Category Archives: Foobar2000

Foobar2000 Audio Player

foo_bestversion ~ Foobar2000 Compares Track Qualities

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foo_bestversion is a Foobar2000 component which can pick the best versions of tracks from your library, (plus last.fm top tracks list grabbing).

github.com/hymerman/foo_bestversion
hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=100019.0

Foobar2000 ~ Wallpapers

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Wallpapers:

Dynamic Wallpaper:

www.reddit.com/r/foobar2000/comments/hf83m9/foobar_wallpaper_engine

CUI &  DUI Themes List
Icons & Icon Sets

foo_osd ~ Foobar2000 On Screen Display

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This component provides configurable screen overlays which may be opened with hotkeys, or appear on specific events. Each overlay is configured separately, and has its own set of events.

Foobar – OSD – Full Screen – Title Display
Foobar2000 On Screen Display
Foobar ~ OSD – Full Screen – Volume Display

www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_osd
hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,43044.0

foobar_osd (On-Screen Display) is a foobar2000 component that shows track information as a floating overlay on your desktop during playback events.

Instead of opening the player window to see what’s playing, foobar_osd displays relevant information directly on your screen.

Typical uses include:

  • Seeing track information when the player is minimized
  • Monitoring playback on multi-monitor setups
  • Getting quick visual feedback without interrupting workflow
  • Displaying detailed metadata beyond basic notifications

Unlike standard operating system notifications, foobar_osd is fully customizable using foobar2000’s powerful title formatting system.

Core Features

When triggered, foobar_osd can display:

  • Artist and title
  • Album name
  • Track position and duration
  • Album artwork
  • Custom metadata fields
  • Technical playback information

The display appears briefly and then fades away automatically.

Event-Based Display

You control when the OSD appears. Common trigger events include:

  • Track change
  • Play or pause
  • Stop playback
  • Manual trigger via hotkey

Careful selection of events is important to avoid excessive on-screen interruptions.

Fully Customizable Text Formatting

One of the strongest features of foobar_osd is that it supports full foobar2000 title formatting.

This means you can display virtually any tag or metadata field stored in your files.

Example format:

[%artist% - ]%title%
%album%
$if(%album_avg_bpm%,Album BPM: %album_avg_bpm%)

Conditional formatting allows the display to remain clean by only showing information when available.

Installation and Access

After installing the component:

  1. Restart foobar2000.
  2. Open:
Preferences → Tools → On-Screen Display

All configuration options are available in this section.

Appearance and Layout Options

foobar_osd allows extensive visual customization:

  • Background transparency
  • Font selection
  • Fade animations and display duration
  • Monitor Selection
  • Shadow effects
  • Screen position
  • Text size and color

Using foobar_osd Effectively

Many users install foobar_osd but never use its full potential. The following strategies significantly improve usability.

Display Meaningful Metadata

If your library uses structured tagging, include useful fields.

Example:

[%artist% - ]%title%
%album%
$if(%album_avg_bpm%,Album Tempo: %album_avg_bpm% BPM)
$if(%genre%,Genre: %genre%)

This transforms the overlay into a quick contextual information panel.

Create Minimal or Informational Layouts

Depending on your workflow, consider:

  • Minimal layout — artist and title only
  • Informational layout — album, metadata, technical details
  • Radio/stream layout — include station information or bitrate

Use a Manual Hotkey

Setting a hotkey to manually trigger the OSD is extremely useful.

Advantages include:

  • Quick track info lookup without switching windows
  • Clean desktop experience without persistent UI elements

Use Conditional Formatting

Conditional statements prevent empty lines or clutter:

$if(%album_avg_bpm%,Album BPM: %album_avg_bpm%)

Only displays when the tag exists.

Time Functions:

Elapsed / Percent / Duration / Remaining

$puts(Elapsed,$if(%isplaying%,$pad_right(%_time_elapsed%,5,0),00:00))
$puts(Duration,$pad_right(%length%,5,0))
$puts(P,$muldiv(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,100,%_time_total_seconds%))
$puts(Percent,$if(%isplaying%,$if($greater($get(P),99),99,$pad_right($get(P),2,0)),00)'%')
$puts(Remaining,$if(%isplaying%,$pad_right(%playback_time_remaining%,5,0),$get(Duration)))
$get(Elapsed)  |  $get(Percent)  |  $get(Duration)  |  $get(Remaining)

foo_input_dvda ~ Foobar2000 DVD-Audio Decoder

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DVD-Audio Decoder input plugin and Watermark Detector / Neutralizer DSP plugins for Foobar2000. Decoder is capable of playing back DVD-Audio discs, ISO images, AOB, MLP and Dolby TrueHD files in full resolution. Dedicated plugin for DTS-HD playback. APT-x100 plugin for *.AUD and *.AUE files from DTS movie / trailer discs.

sourceforge.net/projects/dvdadecoder

References:

wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/Foobar2000 Components DVD_Audio_Decoder_foo_input_dvda

foo_cuefixer ~ Foobar2000 Cue Sheet Filter

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Simple component for foobar2000 to fix CUE/FLAC problems

Made in Ukraine
  • Removes duplicate song entries that appear when adding adirectory containing a .cue file that links to timestamps in a base .flac/.wav/.ape file.
  • Removes such duplicates also when adding tracks from media library.
  • Removes broken .cue files that point to missing files (.flac/.wav/.ape etc).

