foobar2000 Components

For foobar2000 v1.5 and newer

List foobar2000 v1.4+ components (last versions with Windows XP support)

List older foobar2000 v1.1+ components

These components are designed for foobar2000 v2.0.

They are compatible with foobar2000 v1.5 and newer but require at least Windows 7 and CPU with SSE2 instruction set.

The components support both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the player and they handle dark mode.


ComponentDescriptionLast Updated
XAudio2 output (debug) v0.4.2XAudio2 output version with extra diagnostics. Monitors possible playback glitches and reports issues on console in real time. 2024-03-14 19:36
XAudio2 output v0.4.2XAudio2 output for Windows 7 and newer. 2024-03-14 19:36
Waveform Minibar (mod) v1.2.58Seekbar that shows the waveform of the track. Lighter, fully software implemented version of the original Waveform Seekbar. Heavily based on zao's excellent Minibar component. 2024-01-16 11:24
WASAPI shared output (debug) v0.6.21dShared mode WASAPI output with extra diagnostics. Monitors buffer filling timings and some other issues and reports problems on console.
  • 0.6.21d (2023-09-15): Reduced delay before playback actually stops when hitting stop. Updated to the latest SDK.
  • 0.6.20d (2023-09-11): Changed some error messages to be more clear. Increased timeout before stopping playback forcefully terminates the playback thread in case it's not responding.
  • 0.6.19d (2023-03-16): Recompile with latest SDK and foobar2000 v1.5 compatibility.
  • 0.6.18d (2022-09-11): Fixed a bug that playback didn't automatically stop after the last track under certain conditions.
  • 0.6.17d (2022-02-05): Support for foobar2000 64-bit version
  • 0.6.16d (2020-12-27): Added advanced config setting to adjust the quality scale of the automatic resampler.
  • 0.6.15d (2020-10-10): Fixed mix format reading to not require WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE structure.
  • 0.6.14d (2020-08-04): Added 22.2 channel downmixer.
  • 0.6.13d (2020-07-25): Fixed playback of very short tracks. Removed unnecessary reporting of buffer going empty at the end of playback.
  • 0.6.12d (2020-06-29): Added ability to play over 8 channel audio content with missing channel mapping.
  • 0.6.11d (2020-06-27): Ignore device disappearing error when playback is paused.
  • 0.6.10d (2020-06-24): Improved standby handling. Playback should no longer error out when the machine is resumed from sleep.
  • 0.6.9d (2020-06-16): Added standby event handling.
  • 0.6.8d (2019-09-28): Removed locks from the playback thread. Added error details previously only shown on console to the error popup
2023-09-15 08:32
WASAPI shared output v0.6.21Shared mode WASAPI output for Vista and newer Windows versions. This component tried to provide smoother volume adjustment and seek/pause/stop transitions than existing outputs. Now core supports identical features. 2023-09-15 08:32
Vocal Exciter DSP v1.0.3Adds harmonically related distortion to high frequencies to give more presence. Based on similarly named Audacity plug-in. 2023-03-16 12:06
VLevelRecompile/update of foo_dsp_vlevel by wiesl/wore/Tom Felker/ssamadhi97/G-Lite. Fixed crash bugs, added support for dark mode and 64-bit foobar2000. 2023-08-27 19:22
V2M Decoder v0.2.8Farbrausch V2 module (V2M) decoder. 2023-07-27 14:43
TTA Audio Decoder v4.0.2TTA decoder component. Slightly improved version of Aleksander Djuric's original foo_input_tta. 2023-11-30 19:52
Trifield LR→LRC Decoder DSP v1.1.4Implementation of Michael Gerzon's Trifield decoder. 2023-03-16 12:05
Taskbar Playback Progress BarRecompile of foo_taskbar_playback_progress_bar by Alexey V. Grishin. Fixed potential divide by zero crash and added 64-bit support. 2022-09-25 07:01
TAK Decoder v0.5.8Decoder for TAK - (T)om's lossless (A)udio (K)ompressor. 2023-03-16 12:05
