Audacious vs foobar2000
Audacious
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| Figure | Audacious | foobar2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Audio Player Software | 8.3 (#5) | 8.7 (#3) |
| Spec score · Media Player Software | 8.0 (#32) | 9.0 (#5) |
| 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. |
| Supported platforms | Linux,BSD derivatives,macOS,Windows | Official versions are available for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS; the Windows build can run on Linux through Wine. |
| 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. |
| Support | Users can ask for installation or runtime help in the forums, and the project notes that its developers are volunteers with limited time. | The official support page links to help articles, forums, and the foobar2000 wiki. |
| What it does | Audacious is an open source audio player descended from XMMS. | foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for managing and playing local music. |
Plans
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Audacious
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foobar2000
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