- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/XP 64-bit
- Date added: June 08, 2009
- Total Downloads: 165,288
- Downloads last week: 333
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 89 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on May 04, 2009
This free audio player doesn't mess with fancy buttons or bright colors; its straightforward user interface lets the music speak for itself. It performed very well during our tests.
Foobar2000 uses tabs and panels to help the user navigate its plain, but functional, user interface. You can customize the interface using several layout options. Menu options and recognizable command buttons reside at the top of the window. Two panels, each with tabbed menus, reside on the left side of the window. From there, you can view the album list and the properties of a selected artist or song. You'll also find tabs for viewing a spectrogram, a spectrum, and VU meter of music currently being played. The largest panel displays track lists. Using the menu options, we were able to successfully pull music files from a CD, load them into the player, and play them without any issues. We were then able to save the music files to our location of choice as WAV or MP3 files.
Though we would have liked to have seen a built-in help feature, the program does include a link that takes users to an FAQ page through the publisher's site. Both novice and advanced users will appreciate this program's easy navigation and straightforward style. We highly recommend this free audio player.
Publisher's description
From Peter Pawlowski :Foobar2000 is an advanced audio player for the Windows platform. Some of the basic features include ReplayGain support, low memory footprint and native support for several popular audio formats.
Version 09.6.68 fixes WavPack playback over HTTP, weird shell extension behaviors with the "folder context menus" option active and weird behaviors of the "stop after current" option.
What's new in this version:
Version 09.6.68 fixes WavPack playback over HTTP, weird shell extension behaviors with the "folder context menus" option active and weird behaviors of the "stop after current" option.
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User reviews of Foobar2000 0.9.6.8
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 89 votes
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Version: Foobar2000 0.9.6.8
"VERY simple interface and easy to use"
Pros: It is what it is..! Media player 1.o
Cons: Not mny features or tutoring
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Version: Foobar2000 0.9.6.8
"Best free audio player ever!"
Pros: Plays ogg files
Cons: Dont have any
Summary: easy, plays large variety of audio files.
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Version: Foobar2000 0.9.6.8
Pros: Low on resources. Great quality sound. Easy to use. Doesn't lag on slower PCs
Easy to use interface, very simple.Cons: Been using this app for over a year and still have not found anything to complain about!
Summary: Perfect for those who just want to listen to their music! Light on resources, just plays in the background. As for the UI there are skins you can install if you like, just google it!
Sound quality is nice and clean too! I preferr it over any o... read more >> -
Version: Foobar2000 0.9.6.8
"SIMPLE PLAYER AND EFFECTIVE."
Pros: Simple basic music player.Easy to use.I hate WMP 11.Foobar does it for me.
Cons: Theres nothing to dislike about this player.
Summary: I was having issues with VLC player.Foobar is much better.Thats all I wanted was a simple easy player to play music while I surf,and this is it.
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Version: Foobar2000 0.9.6.8
"Skip this and go to Song Bird"
Pros: Well, it is a very simple interface, it does have that going for it. Media quality is okay.
Cons: Where do I begin. First off, the interface does not set up like any of the other OSS players, and in a bad way. Even Zinf has this one beat hands down in terms of use of the interface. Worse of all is the fact that this lacks features.
Summary: I'd only recommend this if you want a bare bones mp3 player and don't want to be bothered to code your own. Otherwise, stear clear.
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