Foo Scrobbler

Foo Scrobbler screenshot

Native Last.fm scrobbling for foobar2000.
Runs inside foobar2000 (no wrappers), follows strict playback qualification rules, supports “Now Playing”, and keeps a local queue when you’re offline. One-time authentication, then it stays quiet. The fooyin source is ported from the foobar2000 source tree.

License: MIT License
Copyright: © 2025–2026 Konstantinos Kyriakopoulos

Choose your platform

Code and releases live in the platform repos below.

macOS

Repo: foo_scrobbler_mac
Release: 2.0.0
OS support: macOS 11.5+ (Intel, ARM)

Windows

Repo: foo_scrobbler_win
Release: 2.0.0
OS support: Windows 10 (x86, x64) and Windows 11 (x64, arm64ec) for foobar2000 v2.24+

fooyin Player (Port)

Repo: foo_scrobbler_yin
Release: 2.0.0
OS support: Linux (fooyin v0.12+)

What it does

Now Playing and scrobbles via the official Last.fm Scrobbling 2.0 API
Deterministic scrobble rules (e.g., ≥ 50% played or ≥ 240 seconds)
Offline caching with automatic queue flush when connectivity returns
Strict validation to avoid malformed or duplicate submissions
Low overhead, lean implementation, no compatibility layers (foobar2000), no 3rd-party deps

Quick start

In foobar2000: Preferences → Components
Install the platform component (.fb2k-component) - Compile the source for fooyin and install
Authenticate once with your Last.fm account via browser flow
Play music. Scrobbling happens automatically.

Documentation

Wiki (technical docs): https://github.com/zfoxer/foo_scrobbler_mac/wiki

Licensing notes

The source code of this project is licensed under the MIT License.

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