Tag Normalizer v0.2.2Normalizes Unicode characters in tags. 2023-03-16 12:05
Stop on Error v0.6.2Stops playback after user configurable number of tracks that fail to be decoded. 2023-03-16 12:05
Stop on Current v0.6.3Stops playback at the end of currently playing track. 2023-03-16 12:05
Stop After Queue v1.2.3Stops playback at the end of the playback queue. 2023-03-16 12:06
Stereo Convolution DSPRecompile of foo_dsp_stereoconv by Eric Larson. Added support for dark mode and 64-bit foobar2000. 2022-08-28 17:44
SRC Resampler DSP v1.0.14Secret Rabbit Code resampler. Uses libsamplerate 0.2.1. 2023-03-16 12:05
Smart Dither DSP v1.0.9TPDF dither DSP that leaves digital silence untouched. 2023-03-16 12:06
Skip Track v1.39Skips tracks that match user configurable title formatting string. By default skips over each track with Rating set to 1. 2024-01-09 17:08
Skip Silence DSP v1.0.5Automatically fast forwards over extended periods of silence. Now a built-in feature but this component allows leaving in longer silence. 2023-03-16 12:05
Seek to Time v0.5Allows defining timestamps to directly seek to with keyboard shortcuts. 2023-03-16 12:05
Reset Stop after current v0.1Replicates the core feature 'Reset the above when stopping' for 'Stop after current' so that it can be added to the UI as a button. 2024-01-06 09:42
ReplayGain DSP v0.2.10Alternative RG implementation with smart RG mode selection based on playback mode and playlist contents, automatic loudness estimation for tracks with missing RG info and different methods for clipping prevention. 2023-03-16 12:05
Renamer v0.3.5An alternative file renamer for people who wish to configure reserved character replacement rules manually. 2024-01-13 07:04
Recorder v0.2.3Record audio from selected sound card input. 2023-03-16 12:05
Pregap DSP v1.0.7Inserts silence before real playback begins. For use with slowly initializing digital receivers. 2023-03-16 12:06
Play NextAdds the selected track to the beginning of the playback queue to be played next. 2023-03-16 12:05
No Sleep v1.2Prevents system from entering standby mode while foobar2000 is running. 2023-03-16 12:05
No Display Standby v1.1.4Disables monitor power saving feature while music is playing. 2023-03-16 12:05
mda Dither DSP v0.3Range of dither types for word-length reduction. Almost direct conversion of Paul Kellett's VST plug-in. 2023-03-16 12:05
Hard Clip DSP v1.0.3Clips peaks forcing foobar2000 output to match players that don't support floating point output. 2023-03-16 12:06
Gap Killer DSP v0.4.6Removes silence from track transitions. 2023-03-16 12:06
fdk-aac packet decoderRecompile of foo_pd_aac by kode54. Added 64-bit support. 2022-09-06 06:45
Fake Gapless DSP v0.6Briefly fades track changes to silence to avoid glitches with gapless tracks when encoded with lossy codecs. Meant to be used with the Converter component when creating files for portable players. 2023-03-16 12:05
Fade In/Out DSP v1.0.7Allows adding linear, sine, cosine, or logarithmic shaped fade-in and fade-out effects. 2023-03-16 12:05
External Tags v1.5.14Adds tagging support for non-taggable file formats. 2023-03-16 12:05
Downmixer DSP v1.2Downmixes source to the selected output format. 2023-03-16 12:05
Cuesheet Creator v0.4.6dRecompile of foo_cuesheet_creator by Synthetic Soul. Adjusted for the latest SDK and added 64-bit support. 2023-08-29 10:09
Crossmix DSP v0.4Mixes the beginning of the next track over the ending of the previous track without any fading. 2023-10-13 19:09
BPM AnalyserRecompile of foo_bpm by Michael Balzer/Holger Stenger. Added support for dark mode and 64-bit foobar2000. 2023-10-06 08:00
Audio MD5 v0.6.5A tool for generating and verifying MD5 checksum of audio data. Uses ffmpeg.exe and supports all formats FFmpeg supports. 2023-09-08 18:21
Amplifier DSP v1.0.4A simple volume adjustment DSP allowing the signal amplitude to be both boosted and lowered. 2023-03-16 12:06