Download foobar2000 1.0 beta 6

The sixth and possibly last beta release of foobar2000 version 1.0 was released on Tuesday. This popular music player can handle MP3, aac, ogg vorbis, flac and ogg flac, wav and wma, among others, as well as support for Replay Gain. The player can also convert different formats and the program has extensive options to adjust the tags. In addition, it is possible to change the functionality using plugins to expand further. Below is an overview of the changes being made in version 1.0, followed by what has been improved in this sixth beta:

Changes in version 1.0:

• New context menu structure – better out-of-the-box layout but less customizable.
• Built-in support for Windows Media and RTSP streaming.
• “Edit” menu operates on the currently selected object rather than always on the active playlist.
• Improved compatibility with multimedia keyboards.
• Improved, more customizable album art support.
• Portable installs now remember Media Library paths relative to the install folder.
• Reworked Preferences: OK/Cancel/Apply buttons, new layout or standard pages.
• New options regarding selection viewer behavior.
• Default User Interface: new pseudo color code system for status bar and playlist view.
• CD ripping improvements:
  • Results can be now checked against the AccurateRip database on-the-fly.
  • CD-TEXT reading support.
  • Ability to choose individual tracks to rip in the “Rip Audio CD” dialog.

Changes in 1.0 beta 6:

• Bug fixed: Inconsistent behaviors of the “Colors and Fonts” preferences page when importing themes or using the “Quick Appearance Setup” dialog.
• Shoutcast stream titles are now parsed as UTF-8, allowing Unicode characters.
• Improved compatibility with (unofficial?) FLAC multichannel specification.
• Internal cleanups and fixes.