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foobar2000 for Mac change log

Version 2.5

• User interface and media library updates:
  • Preferences dialog similar to that of Windows foobar2000.
  • Added Media Library with realtime folder monitoring.
  • Added Media Library viewers: Album List, ReFacets, Library Search.
  • Added all playback order options from Windows foobar2000.
  • Added Playlist View columns customizations.
  • Added Playlist Search.
  • Added Playback Statistics feature (rating, play count, etc).
  • Playback Queue feature.
• Codec technology updates:
  • Added FFmpeg Decoder Wrapper, enabling decoding of arbitrary audio formats via external FFmpeg program.
  • Updated internal FFmpeg to version 6.0.
  • Updated WavPack to version 5.6.0.
  • Updated libFLAC to version 1.4.2, made possible to decode 32 bits per sample FLAC file.
  • Latest revision of APE format is supported (Monkey's Audio 10.09).
  • libvorbis is now used for decoding Vorbis format instead of FFmpeg, as some rare files continue to cause compatibility issues.
  • Cleaned up Ogg reader, made possible to seek in remote (HTTP etc) Ogg files.
  • Made FLAC tag updater remove ID3v2 garbage prefixing FLAC stream.
  • Made MP3 reader report MP3 frame count not matching Xing/LAME header info when verifying integrity.
  • Fixed bad MD5 verification of AIFF sourced WavPacks.
  • Added extra sanity checks to tag update operations in built-in codecs: made sure that attempts to remove covers from files that didn't have them in first place don't alter files at all.
  • Video game audio formats currently missing.
• Properties dialog updates:
  • Improved behavior if 'reload info' detects a change in number of chapters etc.
  • Updated Automatically Fill Values logic, better results if searched pattern appears more than once.
  • Logs tag update errors to console.
• Other:
  • New output device management options.
  • Full array of DSPs from Utility DSP Array component.
  • Tag Sanitizer component (right click menu / tagging).
  • Apple Audio Unit DSP support.
  • Exclusive audio output support.
  • Better console logging of internet radio stream reconnect events.
  • Many bugs fixed.
  • Added many other options and features from classic foobar2000.
  • Required Mac OS version is now 10.13 "High Sierra".

Version 2.3

• Keyboard accessibility fixes.
• Internet radio fixes.
• Added AC3 and DTS decoding.
• Fixed spurious UI updates affecting Decoding Speed Test scores.
• New prettier DMG.

Version 2.2.32

• Fixed xHE-AAC failing to play on Mac OS Monterey.
• Fixed blank Properties content after some (but not all) of tag writes failed.

Version 2.2.30

• Added dock icon progress bar for various operations.
• Fixed various module (MOD/S3M/XM/IT) handling bugs.

Version 2.2.26

• Updated Binary Comparator tool to the latest code.

Version 2.2.25

• Fixed MP4 DASH regressions.
• Added .weba (WebM Audio) to recognized Matroska/WebM file extensions.

Version 2.2.24

• Fixed zip archive reading bugs.
• Added Speex decoder.
• HLS radio playback fixes.

Version 2.2.22

• Fixed crashing after entering bogus resampler settings.

Version 2.2.21

• Fixed crashing when trying to load album art from cuesheets.
• Added support for FLAC in MP4/M4A container.

Version 2.2.20

• Fixed WavPack lossy not working regression from 2.2.18.

Version 2.2.18

• Fixed failure to read certain MP4/M4A files.
• Reworked Equalizer page again.
• Fixed crashing when cancelling ReplayGain scan.

Version 2.2.17

• Reworked Equalizer panel, added preset load/save capability.

Version 2.2.16

• Fixed volume knob clipping.
• Fixed erratic behaviors of some file/folder picker dialogs on Mac OS Big Sur.
• Improved perforamnce of SSRC resampler and Equalizer.
• Added DSP configuration to Decoding Speed Test.

Version 2.2.15

• Made 'remove tags' not strip iTunes gapless information from MP3 files. Added Advanced Settings option to opt-out of this.
• Greatly improved ReplayGain scanning performance.

Version 2.2.14

• Made album covers visible in menu bar playback controls.
• Added ARM Neon optimizations for reduced CPU usage / improved battery life.
• Fixed Decoding Speed Test discarding last edit when pressing "Run" immediately after.
• Fixed toggled playlist columns not being reliably remembered.

Version 2.2.13

• Internal decoding fixes; no longer crashes on certain USAC AAC files.

