Log foobar2000How to log foobar2000 without a plugin
foobar2000 (1.5.1 or later) tells Windows what it's playing, so Risocast logs it with nothing to install in foobar2000: no scrobbler component, no Last.fm account.
Steps
- Update foobar2000 if it's older than 1.5.1.
- Download Risocast and sign in.
- Play music in foobar2000. Check it's seen: on Windows 11 click the volume icon on the taskbar (or press Win+A); on Windows 10 press a volume key. If the song and artist show in the media controls, Risocast logs it.
Tags matter
Risocast logs the title, artist and album foobar2000 reports, which come from your files' tags. Well-tagged files land on the right song and album pages, with covers and genres.
If you already scrobble
Keep foo_scrobble if you like Last.fm, and import your latest 1,000 Last.fm scrobbles into Risocast so your stats don't start from zero. The same song from two sources within 20 minutes counts once.
What you get for your library
- Top songs, artists and albums from your own files, alongside anything you stream, on your profile.
- Each album's tracklist with a bar for how often you've played every song, so you can see which songs you skip.
- Tempo, key and listener-voted genres for each song in its Music window.
If nothing shows
foobar2000 versions before 1.5.1 don't report to the media controls; update from foobar2000.org. Portable installs work the same way.
See also
Risocast is free. Install it once and it logs everything you play.
Updated 6 October 2026
Risocast HelpA music log that fills itself in. It records the songs you play on your computer and your phone, turns them into your top songs, stats and a public profile, and finds people whose taste overlaps with yours.
Yes. The app and the website are free.
A song counts once half of it has played, or four minutes — whichever comes first. Songs of 30 seconds or less, and videos or podcasts over 20 minutes, never count.
On Windows, anything that shows up in Windows' media controls: Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Deezer, browsers, foobar2000, Windows Media Player and more (VLC, iTunes and MusicBee through their free media-controls plugin). On Android, any music app — it reads the same now-playing info your lock screen shows. You can also connect Spotify or import from Last.fm.
Yes. Plays are counted on your device and sent when you're back online, and the phone app opens without a connection.
It does the same core job — scrobbling, automatically — without plugins per player, and adds taste matching: see who listens like you and how much your taste overlaps.
Your profile and listening are public so people with similar taste can find you, unless you make your profile private (then only your buddies see it); your email never is. Nothing is sold and there are no ads; anonymous usage analytics (Microsoft Clarity, Google Analytics) show what to improve. See the privacy policy for the details.
More in Help, the guides and the privacy policy.
Welcome to Risocast
RisocastYour music, logged. Your people, found.
A small player that sits in your tray, writes down every song you play, and shows you who listens like you.
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How logging works
On Windows, Risocast reads the system media controls, so any player counts: Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Deezer, browsers, foobar2000. No plugins.
On Android the app reads what any music app is playing (it's coming to Google Play). Anywhere else, connect Spotify or a Last.fm username.
Taste twins
See how much your taste overlaps with anyone's, and find the people who listen most like you. The match comes from what you both actually play, not a list of favourites.
Open PeopleWeekly Disc and Taste Map
Every week becomes a disc of your top songs. Every record you play goes on a map, grouped by genre.
Real ones, from the maker's own listening.
Download Risocast
Risocast is free for Windows 10 and 11. Android is coming to Google Play; on any other device, use the web app with Spotify or Last.fm.
- Version 4.0.9 · Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) · about 100 MB
- Updates itself: new versions download in the background and install on restart.
- Every installer is published with its SHA-256 checksum on the releases page.
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