The last thing you want in a superbly customized music player is songs without proper metadata. You’ll have to input the RSS feed manually but once you’ve done that, you’re all set. Podcatcher is an easy way to download and listen to the latest episodes from your favorite podcasts. Get the audio output just the way to want with Graphic Equalizer. Graphic EqualizerĮvery sound system can use a bit of customization, especially the computer speakers. Use Last.fm to scrobble your songs and discover new music? Get this plugin for Foobar2000. No power user’s music player is complete without a lyrics plugin and Lyrics Show Panel is the best option for Foobar2000. Now right-click on any component and you get options to switch out panels, add separators and new components directly in this menu, as you can see in the screenshot below. After you’ve installed the plugin, go to Layout and select Live Editing. Columns UI takes a columnar approach to the layout and makes it much easier to swap out or add new components. The first recommended plugin for any Foobar2000 beginner is the one that brings a different take on the UI. From there right-click and add a new component just like you did above. It will split the panel into half and give you a blank panel. If don’t want to replace it, select Splitter from the list. Select the one you want, click OK and the panel will be replaced. Now go to any panel you want to switch out or add stuff to, and right-click on it.Ĭlick on Replace UI Element and you’ll get a list of app level functions and at the end will be your downloaded components under the Utility banner. This means you’re now free to move the Lego bricks around. Go to View -> Layout and click Enable Layout Mode. How do you add them to the UI? Let me show you. So you downloaded some plugins to display lyrics and other stuff. How To Configure Plugins In The Default Interface Select Apply to install the components, you should know that it will require restarting the app. You can either select the Install button and browse to the location of the downloaded file or just drag and drop the file to the components list. Open Foobar2000, go to Library -> Configure and select Components from the left menu. Once downloaded, unzip the file to a destination you remember How To Install Components (Plugins)Īll the supported components are listed on this page but you’re free to download it from anywhere. We’ve already talked about the best ways to build a UI suitable to your needs in the linked article above, so today let’s focus on adding functionality and components.

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