foobar2000 vs Music Player Daemon
foobar2000
foobar2000.orgMusic Player Daemon
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| Figure | foobar2000 | Music Player Daemon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Media Player Software | 9.0 (#5) | 8.5 (#11) |
| Spec score · Audio Player Software | 8.7 (#3) | 8.1 (#7) |
| 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 | WAV,AIFF,AAC,FLAC,DSDIFF,DSF,MP3,FFmpeg-supported codecs |
| 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. | Linux,Windows,macOS,Android |
| Support | The official support page links to help articles, forums, and the foobar2000 wiki. | The project lists a help page, forum, IRC, and bug tracker as support channels. |
| What it does | foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for managing and playing local music. | MPD is a server-side application for playing music, using plugins and libraries to play sound files and a network protocol for control. |
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Music Player Daemon
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