Fidelia
7.4#13 in media player softwareFree planFree planiOSmacOS
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foobar2000
8.3#1 in media player softwareFree planFree planAndroidiOSAPILinux
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| Fact | Fidelia | foobar2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Formats | Fidelia for Mac supports formats including FLAC, ALAC, DSF/DSD, APE, WAV, and AIFF. | Native audio formats include MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, and others; more formats can be added through decoders. |
| Format support | WAV,AIFF,FLAC,Apple Lossless,CAF,MP3,AAC,OGG Vorbis,Opus,AC3,Wave64,Sound Designer II,AU/SND,DSF,DFF | 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 | No | Yes |
| License model | one-time | free |
| Network playback | Yes | It can stream music on a local network and control network audio players or another foobar2000 instance. |
| Playback | Exclusive mode takes direct control of the Mac output device and bypasses the system mixer and its resampling. | It supports gapless playback and can stream music on a local network or control network audio players and foobar2000 on another device. |
| Privacy | Apple's App Store listing says the developer reports that the app does not collect data; Apple says this information has not been verified by Apple. | The maker states that foobar2000 has no telemetry and collects no data. |
Fidelia plans
- Fidelia for iPhone — Full License$29.99 a month
- Fidelia for iPhone — Network & Server—
- Fidelia for Mac — Full License$99.99 a month
- Fidelia for Mac — Network & Server—
- Fidelia RemoteFree
- Fidelia — Network & Server (iPhone and iPad)$24.99, paid once
foobar2000 plans
- foobar2000Free
- foobar2000 freewareFree
Pick Fidelia 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.