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SETI@home Visualization

foo_vis_seti
Developer(s) oops
Repository
Release information
Initial release February 25, 2026; 0 years ago
Stable release
Preview release 0.0.3-beta0 (June 28, 2026)
foobar2000 compatibility
Architecture Windows 64-bit
Minimum version 2.0
Maximum version
UI module(s) Default UI, Columns UI
Additional information
Use Visualization
License
Discussion thread {{{discussion_thread}}}
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Description

foo_vis_seti hosts the SETI@home screensaver inside foobar2000. The screensaver renders using OpenGL.

Features

  • Uses OpenGL for rendering.
  • Supports the Default User Interface (Default UI) and the Columns User Interface (Columns UI).
  • Includes a graphics configuration dialog.
  • Includes a work unit generator.
  • Implements foobar2000 integration for cover art, player state and song metadata.
  • Implements controls through the mouse context menu (middle-click) and interactivity by dragging while holding down the left and right mouse buttons.
  • Supports fullscreen mode with interactivity.
  • Implements CPU throttling via Advanced Preferences.
  • Offered in a 64-bit x86 component configuration only.
  • Built for foobar2000 2.0 and later (2025-03-07) with latest Windows 11 SDK (10.0.28000.1839) and MSVC (14.51).
  • Requires Windows 10 or later.
  • Tested on foobar2000 2.25.10 (x86 64-bit) and Microsoft Windows 11 (Build 26200).
  • GPL source code included inside "foo_vis_seti.fb2k-component".
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