* Remove “*.CUE” from preferences>shell integration>exclude file types

github.com/RevenantX/foo_cuefixer

hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,117167.0
hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=118978.msg981682#msg981682

Foobar2000 & Lyrics Display Components

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Lyrics Display Components for foobar2000

foobar2000 displays lyrics through third-party components. Over the years, many different lyrics panels have been developed, but only some are still relevant. This post outlines the main lyrics display components, explains their current status, and identifies which ones are actively maintained and most commonly used.

OpenLyrics (foo_openlyrics)

Status: Actively maintained
Current relevance: Most recommended and most actively developed lyrics component

OpenLyrics is the most modern and fully featured lyrics display component available for foobar2000. It provides an embeddable lyrics panel that works with both Default UI and Columns UI and supports downloading, displaying, editing, and saving lyrics locally.

Key features include support for both timed and untimed lyrics, multiple online lyrics sources, automatic saving of lyrics to files, and a built-in lyrics editor. Lyrics can be scrolled, synchronized, and reused across future playback sessions once saved.

OpenLyrics is currently the most actively developed lyrics component for foobar2000, with regular updates and ongoing maintenance. As of early 2025, it remains the most reliable option in terms of source availability, stability, and long-term usability.

www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_openlyrics

Lyric Show Panel 3 (foo_uie_lyrics3)

Status: Maintained, but less actively
Current relevance: Widely used, especially in older layouts and themes

Lyric Show Panel 3 is one of the longest-standing lyrics display components for foobar2000. It provides a configurable lyrics panel that supports both timed and untimed lyrics and can download lyrics from multiple sources.

It works with both Default UI and Columns UI and is still included in many legacy layouts and skins. However, development activity has slowed compared to OpenLyrics, and some built-in lyrics sources have historically required additional configuration or external source scripts to remain functional.

While still usable and supported, Lyric Show Panel 3 has largely been superseded by OpenLyrics in modern setups, particularly for users who want reliable automatic lyrics retrieval and active development.

www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_uie_lyrics3

ESLyric (foo_uie_eslyric)

Status: Partially maintained by the community
Current relevance: Niche and script-dependent

ESLyric is another lyrics display panel component that relies heavily on user-configured search scripts to retrieve lyrics from online sources. It is more flexible than older components but requires significantly more manual setup.

Its functionality depends on third-party scripts, and long-term reliability varies depending on script maintenance. As a result, ESLyric is not commonly recommended for general users and is primarily used by advanced users who are comfortable maintaining their own lyrics source scripts.

http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_uie_eslyric

foo_lddc

A desktop lyrics plugin for foobar2000 that acts as a client for the LDDC main program (requires LDDC to be used together).

github.com/chenmozhijin/foo_lddc

Older and Deprecated Lyrics Components

Several older lyrics-related components exist but are no longer recommended due to lack of maintenance or compatibility issues with modern foobar2000 versions. These include:

  • foo_uie_lyrics (predecessor to Lyric Show Panel 3)
  • foo_gasazip
  • MiniLyrics viewer components

These components are either unmaintained, unreliable, or incompatible with current versions of foobar2000 and should generally be avoided.

Which Lyrics Component Is Most Used Today?

In current foobar2000 installations:

  • OpenLyrics is the most recommended and actively maintained lyrics display component.
  • Lyric Show Panel 3 remains widely installed, particularly in older configurations and existing layouts, but sees less active development.
  • ESLyric is used by a smaller, more technical audience and is not considered mainstream.

For new installations or users rebuilding their layouts, OpenLyrics is the clear choice for long-term reliability and functionality.