Version 2.2.12

• Added ARM code for new Macs.
• Required Mac OS version is now 10.11 "El Capitan".
  Mac OS 10.10 "Yosemite" refuses to run binaries from new Xcode 12.
  You can bypass it by disabling security measures, which is not encouraged.

Version 2.2.11

• Latest decoder codebase fixes.
• Fixed Properties dialog bug that would overwrite specific field on all selected files with "«multiple values» ..." even if the editbox was dismissed with no changes.

Version 2.2.10

• Added support for HLS internet radio.

Version 2.2.6

• Fixed album art display glitches.
• Fixed issues with playing certain MP3 files over HTTP.

Version 2.2.5

• System codecs are now used for MP3, AAC and ALAC.
• xHE-AAC playback is now supported if running on latest Mac OS.
• Fixed random crash on close.
• Fixed random crashing on playback stop (bug since 2.2).
• Fixed stuck playback at the end of playlist with smooth playback enabled.
• Fixed Advanced Preferences not working on Mac OS Yosemite.

Version 2.2.1

• Added tooltips for truncated text in various operation dialogs.
• File Operations: Added pattern picker dialog.
• Properties: Made reload info show new info in playlists etc.

Version 2.2

• Mac OS 10.10 "Yosemite" or newer is now required.
• Implemented album art viewing capability.
• Implemented modern Properties dialog from foobar2000 for Windows.
• Implemented File Operations.
• Implemented Advanced Preferences.
• Added output buffer length slider.
• Added "smooth pause & seek" mode for faded output.

Version 2.1.58

• Fixed bad handling of MP4/M4A files with QuickTime chapters.

Version 2.1.57

• Fixed various playback position & seekbar bugs.
• Fixed Add Location dialog bugs.
• Fixed upmix DSP bugs.
• Fixed playlist manipulation bugs.

Version 2.1.55

• Changed code signing settings to correct some of supported game music formats using JIT compilation not working since 2.1.54.

Version 2.1.54

• Introduced code signing; runs on Mac OS Catalina without having to approve it thru System Preferences.
• Fixed a number of bugs on OSX Mavericks.

Version 2.1.50

• Fixed seekbar regression from the previous release.

Version 2.1.49

• More graceful behavior of sliders in DSP and ReplayGain settings.
• Cuesheet handling regressions fixed.
• Fixed ReplayGain track/album mode by playback order.

Version 2.1.48

• Fixed playback status not being restored after app restart.

Version 2.1.47

• Playlist manipulation bug fixes.
• Fixed tracks not being correctly added to playlist in some scenarios.

Version 2.1.46

• Various playlist behavior fixes. Column sizes and playlist scroll positions are now remembered.
• Added upmix DSPs.
• Updated UPnP playback features, in sync with UPnP MediaRenderer output component v1.3.2 on Windows.

Version 2.1.43

• Updated UPnP playback features, in sync with UPnP MediaRenderer output component v1.3.1 on Windows.

Version 2.1.42

• Updated UPnP playback features, in sync with UPnP MediaRenderer output component v1.3 on Windows.

Version 2.1.40

• Fixed a bug resulting in crashes when adding large amounts of tracks to a playlist.
• Updated UPnP playback features, in sync with the component for Windows foobar2000.

Version 2.1.37

• WMA handling bug fixes.
• UPnP bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.1.36

• Bug fixes.

Version 2.1.35

• Volume control in playback controls.
• Output device picker and configuration.
• UPnP MediaRenderer output capability.

Version 2.1.32

• Longpressing pause button now stops playback.
• Bug fixes.

Version 2.1.27

• Playback controls pane (buttons, seekbar, playback order) at the bottom instead of toolbar.
• Now possible to toggle repeat/shuffle modes.
• Now-playing info and controls now accessible via Mac OS notifications.

Version 2.1.21

• Improved dark mode compatibility.
• Corrected Vorbis decoding crash.

Version 2.1.20

• Now compatible with dark mode.

Version 2.1.18

• User interface rework in progress.
• ReplayGain and DSP settings now accessible.
• Playlists can now be manipulated through a siderbar.
• Now compatible with OSX Mavericks and newer.
• Fixed bugs in verify integrity tool.

Version 2.1.14

• More FTP client fixes, experimental support for encrypted FTP (ftpes://).
• Fixed a crash when reading certain zip archives.
• Fixed incorrect reading of certain APE tags.

Version 2.1.13

• FTP client fixes.
• Properties dialog bug fix, adding custom fields now works correctly.

Version 2.1.10

• Fixed toast messages not working in some cases, playback errors in particular.
• Better feedback when attempting to play a DRM protected WMA file.
• M3U playlist handling fixes.