foobar2000
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Visitfoobar2000 vs XMPlay
What both publish
| Fact | foobar2000 | XMPlay |
|---|---|---|
| Customization | The Windows and macOS versions support customizable user interface layouts, and the player supports customizable keyboard shortcuts. | XMPlay supports skins, visualizations, customizable title formatting, and customizable keyboard shortcuts including global hotkeys. |
| 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 | The listed built-in formats include OGG, MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, AIFF, CDA, MO3, IT, XM, S3M, MTM, MOD, and UMX; plugins add more formats. |
| 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 |
| Playback | It supports gapless playback and can stream music on a local network or control network audio players and foobar2000 on another device. | Features include gapless output, crossfading, a 9-band equalizer, reverb, automatic gain control, and ReplayGain support. |
foobar2000 plans
- foobar2000Free
- foobar2000 freewareFree
XMPlay plans
- XMPlayFree
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 XMPlay if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.