Ario AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like Ario

Ario is described as 'MPD (Music Player Daemon) client with an interface similar to the Rhythmbox one' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Ario for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and Xfce apps. The best Ario alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ario are foobar2000, AIMP, Clementine and Winamp.

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  1. VLC Media Player icon
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    Enjoy seamless media experiences with this cross-platform, ad-free player supporting multimedia files, DVDs, streaming, Chromecast, 4K, and no tracking. Customize with themes, play offline, and get privacy-focused service without registration. Fully extensible by plugins.

    168 VLC Media Player alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Haiku
    • Android TV
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
     
  2. foobar2000 icon
     1541 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.

    204 foobar2000 alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. AIMP icon
     876 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.

    346 AIMP alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
     
  4. Clementine icon
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    Clementine is a cross-platform free and open source music player and library organizer. It is a port of Amarok 1.4 to the Qt 4 framework and the GStreamer multimedia framework, focusing on a fast and easy-to-use interface for searching and...

    255 Clementine alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  5. Winamp icon
     896 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.

    264 Winamp alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  6. Audacious icon
     300 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.

    135 Audacious alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
     
  7. Amarok icon
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    Amarok is a powerful music player with an intuitive interface. It makes playing the music you love and discovering new music easier than ever before — and it looks good doing it.

    169 Amarok alternatives

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    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
     
  8. DeaDBeeF icon
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    DeaDBeeF is a lightweight graphical music player created for easy playback of music and management of playlists. It supports major audio codecs and tags, global hotkeys, gapless playback, streaming audio, command line control, and has an 18-band equalizer.

    183 DeaDBeeF alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
     
  9. 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...

    222 Windows Media Player alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  10. gPodder icon
     111 likes

    gPodder downloads and manages free audio and video content ("podcasts") for you. Listen directly on your computer or on your mobile devices.

    117 gPodder alternatives

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    • PortableApps.com
    • Xfce
     
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