Audacious
6.8#37 in media player softwareFree planFree planLinuxmacOSWindows
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foobar2000
8.3#1 in media player softwareFree planFree planAndroidiOSAPILinux
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Audacious | foobar2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Format support | MP3,FLAC,Ogg Vorbis,Opus,AAC,M4A,WAV,WavPack,Ad-lib chiptunes,Audio CD,MIDI,Nintendo DS 2SF,PlayStation Audio PSF,MOD,XM,FFmpeg-supported formats | MP3,MP2,MP1,M4A/AAC/Apple Lossless,Ogg Vorbis,Opus,Musepack,Speex,AC3,DTS,WMA,FLAC/Ogg FLAC,WavPack,Monkey's Audio,TAK,WAV,Wave64,RF64,AIFF,AU/SND,Matroska/WebM,MPEG Transport Stream,Audio CD,HLS radio |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License model | free | free |
| Network playback | Yes | It can stream music on a local network and control network audio players or another foobar2000 instance. |
| Playback | It plays music files, CDs, and streams from the Internet. | It supports gapless playback and can stream music on a local network or control network audio players and foobar2000 on another device. |
Audacious plans
- AudaciousFree
foobar2000 plans
- foobar2000Free
- foobar2000 freewareFree
Pick Audacious if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick foobar2000 if…
foobar2000 suits listeners who need broad audio-format support, network playback, or tools such as CD ripping and transcoding. It also fits users who want customizable controls and layouts on desktop versions.