Boom is a minimalist, portable music player for Windows, forked from foobar2000, designed for simplicity and low resource usage. It supports a wide range of audio formats, including MP3, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, WavPack, AIFF, and WAV. The player offers gapless playback, ReplayGain support, and flexible browsing through folders or structured library views, making it easy to organize and access your music collection. Boom requires no installation, can run from removable drives, and works on machines without administrative rights. While it lacks advanced features like streaming, CD playback, plugins, or deep audio customization, its lightweight, stable design makes it ideal for users seeking a straightforward, portable, and reliable audio player.
Boom is a good fit if you want:
- A no-frills, lightweight, reliable music player, especially on older hardware.
- Portability: being able to carry it on USB drives / use on PCs without admin rights.
- Simple library browsing and playing local files.
- Low maintenance: minimal configuration, minimal fuss.
It’s not ideal if you want:
- Streaming features or online radio / cloud integration.
- Very advanced audio tweaks (filters, DSP, etc.).
- CD ripping or playback of discs.
- Deep tag editing or metadata auto-fetching etc.
Boom Audio Player 1.1 changelog:
- Requires Windows 7 or newer and a 64-bit processor. Use 1.0.x series for 32-bit systems and old Windows versions.
- Added ARM version, compatible with Windows 10 ARM.
- Dark theme improved, made darken scrollbars & title bar on Windows 10/11.
- Support WebP cover loading via Windows Imaging Component.
Download: Boom Audio Player 1.1 | ARM64 | 1.3 MB (Freeware)
View: Boom Audio Player Home Page | Screenshot
