Songbird AlternativesAudio & Media Players like Songbird

Songbird has been discontinued. Similar apps include foobar2000, which is free for personal use. Other options are AIMP, Clementine, MusicBee and Winamp. Audio Players like Songbird are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. foobar2000 icon
     1574 likes

    Audio player offering MP3, FLAC support, gapless playback, customizable interfaces, CD ripping, advanced tagging, ReplayGain, plugins, and is known for its freeware model, running on various Windows versions with high audio fidelity.

    239 foobar2000 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2008

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Chrome OS
    • Android TV
    • Apple TV
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  2. AIMP icon
     907 likes

    Feature-rich audio player for Windows and Android supporting diverse codecs and interfaces. Includes conversion tools, skins, plugins, and custom equalizer for enhanced audio streaming and podcast playback.

    395 AIMP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
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  3. Clementine icon
     767 likes

    Free cross-platform audio player and library organizer featuring support for local files, internet radio, smart and dynamic playlists, playlist import/export, projectM visualizations, lyrics, artist info, album art, tag editing, transcoding, device sync, and remote control.

    280 Clementine alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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  4. MusicBee icon
     603 likes

    Offers library and playlist management, auto folder monitoring, podcast downloads, web radio, advanced tagging, custom ID3 tags, CD ripping with validation, syncing to iPods, iPhones, MTP, USB, converts and normalizes audio, fetches album art and tags from web.

    174 MusicBee alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Winamp icon
     903 likes

    Media player for Windows offering ease of use, skinnable design, advanced audio visualizers, and support for plug-ins, playlists, music library, and various audio formats. Known for extensibility, music visualization, and online community support.

    299 Winamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2008

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  6. Audacious icon
     306 likes

    Lightweight open-source audio player for Unix-like platforms focused on high sound quality, extensive codec support, playlist handling, Internet radio, plugins, Winamp-style skins, cue sheets, metadata display, effects, equalizer, and efficient resource usage.

    159 Audacious alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    • OpenBSD
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  7. MediaMonkey icon
     492 likes

    MediaMonkey is a music player and a music library manager with support for 50,000+ files and many features for organizing, tagging, converting and burning your music. It also has advanced podcasting and syncing features.

    145 MediaMonkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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  8. Rhythmbox icon
     438 likes

    Rhythmbox is an audio player for Linux that plays and organizes digital music. Inspired by Apple's iTunes, it is free software that is designed to work well under the .

    179 Rhythmbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
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  9. DeaDBeeF icon
     200 likes

    Lightweight desktop music player designed for multiple platforms, supporting major audio codecs, gapless playback, playlist management, customizable global hotkeys, 18-band equalizer, streaming audio, plugin extensions, and command line controls.

    204 DeaDBeeF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
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  10. Windows Media Player is a video and audio player developed by Microsoft for Windows 11 and Windows 10. It is the successor to Groove Music (previously Xbox Music), Microsoft Movies & TV and the original Windows Media Player

    244 Windows Media Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2008

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Poweramp icon
     112 likes

    A comprehensive music player offering diverse audio format support, equalizer with presets, customizable theme, visualization options, playlist management, Hi-Res Output, lyrics display, Android Auto support, and Internet Radio Service.

    174 Poweramp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Android Auto
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  12. Quod Libet icon
     169 likes

    A extensible Music player with Podcast support, web radio, playlists and many more. As it is written in Python, writing new plug-ins is really easy.

    181 Quod Libet alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
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