References:

old.reddit.com/r/foobar2000/comments/l0t88d/how_i_scrape_lyrics_with_foobar2000/gjvseft/

foo_podcatcher ~ Foobar2000 Plays Podcasts

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A podcatcher component for subscribing to, downloading, and playing RSS and Atom podcast feeds in foobar2000

foo podcatcher playing view

www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_podcatcher
web.archive.org/web/20140802073852/http://www.unkempt.co.uk/fb2k/bin/foo_podcatcher.zip
hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=69053.0
How to use foobar2000 to subscribe to podcasts

Podcast resources:
podcasts.google.com
www.podsearch.com
www.wired.com/story/podcasts-beginners-guide
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

Foobar2000 & MathAudio Room EQ

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The frequency response of your room is very different in every point of the room. “Good” equalization in one point can worsen the sound in the neighboring point. Single-point equalization is not reliable and cannot be used in a professional room correction system. On the other hand, multipoint equalization is not simple; both the volume and the phase of the testing signal are very different in different points of the room. Simple averaging is not applicable. MathAudio Room EQ applies a state-of-the-art multipoint correction algorithm which ensures the best possible improvement in every point of the listening area.

  • Corrects deficiencies of room acoustics (multipoint compensation).
  • Corrects acoustic imperfections of speakers.
  • Avoids the pre-echo (pre-ringing) problem of conventional convolver-based room correction systems. The absence of pre-echo ensures the neutrality of the sound.
  • Works in rooms, halls and outdoor venues of any size.
  • Works with zero latency. Perfect for live performances and studio monitoring.
  • Doesn’t delay the audio track when playing video.
  • Corrects both amplitude and phase components of frequency response.
  • Quells resonance peaks of frequency response while leaving the deep notches.
  • Avoids the overcompensation which happens in conventional linearizing room correction systems.
  • Manually adjustable level of compensation allows one to reach the maximum transparency of the sound.
  • Supports full range of sample rates from 44,056 kHz up to 384 kHz. All sample rates are supported without resampling to avoid any possible loss in quality.
  • Includes a custom target curve feature.
  • Applies 64-bit signal path throughout.
  • Works with USB measurement microphones (e.g. MiniDSP UMIK-1 or Dayton Audio UMM-6) or standard measurement microphones (e.g. NADY CM100 or Dayton Audio EMM-6).
    Supports microphone calibration files.
  • Applies a patented method of frequency response correction.
  • Freeware Foobar2000 Component

mathaudio-room-eq

mathaudio.com/room-eq

foo_dsp_xgeq ~ Advanced Foobar2000 Equalization

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Foobar DSP based graphic equalizer.

Features:

  • 31 bands (1/3rd octave width)
  • boost / cut range of +-12 dB in 0.1 dB steps
  • master gain (can be set manually or automatically => prevents clipping for the most part)
  • minimum phase (=> no pre-echo)
  • approximates a smooth frequency response (=> no ‘steps’ between the bands)
  • import / export presets
  • mono and stereo mode

www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_dsp_xgeq

EQ preset generation ~ github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq

foo_dsp_vstwrap ~ Foobar2000 VST Wrapper

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This is a Foobar2000 player wrapper plugin, which allows using VST plugins within the player. This component is depreciated and was developed for 0.9x versions of Foobar2000

www.yohng.com/software/foobarvst

foo_sid ~ Foobar2000 Plays Commodore 64 Audio

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Adds decoding support for Commodore 64 SID sound files (.SID, .MUS). Based on resid-fp.

www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_sid

The High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC) is a freeware hobby project which organises Commodore 64 music (also known as SID music) into an archive for both musicians and fans alike. The work on the collection is done completely in the Team and contributors’ spare time and is proudly one of the largest and most accurate computer music collections known.

~ hvsc.c64.org

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64

OpenMPT ~ Discover The Music Inside…

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OpenMPT is well known tracker software for Windows.

OpenMPT (shorthand for Open ModPlug Tracker) is completely free and allows you to create and play back some great music on your computer. Based on the original ModPlug Tracker written by Olivier Lapicque, OpenMPT is free software, can import a wide variety of module formats and offers an intuitive, native GUI as well as advanced features such as VST plugins and ASIO output.

In addition to its own song format, OpenMPT can natively edit Impulse Tracker, FastTracker, Scream Tracker and ProTracker module files.

openmpt

openmpt.org
source.openmpt.org
github.com/OpenMPT/openmpt
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenMPT

OpenMPT based module player library and libopenmpt based command-line player:

  • libopenmpt is a cross-platform C++ and C library to decode tracked music files (modules) [wikipedia] into a raw PCM audio stream.
  • openmpt123 is a cross-platform command-line or terminal based module file player.

libopenmpt is based on the player code of the OpenMPT project (Open ModPlug Tracker). In order to avoid code base fragmentation, libopenmpt is developed in the same source code repository as OpenMPT.

libopenmpt ships with plugins for 3 popular Windows audio players already included:

  • xmp-openmpt is a plugin based on libopenmpt for XMPlay.
  • in_openmpt is an input plugin based on libopenmpt for WinAMP 2.x or later compatible players.
  • foo_openmpt is a component based on libopenmpt for foobar2000.

lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt