Audio players usually feature a sophisticated interface full of buttons,
lights and other types of eye-candy. But there's always an exception to the
rule; in this case, it's foobar2000. foobar2000 is exactly the opposite of
what you would expect in an audio player. It features the simplest, most
minimalistic interface you'll ever see in this kind of program. But don't get
me wrong, because this doesn't mean you don't get any interesting
functionality. To begin with, foobar2000 is extraordinarily fast – it
hardly took half a minute to index my huge music library – and extremely
light on resources. You simply won't notice it's running. Also, as foobar2000
can be controlled with customizable keyboard hotkeys (or media keys, if your
keyboard has them) you don't really to open the program's window. Like I
said, foobar2000 hides a bunch of interesting features under its simple
appearance. It plays a dozen formats (the list of which can be easily
expanded with additional components), features gapless playback, supports
full Unicode, includes advanced tagging functionality and even lets you rip
audio CDs and convert files from one format to another, provided you install
the necessary plug-ins. In all, foobar2000 would never win a design contest,
but it's undoubtedly one of the lightest, fastest and most functional audio
players you'll find. If you value lightness and functionality over appearance
in an audio player, don't hesitate: foobar2000 is the program you're looking
for.Download *foobar2000 1.1.8* in Softonic
