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Fooyin plays music and supports customization, according to its repository description.
About Fooyin
Fooyin is a customisable desktop music player for playback, library management, playlists and scripting. Its interface can be arranged from a blank canvas or adapted from preset layouts, with plugins for widgets, decoders, tag readers, DSPs and integrations, and FooScript for display formatting, queries and autoplaylists.
It is developed and supported on Linux and Windows, with official macOS support listed as coming soon. Audio CD playback and ripping is Linux-only. Installation is through Flathub, Linux distribution repositories, GitHub Releases, or a nightly build.
Key features
- Plays FLAC, MP3, Vorbis, Opus, WAV and other listed formats
- Gapless playback with configurable fade and crossfade settings
- Library search and filtering with ratings, play counts and autoplaylists
- Customisable interface built from blank canvas or preset layouts
- Tag editor with MusicBrainz lookup and artwork management tools
- FooScript for formatting, queries, autoplaylists and widget behaviour
Best for: People on Linux or Windows who want a desktop music player with a rearrangable interface, plugins and scripting.
Good for
- Supports many listed audio formats, archive playback and CUE sheets
- Extensible through plugins for widgets, decoders, DSPs and integrations
- Interface can start from a blank canvas or preset layouts
Watch out for
- Official macOS support is listed as coming soon
- Audio CD playback and ripping is listed as Linux-only
Fooyin at a glance
- Website
- github.com/fooyin/fooyin
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Linux & Mac Apps
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Fooyin FAQ
Which operating systems are supported?
It is developed and supported on Linux and Windows. Build configurations and CI workflows are maintained for macOS, with official macOS support coming soon.
Where can I get the program?
The download page lists the Flathub package and Linux distribution packages. Release artifacts and the nightly build are published on GitHub.
How do I build it from source?
See BUILD.md for dependencies, build options and installation instructions.
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