Foo Music Transfer

Overview | What is Foo Music Transfer? | Installation | Getting Started | Source | Contribute

Important

📣 Foo Music Transfer is a CLI tool and has NO graphical user interface! 📣

As of this writing, only a command-line tool is available. This means there is no user-friendly graphical interface! Therefore, this software is intended for users familiar with Windows PowerShell and have prior experience using CLI tools.

Foo Music Transfer is a best-effort, open-source project. This means support is not guaranteed, and the duration of the project's maintenance is uncertain.

What is Foo Music Transfer?

Foo Music Transfer is a music transfer application that works with an offline music library and the iOS version of Foobar2000.

Overview

Foobar2000 lacks a built-in tool to sync local music files with its mobile app. While there are other software tools available for this purpose, the recommended tool from Foobar2000's developers is proprietary and not free. Foo Music Transfer aims to provide an easier, hassle-free method for syncing your music library. This program is intended for users who can operate Windows PowerShell, as Foo Music Transfer is currently only available as a command-line tool.

Installation

To install Foo Music Transfer, run the installation setup (based on Inno Setup) from the Releases tab.

Simply run the setup wizard and launch the application by double-clicking the desktop icon created during installation.

Installation Path

Foo Music Transfer will be installed in the AppData\Roaming directory of the active user.

Getting Started

To transfer music from your local library to your mobile device, you can choose from the following options:

• Running a one-time configured transfer job
• Running a default configured transfer job

Running a One-Time Configured Transfer Job

If you prefer not to save the transfer parameters (e.g., IP address, port number, etc.), you can run a one-time configured transfer job that will guide you through the required parameters. Once all parameters are entered, the job will begin.

Running a Default Configured Transfer Job

If you plan to use the same configuration in the future, you can use a configuration file. Access this by pressing the e key (mnemonic for edit configuration) when the program prompts you to choose an action.

IMPORTANT: You must use double backslashes if you enter a path for the input_path!

You can then edit the configuration file and add your preferred settings for future use. Please note that only one configuration can be used at a time. After editing, restart the program and load the configuration by pressing the l key (mnemonic for load configuration).

Source

You can also build Foo Music Transfer from the source code. To create the standalone executable, use PyInstaller in a virtual environment.

$ pyinstaller --onefile /path/to/foo_music_transfer.py

In addition to compiling the executable from the source, you can also create the Inno Setup installer yourself. To do so, run the build invoke command.

$ invoke build

Ensure that you have invoke, pyinstaller, and the Inno Setup 6 compiler installed on your computer.

Contribute

• If you find any bugs or typos in the program or documentation, feel free to report them, and they may be fixed promptly.
• If you have any feature requests, please open an issue describing the new feature.
• If you clone the repository and develop additional features, feel free to open a pull request.
• If you'd like to contribute more documentation, you're welcome to do so. Please open a pull request.