Alternatives to foobar2000 for all platforms with any license

Platforms

Desktop

Mobile

Show 22 less popular platforms

License

4.2 out of 5 with 23 ratings

foobar2000 Comments

Comment by benzoGT
about foobar2000 · Feb 2018 · Helpful Not helpful 9 Helpful Report as spam

Off the chain customization and hyper personalize it any way you want it without breaking your RAM bank.

However, when filtering for Mac OS X apps, foobar is included, and is tagged as a compatible Mac app. It's purely windows. So please, alternativeTo, fix and properly tag.

reply

Comment by IanDorfman
about foobar2000 · Jun 2017 · Helpful Not helpful 3 Helpful Report as spam

One of the most robust, easy to use, and customizable audio players I've ever used.

reply

Very good

Comment by chachu23
about foobar2000 · Aug 2015 · Helpful Not helpful 3 Helpful Report as spam

It's a very good player....... it's almost what i was looking for.... i really like it, it's so customizable, i just want a notification system to next update xD

reply

Comment by musichemyst
about foobar2000 · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful 3 Helpful Report as spam

Not just one of the most extremely customizable audio player/managers out there, but one of the most customizable apps of all time. It's a must-have app for the music listening/collecting hobbyist. It's closest competitor, Songbird, may be slicker, more user-friendly out-of-the-box and generally an audio app with many positive points, but it simply can't manage music on the grand scale that foobar2000 does. Though foobar2000's learning curve can get steep in certain areas, but mostly only when it comes to customization and management on a level that the average person will probably never care about.

reply

Comment by Garhal
about foobar2000 · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful 3 Helpful Report as spam

Horribly stupid and clumsy interface really kills this otherwise great player

reply

Comment by TDL
about foobar2000 · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful 1 Helpful Report as spam

I use it as my main player. Lots of features, lots of supported formats, plugins and so on. It can't be beaten on customization. I spent a lot of time learning how to use skins. Some UI designers are really gifted at making foobar skins.

examples :

It's sometimes difficult to set a skin depending on your version of Foobar, some components require updates but it's by far the best all-rounder player you can find...and it's free.

reply

Comment by mekkihussein
about foobar2000 · Mar 2020 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

The best audio player for supporting almost every audio codec that exists

reply

Comment by Vivike
about foobar2000 · Aug 2017 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Help!!

I need an app for my android mobile that I could program to start and stop, about 4 hours playing and with loop play. I am looking for something like Amarok or Rhythmbox, but for Android 4.1 Any idea? It is something like an alarm but for a long time, if it is free is good but if not it is also good.

Thanks

reply
OlaMohammad · Mar 2018

You can use the built in Radio app, it has wake up timers.


Good player, but...

Comment by RkG
about foobar2000 and Music Player Daemon · Oct 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

nothing beats the low memory footprint and versatility of MPD. And now it runs in Windows too!

reply
dontreallycare · Oct 2013

I'm checkin it out now

dontreallycare · Oct 2013

very cool


Comment by SaltyMarshmellow
about foobar2000 · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Far and away the best audio player/music library organizer out there. I have yet to find an audio format that was not supported natively or by a simple "installation" (just drag' n' drop into the 'components' folder) of one of the many optional components (Like Ipod management and such) that the active and friendly community created.
And just in case you did not want to deal with the "steep learning curve," there are a number of quick setup options to choose from. Also the "layout editing mode" where you can adjust the User Interface in real-time is fantastic.
Although it is, sadly, not open-source, it does have a VERY expansive SDK (Software Development Kit).

Fast, light-weight, and downright elegant, I honestly can't sing it's praises enough.

reply

Comment by SSStylish
about foobar2000 · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

DeadBeef is a foobar-clone for Linux Distros ,there is also another alternative Foobnix :D

reply

Comment by xxavx
about foobar2000 · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Lightweight, it features all I need (keyboard shortcuts, intuitive playlist, never crashes.

reply

Comment by elephantphone
about foobar2000 · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Insanely customizable and with no doubt the best music player out there. To bad there's no linux version.

reply

Comment by CJBrowne
about foobar2000 · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Extremely lightweight, feature-rich and runs great even on ancient hardware. Only problem I have with it is the lack of source code which for ethical and security reasons puts me off.

reply