So, you now know the best Windows 7 audio player. There’s a nice Windows 7 gadget for foobar that allows you to integrate foobar into Windows 7 and control foobar right from your taskbar! It’s definitely a must-have plugin for foobar and Windows 7 users.
1. Step Download Foobar Windows 7 Shell Integration
2. Step Extract the zip file and copy the file “foobar-windows-7-shell-integration.jpg” into the components folder in your foobar2000 folder.
The folder is usually located at: C:Program Files (x86)foobar2000components
Simply copy the file there!
3. Step Restart Foobar if it was currently opened.
4. Step Enjoy full foobar Windows 7 integration and control foobar playback from the Windows 7 taskbar. Switching between tracks becomes a lot easier:
Windows 7 Shell Integration Features:
- Album art in thumbnail
- Play/pause/stop/next track/previous track buttons in thumbnail
- Progress indicator
- Customizable jump lists
- Overlay icon to display play/pause state
It’s just like iTunes now that also allows you to control the audio player from the taskbar. The plugin/gadget also supports jumplists, which is quite handy for foobar to play your foobar playlists:
Hey guys, THanks for giving this awesome plugins, but I would like to know if anyone can e-mail the file to me? I can’t directly download it because of my office doesn’t allow us to download files from website… Thanks! [email protected]
Sincera, I sent you a mail. The foobar plugin is attached…
Excellent, thanks -working great w Foobar v1.0.3 and win7 x64!