Auris is a hi-res music player for macOS and Windows — crafted for listeners who believe mastering, mastering chain, and mastering matters. Built-in DR meter, LUFS analysis, parametric EQ, and five thousand AutoEQ profiles. No plugins. No compromises.
Out now on Steam · the macOS version is in preparation.
Six faculties built in — the sort of things other players leave to plugins, external tools, and lost weekends.
The only music player with a built-in DR meter. Scan your library, discover which pressings the loudness war spared. DR14+ is audiophile. DR1–7 is a crime.
Measure integrated loudness the way streaming platforms do. Detect inter-sample peaks and clipping, track by track. Know exactly what your ears are holding.
A true parametric equaliser — Peak, Shelf, Notch, Bandpass — paired with a library of five thousand AutoEQ correction profiles. Your exact headphones, already measured.
For DJs, producers, and the incurably curious. Auris determines the tempo and musical key of every track and lets you filter by either.
A single, honest grade — S, A, B, C, D, F — for your entire collection, based on lossless ratio, hi-res content, bit depth, and sample rate. How does your shelf score?
The meter shows the actual output after EQ processing — not merely the source. Catch clipping as it happens, as it should be seen.
A side-by-side comparison with the players audiophiles already know.
| Feature | Auris8 of 8 built in | foobar20001 of 8 built in | MusicBee1 of 8 built in | AIMP2 of 8 built in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR meter | Built-in | — | — | — |
| LUFS meter | Built-in | — | — | — |
| Clipping detection | Built-in | — | — | — |
| Parametric EQ | Full parametric | Graphic only | Graphic only | Graphic only |
| AutoEQ headphone profiles | 5,000+ | — | — | — |
| BPM detection | Built-in | — | — | Yes |
| Key detection | Built-in | — | — | — |
| WASAPI Exclusive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
— not built in, default installation · Verified September 2026Coming from foobar2000? The full comparison →
The complete specification, pressed as a double album — every capability built in, no plugin archaeology, no configuration files.
Side A — Fidelity
Bypasses the Windows audio mixer for bit-perfect signal to your DAC. The shortest possible path.
FLAC, WAV, AIFF up to 32-bit / 768 kHz. DSD64, DSD128, DSD256.
Seamless transitions between tracks — essential for live albums and continuous mixes.
Volume normalisation across tracks and albums, with adjustable preamp.
Side B — Listening
Reduces stereo fatigue over headphones; simulates the natural speaker experience.
Smooth fade transitions between tracks; adjustable one to twelve seconds.
Lyrics that scroll with the music, fetched automatically.
A gentle fade to silence, on your schedule.
Side C — The Library
Edit metadata in place, in batch if needed.
Artwork drawn from MusicBrainz, Discogs, and other authoritative sources.
Identifies duplicates by metadata or audio fingerprint.
Most Played, Recently Added, Hi-Res Only, Top Rated — automatic.
Side D — Ritual
Play history, top artists, albums, tracks, and genre distribution.
Your listening history, quietly recorded.
Your current track, album art and all, visible to friends.
The interface adapts its palette to the album artwork — quietly, without spectacle.
Lossless and hi-res at the top of the list, lossy formats treated with the respect they deserve — but not more.
What people tend to ask before they download.
Auris is the most modern alternative to foobar2000: the same audio fidelity (WASAPI exclusive, bit-perfect, gapless) paired with an interface that does not require archaeological study. Unlike foobar2000, Auris includes DR meter, LUFS, clipping detection, AutoEQ with five thousand profiles, parametric EQ, and BPM/key detection — without a single plugin.
Auris is the only one. It analyses your entire library and reports a DR value per track. DR14 and above is excellent dynamics; DR8 to 14 is typical well-mastered music; DR1 to 7 indicates a casualty of the loudness war. Useful for finding the best-sounding pressings in your collection.
Yes, for the audiophile. Auris plays FLAC files up to 32-bit / 768 kHz with WASAPI exclusive for bit-perfect output, and surfaces the information that actually matters — bit depth, sample rate, DR, LUFS — alongside full parametric EQ and AutoEQ for headphone correction.
Completely. DSD64, DSD128, and DSD256, played via DoP to compatible DACs at the same bit-perfect standard as PCM. The DSD rate is displayed per file.
AutoEQ is a measurement-based correction for your headphones. Auris includes correction profiles for over five thousand models drawn from the AutoEQ project. Choose your headphones from the list; Auris applies the curve. Coloured headphones, rendered neutral, in a single step.
Long-form notes on the craft of audio, written for the people who still care.
16, 32, 80, 250 Ω — what the numbers actually mean, and when you need an amplifier.
Read → Essay · InquiryAn honest comparison, blind-test results, and the question of whether any of it matters.
Read → Manual · TechnicalExclusive vs shared mode explained, bit-perfect setup on Windows 11, and the usual fixes.
Read →Available for macOS as a one-time purchase, on the Microsoft Store for Windows, and on Steam. No subscription, lifetime updates.
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