foobar2000 vs mpv
foobar2000
foobar2000.orgmpv
mpv.ioSide by side
| Figure | foobar2000 | mpv |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Media Player Software | 9.0 (#5) | 9.1 (#2) |
| 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 | Matroska (MKV),MP4 |
| 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. | Official installation guidance lists Windows, macOS, Linux packages, Android, and several BSD and Haiku packages. |
| Product | foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player. | mpv is a free, open source, cross-platform command-line media player. |
| Support | The official support page links to help articles, forums, and the foobar2000 wiki. | The project directs users to IRC, GitHub Discussions, the issue tracker, and its wiki for questions, bugs, and scripts. |
| What it does | foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for managing and playing local music. | mpv is a free, open-source command-line media player supporting many media formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types. |
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In their own words
foobar2000
foobar2000 has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
mpv
mpv is a free, open-source command-line media player for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. It plays a wide range of media formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types, including Matroska (MKV) and MP4, with network playback and 4K playback support. Its interface is deliberately limited: there is no full graphical interface, only a small on-screen controller for basic playback. Video output is based on OpenGL, Vulkan, and D3D11, with scaling, color management, frame timing, interpolation, and HDR features. mpv can use hardware decoding APIs on its supported platforms, and decoding can be switched on while the player is running. Scripts and user-created scripts can extend its behavior; developers can also use its C API to embed it in other applications. The project is actively developed. The default license is GPLv2 or later, with LGPLv2.1 or later available for builds configured with -Dgpl=false. Only the latest stable release receives security updates.