Foo Scrobbler Files

Foo Scrobbler for Mac & Windows

foo_scrobbler_mac & foo_scrobbler_win — Released under the MIT License

© 2025-2026 by Konstantinos Kyriakopoulos

See the detailed Installation Guide and Last.fm Authentication Guide.

Intro

Foo Scrobbler (foo_scrobbler_mac & foo_scrobbler_win) is a Last.fm scrobbling plugin for foobar2000 on macOS & Windows. Submits tracks based on precise playback rules, caches scrobbles when offline, and operates silently after one-time authentication. Built using the official foobar2000 plugin API, it focuses on reliability, low overhead, and correct metadata handling. Fully open-source under the MIT License.

Supports macOS ≥ 11.5 on both Intel and ARM, Windows 10 (x86, x64) and Windows 11 (x64, arm64ec) for foobar2000 ≥ v2.24.

Key Features

• Native Last.fm scrobbling, built specifically for foobar2000
  Fully integrated with foobar2000 for both macOS & Windows with native builds. No compatibility layers or wrapper apps.

• Rule-based submission logic
  Scrobbles only when playback is meaningful (e.g., ≥ 50% or ≥ 240 seconds).

• Automatic offline caching
  If Last.fm or the network is unavailable, scrobbles are stored and submitted automatically later.

• Accurate “Now Playing” handling
  Fully aligned with Last.fm Scrobbling 2.0 API specifications.

• Minimal user interaction
  Authentication required only once.

• Lightweight and efficient
  Runs inside foobar2000 without performance loss. Not relying on third-party dependencies.

• Strict playback validation
  Prevents malformed or duplicate scrobbles.

• Open-source (MIT License)
  Transparent and extensible.

Usage

Install foo_scrobbler_mac.fb2k-component or foo_scrobbler_win.fb2k-component from within foobar2000 from the components section.

Authentication requires only an active Last.fm account. Users grant access once through the Last.fm website with their account, after which Foo Scrobbler runs quietly in the background and submits track information automatically. If authentication is cleared from the menu, the same user —or a different one— must grant access again through browser redirection to the Last.fm website. Foo Scrobbler adds a simple, convenient and non-intrusive last entry under Playback in the menu bar. More options are located in Preferences → Advanced → Tools → Foo Scrobbler.

Licensing Notice

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

The SDK is proprietary and not covered by the MIT License. It remains the property of its original author (Peter Pawlowski / foobar2000).

Only the source code of the Foo Scrobbler plugin is licensed under the MIT License.