DeaDBeeF Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to DeaDBeeF for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is foobar2000. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try foobar2000 or Clementine. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to DeaDBeeF and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to DeaDBeeF are Amarok, Quod Libet, Harmonoid and Rune Player.

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  1. foobar2000 icon

    foobar2000

     1546 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.

    202 foobar2000 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Foobar custom.
     
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    foobar2000 vs DeaDBeeF Comments
    yofaw78034
    Positive
    1

    Deadbeef is pretty much inspired by FB2K

    Corey Falken
    Positive
    0

    I tried "all" of the default or recommended Linux players and they all suck. This is the only one, which seems to be fully useful for the music hoarders switching to Linux and searching for a legit Foobar2000 replacement.

    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietaryDeaDBeeF is Free and Open Source
    • foobar2000 is Customizable, Privacy focused and MinimalisticDeaDBeeF is not according to our users
  2. Clementine icon

    Clementine

     757 likes

    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...

    245 Clementine alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Clementine with lyrics pane
     
  4. Audacious icon

    Audacious

     301 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    Audacious screenshot 1
     
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    Audacious vs DeaDBeeF Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Closest in look and features

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Audacious is Free and Open SourceDeaDBeeF is also Free and Open Source
  5. Amarok icon

    Amarok

     411 likes

    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.

    166 Amarok alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    Overview
     
  6. Quod Libet icon

    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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
    The paned browser, providing a customizable hierarchy of filters for finding your music
     
  9. Rune Player icon

    Rune Player

     10 likes

    Enhance your music experience with a player that combines classic design and advanced tech. Features dynamic playlists, community-driven development, and privacy-first approach, all tailored for seamless and visually appealing music exploration.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • SteamOS
    Rune Player screenshot 1
     
  10. Vox Music Player icon

    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.

    148 Vox Music Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
    Vox Music Player screenshot 1
     
  11. Roon icon

    Roon

     9 likes

    Roon identifies your music files and streams, and then overlays a ton of rich metadata to add context to what you're listening to. That information drives Roon's unique experience of browsing, discovering, and organizing music.

    225 Roon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Synology C2
    Roon screenshot 1
     
  12. Plexamp icon

    Plexamp

     12 likes

    Plexamp is a small music player for your desktop, with a number of unique features.Throw your best FLACs at it and experience sonic bliss!.

    144 Plexamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Plexamp screenshot 1
     
  13. MusicPod icon

    MusicPod

     5 likes

    MusicPod is a local music, radio, television and podcast player for Linux, MacOS and Windows.

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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Windows
    • Mac
    MusicPod screenshot 1
     
  14. UMPlayer icon

    UMPlayer

     109 likes

    UMPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems. It plays most MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    UMPlayer Skinnable User Interface - feature rich yet easy to use
     
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