foobar2000 vs MPC-BE
foobar2000
foobar2000.orgMPC-BE
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| Figure | foobar2000 | MPC-BE |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Media Player Software | 9.0 (#5) | 8.0 (#30) |
| Distribution | The license permits redistribution of unmodified installers in binary form and prohibits redistribution of foobar2000 binaries in other forms. | The project links to stable releases and nightly builds for download. |
| 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 | AVI,MKV,MPEG-TS,MPEG-PS,MP4,FLV,WMV,RF64,WavPack,Wave64,AV1,HEVC,VVC |
| 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 |
| Platforms | Official versions are available for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS; the Windows build can run on Linux through Wine. | Windows |
Plans
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