What's actually in 0.15.1
The v0.15.1 release is tagged as the latest on GitHub, and its Windows assets were uploaded on 10 November 2026. Neowin's write-up appeared on 12 November, two days later.
The changelog lists three improvements, all in the interface:
- Configurable hover and selection frame highlighting for artwork.
- Larger move-target areas while you edit layouts.
- Native focus frames removed from artwork views.
It also lists five fixes:
- The filter-expansion footer width now tracks its content.
- Alternating row colours in the right-caption icon view are fixed on Windows.
- Trailing content is preserved when right-aligned text is elided.
- A crash during destruction of a searchable widget is fixed (issue #1890).
- Selection text colours in some widgets are fixed on Windows.
The changelog doesn't name Windows versions, GPUs or themes. It doesn't say how to reproduce either Windows bug, so you can't tell whether you were affected. It also doesn't claim that Windows UI rendering is fully sorted.
Is this the Windows debut?
No. Neowin's text says fooyin "is no longer Linux-only", and an earlier Neowin item was headlined as an official Windows debut. The v0.15.1 release isn't that debut. The release page already listed Windows installer and portable packages for the previous v0.15.0 release.
Earlier releases also carried Windows fixes. The v0.14.1 notes include a fix for selection rendering in decoder and DSP settings lists on Windows. v0.15.0 included a fix for selection text colours in custom item views on Windows.
One third-party catalogue, Softorage, says Windows support is new as of v0.12.2 (August 2026). It also says that support has had less testing than the Linux version. Treat that as a secondary, unofficial source. It does fit a pattern of repeated Windows interface polish across releases.
Downloads for Windows
The official download page says you can download an installer or portable package for x64 or ARM64. It also says Windows releases are signed through SignPath.
The GitHub assets for 0.15.1 are:
| Package | Size |
|---|---|
| Windows x64 installer | 63.5 MB |
| Windows x64 portable ZIP | 79.2 MB |
| Windows ARM64 installer | 55 MB |
| Windows ARM64 portable ZIP | 74.9 MB |
The SHA-256 for the x64 portable ZIP is b22e8de056a06bd1fa3cedc4809da45b20e0cb4146d96169bc556c0f3dbc53f6. The ARM64 installer's is 0d700a0c2992a20580edb53be70a5ae21682f2ff530dd7d9efbca84ee072d38b. Compare the hash with Get-FileHash in PowerShell before running anything you've downloaded.
Which package should you pick?
- Installer: the usual route for a permanent setup.
- Portable ZIP: handy if you want to try it without installing, or keep it on a USB drive.
- Architecture: match your processor. Choose ARM64 for Windows on Arm devices and x64 for conventional Intel or AMD PCs.
The project's pages reviewed don't state a minimum Windows version, so check its documentation if you're on an older install.
Who benefits
fooyin is aimed at people who like to rearrange a player. The project describes an interface you can build from a blank canvas or from preset layouts. It supports plugins for widgets, decoders, tag readers, DSPs and integrations. FooScript handles formatting, queries and autoplaylists. For these users, bigger layout drop targets and artwork highlight options are useful, because they spend time in the layout editor.
Plugin authors are already following the release. A third-party plugin collection on GitHub published a build on 10 November that was recompiled against fooyin 0.15.1. That suggests plugins may need rebuilding for new versions. Whether that applies to your plugins, I can't confirm.
Distribution packagers also moved quickly. A Flathub update moved the package from 0.15.0 to 0.15.1 on the day of release.
What this update isn't
This isn't a playback overhaul. The changelog mentions no new formats, audio engine changes or new features beyond the interface tweaks. Broader capabilities such as gapless and bit-perfect playback, ReplayGain, DSP chains and scrobbling come from the project's feature list. They aren't new in this version.
The project also says it is developed and supported on Linux and Windows. The README treats macOS as "coming soon", not as a supported platform.
Should you update?
- Already running fooyin on Windows: yes, especially if you've seen odd row colours, unreadable selected text or a crash when searching.
- Curious about it as a foobar2000 alternative: this is a reasonable time to try the portable build. Foobar2000 remains the long-established Windows option, and its stable release was 2.26.1 as of 9 October 2026. fooyin's draw is open-source licensing (GPL v3 or later) and its scriptable layouts.
- Running a nightly build: the project warns that nightlies can include unfinished or incompatible changes. It recommends backing up your data before installing one over your normal setup.
Overall, 0.15.1 is a modest maintenance release. It's worth installing for the Windows UI fixes and the crash fix. It isn't a new Windows launch.