Fidelia vs foobar2000
Fidelia
audiofile.engineeringfoobar2000
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| Figure | Fidelia | foobar2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $29.99/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 9 | 2 |
| Spec score · Media Player Software | 8.3 (#21) | 9.0 (#5) |
| 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. |
| Supported platforms | macOS,iOS | Official versions are available for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS; the Windows build can run on Linux through Wine. |
| 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. |
| Support | Fidelia support accepts questions, feedback, and bug reports at [email protected]. | The official support page links to help articles, forums, and the foobar2000 wiki. |
Plans
Fidelia
- Fidelia for iPhone — Full License$29.99 a month
- Fidelia for iPhone — Network & ServerPrice not published
- Fidelia for Mac — Full License$99.99 a month
- Fidelia for Mac — Network & ServerPrice not published
- Fidelia RemoteFree
- Fidelia — Network & Server (iPhone and iPad)$24.99, paid once
- Fidelia — Full License (iPhone and iPad)$29.99, paid once
- Fidelia — Network & Server (Mac)$49.99, paid once
- Fidelia — Full License (Mac)$99.99, paid once
In their own words
Fidelia
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foobar2000
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