iTunes Alternatives for MacFiltered by 'iPhone/iPod sync'

There are many alternatives to iTunes for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Clementine, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to iTunes and eight of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to iTunes are iMazing, aTunes, Audion and EaseUS MobiMover.

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  1. Clementine icon
     756 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...

    253 Clementine alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
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    Clementine vs iTunes Comments
    glengaldine
    Positive
    2

    Really good. Started to use it in my Linux years (mostly on Arch), and using it still on macOS. Interface is a bit chaotic, but it's much better then iTunes so far.

    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Amazing playback and sync capabilites. Especially great for streaming or handling big music libraries.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    phenn
    Positive
    1

    Easy to use. Doesn't nag constantly.

    • Clementine is Free and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary
    • Clementine is Lightweight and Privacy focusediTunes is not according to our users
  2. iMazing icon
     55 likes

    Empower your iOS device with versatile management and seamless transfer of music, photos, contacts, and app data on Mac and Windows, ensuring backup safety, ringtone personalization, and Safari data export.

    24 iMazing alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    iMazing vs iTunes Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    iMazing is a very good iTunes alternative, because it does local backups and on top of it, it allows you to browse and edit your backups and safely store them on your Mac or Windows computer.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It lets me backup my iPhone locally and the Music Transfer to my iPod is much easier.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • iMazing is Freemium and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
  3. aTunes icon
     78 likes

    aTunes is a full-featured audio player and manager, developed in Java programming language, so it can be executed on different platforms: Windows, Linux and Unix-like systems.

    135 aTunes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Audion icon
     Like

    Audion is a light, simple and powerful audio CDs and MP3s player.

    Features

    • MP3 Player
    • CD Player High-quality, smooth MP3 playback Reorder, remix, and affect your CDs
    • Net Audio Player
    • Alpha-Channel Interfaces Smoothly stream Icecast or Shoutcast The first on the Mac! *.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Facilitates transferring photos, music, contacts, and messages between iOS devices and computers, supports one-click music import, playlist organization, photo backup, contact syncing, voice memo management, various file formats, and helps manage device storage.

    13 EaseUS MobiMover alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    EaseUS MobiMover vs iTunes Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    is a file mover not a music player

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • EaseUS MobiMover is Freemium and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
  6. PrimoPhoto icon
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    PrimoPhoto comes to give you an array of new and exciting iPhone photo management solutions, where one click can put your photos wherever you want; turn live photos to shareable GIFs; even reclaim more free storage for you.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. JakPod icon
     3 likes

    JakPod is a small java application to manage your iPod without having iTunes installed. You can clone, backup, repair, reorganize, analyze and manage your iPods or iPhones (up to 3rd Gen).

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Aiseesoft FoneTrans provides the best solution for users to transfer iOS data to another iDevice/iTunes/computer or vice versa. It supports all iOS devices and is compatible with the latest version of iTunes.

    35 Aiseesoft FoneTrans alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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