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foobar2000 v1.2.8 Updated

Ruby on 15 Jun 2013

Foobar2000 is an audio player with low memory footprint and native support for most popular audio formats. It includes replay gain, audio normalization, equalization, and more. Play list display and keyboard shortcuts are both very customizable.

The program can edit song tags (album and song name, number, year, etc.) based on the FreeDB Internet database and even rename the original songs based on these tags. A file format conversion tool is available, but must be enabled with external downloads. Can even fix some MP3s with corrupted file headers.

Windows 2000 is no longer supported but users can download the last compatible version: 0.9.4.

Category:
System Requirements: WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and launch.
  2. Select "Portable installation" and choose the destination folder.
  3. Launch foobar2000.exe.
What's new?
  • Corrected Converter regression from 1.2.7 final.
Latest comments
abc on 2012-10-28 02:09

For file tagging I prefer Tag Scanner but the tagging and audio conversion features of foobar2000 are quite convenient and adequate enough most the time I forget about using Tag Scanner.

Comparable to WMP, iTunes and others, The lack of multi-media handling (audio / video / etc) has become it's Achilles hill. But I haven't found a better performing and customizable replacement, so I'm quite happy foobar2000 for the time being.

Some component recommendations:
foo_simplaylist
foo_playcount
foo_facets

lautrepay on 2012-11-02 09:33

@abc: Considering Winamp's video playback quality, perhaps it is preferable to keep foobar2000 as it is...

joby_toss on 2013-05-15 18:42

Nice collection of equalizers: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Audio-Plugins/Equalizers4Foobar.shtml

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VLC Media Player Portable v2.0.7 Updated

Checker on 10 Jun 2013

VLC is a skinnable, feature-rich media player that supports a wide variety of multimedia file and streaming formats. It can play files while they download, from inside RAR files, online radio stations, convert video formats, and much more. The software can also behave as a streaming server for delivering video in unicast or multicast mode.

VLC Portable is a portable wrapper for VLC that is optimized for portability and execution from external flash memory. Alternatively, X-VideoLAN is also available.

Category:
System Requirements: WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: GPL
How to extract: Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch VLCPortable.exe.
What's new?
Latest comments
Magibon on 2011-04-13 06:33

i made myself portable versions of SPlayer, MPlayer WW, and PowerDVD because i dislike VLC's interface and video quality; it feels and looks unpolished.

I also downloaded PortableApp's SMPlayer, but it doesn't work for me; very rare that an app from PortableApp doesn't work. More than likely, it's the player itself that's causing the problem.

I use all of them, but in the end: i use VLC 99% of the time. I just wish the video quality was better and the interface wasn't so rough and rugged. If VLC fixed that, i could get rid of the rest.

Paul on 2011-04-13 22:02

VLC Media Player v119 real nice update ..
very stable .. great sound
Runs perfect, so far .. on Win98 with Kernel-X 4.5
(all first impresions)

MnX on 2012-07-02 05:47

Not a big fan of VLC, but sometimes you need a dependable portable player. This version (v2.0.1) runs great. I ran music and videos on XP, 7, and 8RP. No problems.

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1by1 v1.79 Updated

Checker on 22 May 2013

1by1 is a lightweight and low-resource usage audio player that plays directories or whole drives, with optional playlist/favorites support. The program remembers last track and position, supports gapless playback or crossfading between tracks, audio enhancer, and Winamp 2.x input plugin support. Manage your collection from within the program including folder compare, delete, rename while playing, move, and more.

Supports most popular formats including MP3, OGG, MP4, CDs and more.

Category:
System Requirements: Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Wine
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch 1by1.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Foobar2000
What's new?
  • Icon resolution improved
  • Possible crash on track end with BASS fixed
  • 2GB file size limit bug fixed
  • ID3v1 genres display issue fixed
  • Bug on stop while download save fixed
  • Restoring download window position
  • Some other minor improvements
Latest comments
MarkB on 2011-06-15 14:14

Certainly, freakazoid, and with it streams support. But what the heck has the author done with the ID3v2 tags? 1by1 only displays raw strings now.

Nh on 2012-04-13 07:25

This version (1.76) can't delete a file.

TP109 on 2012-10-09 06:42

@Nh
I'm using ver 1.76 in XP and I can delete files to the recycle bin with the 1by1 context menu. To delete a file from the playlist only, use the keyboard "DEL" key.

@Bruce
The m4a plugin available at http://www.free-codecs.com/mp4_input_plugin_for_winamp_download.htm works great in ver 1.76.

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Ubiquitous Player v10.01 Updated

joby_toss on 21 May 2013

Ubiquitous Player includes a wide variety of programs in a single window. Includes a music player, web browser, image viewer, text editor, file manager, games, calculator, and many more.

Category:
System Requirements: WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Wine
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Free for non-commercial use
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch UbiquitousPlayer.exe.
Latest comments
Checker on 2012-09-18 17:52

Cognitive dissonance is the term used in modern psychology to describe the state of holding two or more conflicting cognitions (e.g., ideas, beliefs, values, emotional reactions) simultaneously.

rodger123 on 2012-09-18 23:00

Guys I will say OK!Now I understand(but I dont)
No more beer.

MIKLO on 2013-05-24 22:17

Checker maybe you could suggest they put in an app that can decipher relevant comments :) even if someone has imbibed their favorite adult beverage,just a thought.
MIKLO

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SMPlayer v0.8.5 Updated

webfork on 26 May 2013

SMPlayer plays most media files without any dependency on installed codecs, as well as streaming media and DVD video. Other features include configurable subtitles, audio and subtitles delay adjustment, video equalizer, playlist support, etc. SMPlayer is an interface frontend for MPlayer and mplayer2.

Alternatively, SMPlayer Portable is stealth and adjusts paths. X-SMPlayer is also available.

Category:
System Requirements: Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: None
Stealth: ? No
Unicode support: Yes. Under Options, Preferences, select Advanced, Advanced, and make sure Pass short filenames (8+3) to MPlayer is selected.
Path portability: Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: GPL
How to extract:
  1. Download the Alternative packages portable 7z package (-x64 for 64 bit)
  2. Extract using a 7-Zip-compatible program to a folder of your choice
  3. Launch smplayer.exe
Similar/alternative apps: VLC, PotPlayer
What's new?
  1. Due to changes in opensubtitles.org, smplayer couldn't find subtitles anymore. This has been fixed.
  2. The interface with support for skins is now the default.
  3. An option to enter url(s) in the playlist has been added.
  4. The options to change the size of the main window work now even if the autoresize is set to never.
  5. Two new options for Audio -> Stereo mode: Mono and Reverse.
  6. The option "Move the window when the video area is dragged" is now disabled by default because it has some issues that need to be addressed.
  7. (Linux) The problem with mplayer2 and the -fontconfig option has been fixed (sort of).
  8. New translation: Malay.
  9. Some configuration options are changed to new defaults after installation to ease upgrade from old versions.
Latest comments
webfork on 2012-11-03 17:47

Found a VERY old RealAudio-format video file the other day that nothing else would open it but SMPlayer. Still prefer VLC for everyday use, but will always keep this on-hand.

AndTheWolf on 2013-04-22 16:30

Link is still pointing to smplayer-portable-0.8.1.7z rather than smplayer-portable-0.8.4.7z

Ruby on 2013-04-22 18:02

Links updated to non version dependant downloads page

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