Remote Control for foobar2000 (fbremote)

[boxerfan88]

Now that I think the code is stable enuf ... here's my contribution to you (foobar2000 + foo_beefweb) users out there....

You can download the remote control that I wrote and see if it works for you or not.

This is how the remote controller looks like...

Dependency: foo_beefweb plugin.

Limitation: this remote control is "read-only" meaning there are no options to add/edit playlist items. this is by design.

Installation instructions:

1. Ensure foo_beefweb is installed.
2. Create beefweb.config.json file in the same folder where foo_beefweb.dll exist. Refer to content below.
   

   {
       "responseHeaders": {
           "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
           "Access-Control-Allow-Methods": "POST, GET",
           "Access-Control-Allow-Headers": "*"
       }
   }

3. Unzip "fbvol" directory and place it into beefweb_root folder
   

   Example: C:\Users\USERID\AppData\Roaming\foobar2000-v2\user-components\foo_beefweb\beefweb.root\

4. You can now access the remote control at:
   http://your.foobar.ip.address:9999/fbvol/
   (substitute 9999 with your beefweb port number)

The fbvol.zip file is attached into this post.

Enjoy!

 

[boxerfan88]

Oh ... I forgot to mention, to access the volume knob, double-tap the volume display (that "-39dB" on the screen) ...



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[boxerfan88]

I have released an enhanced version ... https://hydrogenaudio.org/index.php/topic,126264.msg1064579.html#msg1064579

Enjoy!!!

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[boxerfan88]

Minor enhancements:

• restructured main page, moved playback control buttons below the track info/cover art/progress bar
• added Stars Rating and DR information
• no need to edit the hardcoded IP, the host IP is obtained from window.location.origin

WAMPSERVER Homepage

hydrogenaudio.org

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[boxerfan88]

Took quite a bit of re-programming ... managed to enhance my web remote controller ... looks much more polished now

• nice square blocks for the codec/bits/sample rate/star rating - very professional looking i must say
• new output device switcher - UI is now similar to my playlist controller
• fine tuned the volume knob - so nice and smooth

Confirm can match any streamer mobile remote control GUI out there.

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[boxerfan88]

Posting the code... for anyone interested to use it.

Recap installation instructions:

1. Ensure foo_beefweb component is installed.
2. Extract "config.json" into your beefweb directory.
   • For example: ...\profile\beefweb\config.json
3. Edit config.json and adjust to your environment.
4. Extract "fbremote 2025-10-01.zip" into your beefweb scriptdirectory.
   • For example: ...\profile\beefweb\beefweb_scripts\fbremote
5. Restart foobar
6. Point your phone browser to:: http://your.foobar.ip.addr:9990/fbremote/

 

[boxerfan88]

Found a bit of time to do some coding today ... made some improvement to my remote control app ... changed the playback control buttons from "HTML text" to "AI-generated PNG" buttons. Makes the app look nicer.

 

[boxerfan88]

Fixed display bug when PGGB-RT is used and returns a very long text string as the codec name.