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foobar2000 controller on Windows Pc

Developed By: Sergi Mola

License: Free

Rating: 4,2/5 - 3.031 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 0.9.4.0a
Size 3.1 MB
Release Date July 24, 16
Category Music & Audio Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (6)]

What's New:
Solved issues:- Improved a bit the accessibility of the app for people using TalkBack (Thanks Juan Antonio Fuentes for reporting the problem). [see more]

Description from Developer:
UPDATE:
foobar2000 controller PRO is now FREE. Get that one instead and ditch this one.
I'll leave it here for historic reasons.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download foobar2000 controller and install on Windows PC. foobar2000 controller is free Music & Audio app, developed by Sergi Mola. Latest version of foobar2000 controller is 0.9.4.0a, was released on 2016-07-24 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of foobar2000 controller is 4,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 3,031 users, 357 users had rated it 5*, 1,945 users had rated it 1*.

How to install foobar2000 controller on Windows?

Instruction on how to install foobar2000 controller on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install foobar2000 controller on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install foobar2000 controller using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "foobar2000 controller" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install foobar2000 controller on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "foobar2000 controller" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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UPDATE:
foobar2000 controller PRO is now FREE. Get that one instead and ditch this one.
I'll leave it here for historic reasons.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cav.foobar2000controllerpro

Follow the basic installation steps specified here:
http://foobar2000controller.blogspot.com.es/p/how-to-start.html

Control your remote foobar2000 with your Android device! This application needs foobar2000 working in the computer and 2 more components installed in foobar 2000.

Components needed:
- foo_httpcontrol
- foo_playcount (optional)


Features:
* Widget (PRO version)
* Album art
* Common playback controls (Play/Pause, Next/Previous song, Shuffle ON/OFF)
* Control time with progress bar
* Playlist function
* Manage playlist function (add new playlist, add/remove elements by browsing files)
* Search function
* Rate current-playing song and any song in the playlist
* Queue/Dequeue elements from playlist
* Advanced search method (More of the same…artist, album or rating)
* Switch between playlists
* Configurable shake actions
* Use your device volume keys to control foobar's volume
* Wake-on-LAN
* Multi-server
* Pause/Mute on incoming calls
* Fully compatible with WaveControl (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.MarksThinkTank.WaveControl)
* Fully compatible with headset controls and media buttons




Enjoy it!
Solved issues:
- Improved a bit the accessibility of the app for people using TalkBack (Thanks Juan Antonio Fuentes for reporting the problem).
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to read from external storage.