in foobar2000:
- Musepack SV8 decoding support
OS requirements for foobar2000:
- OS: Win98SE/Me/2000/NT/XP/Vista
- Light installer
- Music file conversion tool
- Downloadable add-ons
- Standard display mode rather boring
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Disappointingly bare
foobar2000 appeared like a viable alternative to other more famous players like iTunes or Winamp, but I found it a complete turnoff. The interface is bare and you have to import every one of your f... read more
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