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foobar2000 vs nPlayer

foobar2000

8.3#1 in media player softwareFree plan

Free planAndroidiOSAPILinux

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nPlayer

6.0#67 in media player software

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What both publish

Fact	foobar2000	nPlayer
Format support	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	MP4,MOV,MKV,AVI,WMV,ASF,FLV,OGV,RMVB,TP,MP3,WAV,WMA,FLAC,APE
Free plan	Yes	No
License model	free	one-time
Network playback	It can stream music on a local network and control network audio players or another foobar2000 instance.	Yes

foobar2000 plans

foobar2000Free
foobar2000 freewareFree

nPlayer plans

nPlayer—

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.

Pick nPlayer if…

You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.

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