foobar2000
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Visitfoobar2000 vs OSMC
What both publish
| Fact | foobar2000 | OSMC |
|---|---|---|
| Customization | The Windows and macOS versions support customizable user interface layouts, and the player supports customizable keyboard shortcuts. | OSMC provides access to Debian repositories with more than 30,000 packages. |
| 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 | MPEG-2,VC-1,H.264,H.265/HEVC,AV1,MKV,MP4,MOV,WMV,TS,M2TS,AAC,FLAC,MP3,OGG,Opus,WAV,WMA |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License model | free | free |
| 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
OSMC plans
- OSMCFree
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 OSMC if…
OSMC suits people seeking free media-player software for Raspberry Pi, Vero, or first-generation Apple TV. Its supported formats and Linux basis are useful to check against your device and media library.