Alternatives to Super Audio CD Decoder
A foobar2000 input plugin that plays Super Audio CD ISO images and DSD audio files. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Super Audio CD Decoder
A foobar2000 input plugin that plays Super Audio CD ISO images and DSD audio files.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Super Audio CD Decoder.
Strawberry Music Player
A Clementine fork aimed at collectors, with proper support for high-resolution files and CD ripping.
Strawberry Music Player is a standalone open-source player for Windows, macOS and Linux that plays DSF and DSD files without needing foobar2000.
HQPlayer
Play audio with configurable digital filtering and resampling.
HQPlayer is a paid, standalone player for Windows, macOS and Linux with advanced PCM and DSD processing, replacing the foobar2000 plugin setup entirely.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
foobar2000
A light, deeply configurable audio player for people who care about their local music library.
Saracon
Professional DSD to PCM sample-rate conversion software for studio use.
Flacon
Split a full-album audio file into separate tagged tracks.
MinimServer
A UPnP music server for browsing and streaming large, well-tagged audio libraries.
Asset UPnP
An audio-only UPnP and DLNA server for streaming a music collection to network players.
