iTunes Alternatives Filtered by 'Music collection'

The best alternative to iTunes is foobar2000. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try foobar2000 or Strawberry. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to iTunes and 14 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to iTunes are Yandex Music, JRiver Media Center, XMPlay and Freemake Music Box.

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  1. foobar2000 icon

    foobar2000

     1544 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.

    206 foobar2000 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Foobar custom.
     
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    foobar2000 vs iTunes Comments
    ccier7u87wl2pvvz7o
    Negative
    12

    Mac version is not currently under active development

    mecube
    Positive
    6

    Nice Library managment, support for lot of formats

    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
    • foobar2000 is Customizable, Lightweight, Privacy focused and MinimalisticiTunes is not according to our users
  2. Strawberry icon

    Strawberry

     249 likes

    Strawberry is a music player and music collection organizer. It is a fork of Clementine released in 2018 aimed at music collectors and audiophiles. The name is inspired by the band Strawbs. It's written in C++ using the Qt framework.

    242 Strawberry alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Strawberry screenshot 1
     
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    Strawberry vs iTunes Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Fork from Clementine which was excellent.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Strawberry is Free and Open SourceiTunes is Free and Proprietary
    • Strawberry is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusediTunes is not according to our users
  4. MediaMonkey icon

    MediaMonkey

     489 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.

    129 MediaMonkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    MediaMonkey screenshot 1
     
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    MediaMonkey vs iTunes Comments
    ndlinn
    Positive
    1

    Probably the only app I’ve encountered that currently does all that iTunes does and more, but the layout is much more cumbersome and clunky and will take some serious getting used-to.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Better in all aspects: collection management, tag management, ripping and converting, art finder, etc.

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

    Great way to store and sort your music library, create playlists.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • MediaMonkey is Freemium and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
  5. Yandex Music icon

    Yandex Music

     29 likes

    Over 20 million tracks. Selections made just for you or themed playlists. Building on your musical tastes, the app will custom-pick dozens of tracks. Check out new releases from your favourite artists, or discover new hits in the genres you like most.

    55 Yandex Music alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    Yandex Music screenshot 1
     
  6. JRiver Media Center icon

    JRiver Media Center

     40 likes

    JRiver Media Center is a multimedia application that allows the user to play and organize various types of media on a computer.

    55 JRiver Media Center alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    JRiver Media Center vs iTunes Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Its way beyond better than itunes.

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

    I like it because is what iTunes should have become after all of these years.

    I personally don't like the Music App anymore. Is a very bad option for any music lover with a HUGE library as in my case.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • JRiver Media Center is Paid and ProprietaryiTunes is Free and Proprietary
  7. XMPlay icon

    XMPlay

     86 likes

    A tiny and portable audio player. With a size of about 280 KiB it plays OGG, MP3, audio CDs, WMA and several less used formats like XM, IT, MOD, UMX and others. Furthermore it supports a wide range of plugins, skins and visualizations, works with tags, creates media library from...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    XMPlay 4 – Default look
     
  9. Freemake Music Box icon

    Freemake Music Box

     28 likes

    Freemake Music Box is a new music app that gives you free access to millions of songs online. Regardless of your location, you can search, play and organize online music free and easily.

    136 Freemake Music Box alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Freemake Music Box screenshot 1
     
  11. Madsonic icon

    Madsonic

     21 likes

    Madsonic is a web-based media streamer and jukebox fork of Subsonic Based on Java technology, Madsonic runs on most platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, OSX, and Unix variants.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kindle Fire
    Madsonic screenshot 1
     
  12. Jajuk icon

    Jajuk

     26 likes

    Jajuk is software that organizes and plays music using Java. It is a full-featured application geared towards advanced users with large or scattered music collections. Using multiple perspectives, the software is designed to be intuitive and provide different ways to perform the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Jajuk screenshot 1
     
  13. Musx icon

    Musx

     8 likes

    musx is the simplest way to share and explore music

    Instead of searching for new tunes, musx lets you follow your friends, favorite artists, blogs, and venues to have their latest music recommendations come to you on a personal feed. The full list of musx features includes:

    • M.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    Musx screenshot 1
     
  14. Song Director icon

    Song Director

     2 likes

    Song Director is a program that plays and keeps track of all your music files. Easier to use and understand than iTunes or Windows Media Player. It unleashes the full power of a modern database system in an extremely simple, easy to use manner.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Song Director screenshot 1
     
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