Ario Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Ario for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Ario and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Ario are foobar2000, Clementine, Audacious and Amarok.

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Ario alternatives page was last updated Nov 13, 2016

VLC Media Player
7775 likes
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.
175 VLC Media Player alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application types
Media Player
Audio Player
Origin
France
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
BSD
HUAWEI AppGallery
iPad
AppImageHub
Apple Watch
Snapcraft
Google Chrome
Apple TV
Flathub
PortableApps.com
F-Droid
Kindle Fire
Haiku
Android TV
Homebrew
Chocolatey
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foobar2000
1559 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.
209 foobar2000 alternatives
Cost / License
Free Personal
Proprietary
Application types
Audio Player
CD Ripper
Origin
Poland
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
+3
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Clementine
761 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.
253 Clementine alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application types
Audio Player
Media Player
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Haiku
A
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Audacious
304 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.
137 Audacious alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
Audio Player
Media Player
Origin
International
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Haiku
Xfce
A
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Amarok
411 likes
Cross-platform music player featuring customizable interface, dynamic playlists, powerful tagging and sorting, contextual views, drag-and-drop menus, robust file tracking, language localization, bookmarking, database importing, script support, and audio CD playback.
171 Amarok alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (LGPL-2.1)
Application types
Audio Player
Media Player
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Linux
BSD
KDE Plasma
Flathub
Haiku
Flatpak
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DeaDBeeF
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.
186 DeaDBeeF alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Audio Player
Origin
Denmark
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
KDE Plasma
Cinnamon
GNOME
MATE
Xfce
+4
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Quod Libet
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.
164 Quod Libet alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application types
Audio Player
Media Player
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Debian
Xfce
+6
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gPodder
111 likes
gPodder downloads and manages free audio and video content ("podcasts") for you. Listen directly on your computer or on your mobile devices.
128 gPodder alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application types
Podcast Player
Podcast Manager
Origin
Austria
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
PortableApps.com
Xfce
A
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Vox Music Player
111 likes
It just sounds better! The beauty is in its simplicity, yet behind the minimal exterior lies a powerful music player with a ton of features & support for all audio formats you should ever need.
151 Vox Music Player alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application type
Audio Player
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
iPhone
Apple Watch
+6
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C
C* Music Player
38 likes
cmus is a small, fast and powerful console music player for Linux and *BSD.

Input/Output Plugins Input: Ogg/Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, Musepack, WavPack, WMA, WAV, AAC, MP4, and everything supported by libmodplug Output: PulseAudio, ALSA, OSS, libao, aRts, Sun, and WaveOut (Wind.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application types
Audio Player
Media Player
Platforms
Mac
Linux
BSD
C
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Musique
32 likes
Musique unclutters your music listening experience with a clean interface that keeps you focused on what really matters: music.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application types
Audio Player
Media Player
Origin
Italy
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
+1
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Museeks
20 likes
Minimalist cross-platform player offering clean UI, support for multiple formats, playback speed adjustment, cover art, playlists, queue management, shuffle, loop, dark theme, library auto-refresh, sleep mode blocker, and m3u import/export.
132 Museeks alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Audio Player
Origin
France
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
A
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