foobar2000 Components

For foobar2000 v1.5 and newer

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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
Amplifier DSP v1.0.4A simple volume adjustment DSP allowing the signal amplitude to be both boosted and lowered. 2023-03-16 12:06
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
BPM AnalyserRecompile of foo_bpm by Michael Balzer/Holger Stenger. Added support for dark mode and 64-bit foobar2000. 2023-10-06 08:00
Convolver (gapless) DSP v0.4.8Recompile of foo_dsp_convolver by lvqcl. Added support for dark mode and 64-bit foobar2000. 2024-02-12 16:16
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
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
Downmixer DSP v1.2Downmixes source to the selected output format. 2023-03-16 12:05
DR Meter v0.7A simple Dynamic Range meter based on DR estimation formula published by https://dr.loudness-war.info/. 2024-06-04 14:35
DTS Encoder DSP v0.2.1Encodes multichannel audio into DTS for S/PDIF use. 2024-10-30 09:16
External Tags v1.5.14Adds tagging support for non-taggable file formats. 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
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
fdk-aac packet decoderRecompile of foo_pd_aac by kode54. Added 64-bit support. 2024-04-15 05:30
Gap Killer DSP v0.4.6Removes silence from track transitions. 2023-03-16 12:06
HALAC Decoder v0.1.4Decoder for HALAC - High Availability Lossless Audio Compression. 2024-06-13 11:02
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
LCC DSP v0.1LCC (Localization Cue Correction) is a solution for spatialized audio through stereo speakers. 2024-04-12 16:56
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
No Display Standby v1.1.4Disables monitor power saving feature while music is playing. 2023-03-16 12:05
No Sleep v1.2Prevents system from entering standby mode while foobar2000 is running. 2023-03-16 12:05
Normalizer DSP v0.1Simple peak normalizer. 2024-09-20 12:56
Output Info v1.2.1Allows accessing the output device name, active dsps, actual output sample rate, number of channels and channel mask using titleformatting. 2024-10-27 10:22
Play NextAdds the selected track to the beginning of the playback queue to be played next. 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
QOA Decoder v0.1Quite OK Audio (QOA) decoder. 2024-05-27 18:14
Recorder v0.2.3Record audio from selected sound card input. 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
ReplayGain DSP v0.2.17Alternative 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. 2024-09-24 07:01
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.
  • 0.1 (2024-01-06): First version
2024-01-06 09:42
Retain Playtime v0.1.2Retains absolute playback time when switching track. 2024-05-06 07:01
Seek to Time v0.5Allows defining timestamps to directly seek to with keyboard shortcuts. 2023-03-16 12:05
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
Skip Track v1.40Skips tracks that match user configurable title formatting string. By default skips over each track with Rating set to 1. 2024-05-07 09:27
Smart Dither DSP v1.0.9TPDF dither DSP that leaves digital silence untouched. 2023-03-16 12:06
SoX Lowpass filter DSP v0.0.4+2Recompile of foo_dsp_lowpass by lvqcl. Added support for dark mode and 64-bit foobar2000. 2024-09-18 15:49
SoX Resampler DSP v0.8.7+Recompile of foo_dsp_resampler by lvqcl. Added support for dark mode and 64-bit foobar2000. 2024-05-02 16:28
Spatial Audio output v0.2Spatial Audio output for Windows 10 and newer. 2024-05-22 14:32
SRC Resampler DSP v1.0.14Secret Rabbit Code resampler. Uses libsamplerate 0.2.2. 2023-03-16 12:05
Stereo Convolution DSP v1.0.1Recompile of foo_dsp_stereoconv by Eric Larson. Added support for dark mode and 64-bit foobar2000. 2024-05-05 08:40
Stop After Queue v1.2.3Stops playback at the end of the playback queue. 2023-03-16 12:06
Stop on Current v0.6.3Stops playback at the end of currently playing track. 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
Tag Normalizer v0.2.3Normalizes Unicode characters in tags. 2024-06-14 16:29
TAK Decoder v0.5.8Decoder for TAK - (T)om's lossless (A)udio (K)ompressor. 2023-03-16 12:05
Taskbar Playback Progress Bar v1.1.3Recompile of foo_taskbar_playback_progress_bar by Alexey V. Grishin. Fixed potential divide by zero crash and added 64-bit support. 2024-05-05 08:33
Trifield LR→LRC Decoder DSP v1.1.4Implementation of Michael Gerzon's Trifield decoder. 2023-03-16 12:05
True Peak Scanner v0.6.14ITU-R BS.1770-5 compliant True Peak scanner. Can report and store to tags number of clipped samples and the position of highest peak inside scanned tracks. 2024-06-10 06:20
TTA Audio Decoder v4.0.2TTA decoder component. Slightly improved version of Aleksander Djuric's original foo_input_tta. 2023-11-30 19:52
V2M Decoder v0.2.8Farbrausch V2 module (V2M) decoder. 2023-07-27 14:43
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
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
WASAPI shared output v0.6.24Shared 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. 2024-03-30 14:56
WASAPI shared output (debug) v0.6.24dShared mode WASAPI output with extra diagnostics. Monitors buffer filling timings and some other issues and reports problems on console. 2024-03-30 14:56
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
XAudio2 output v0.4.2XAudio2 output for Windows 7 and newer. 2024-03-14 19:36
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