Winamp Alternatives for Linux

Winamp is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Spotify, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Winamp and loads of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Winamp are Clementine, Audacious, Strawberry and Amarok.

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Alternatives list

  1. Spotify icon
     2805 likes

    Enjoy unlimited music and podcast streaming. Explore tracks by artist, genre, or playlist, and experience seamless transitions across all devices. Upgrade to Premium for offline access and no ad interruptions.

    262 Spotify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Auto
    • Flathub
    • Android Wear
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • Kindle Fire
    • Playstation
    • Fire TV
    • Apple Car Play
    • Xbox
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
     
  2. Clementine icon
     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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
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    Clementine vs Winamp Comments
    alego4710
    Positive
    1

    Clementine has Last.Fm integration, better visual aesthetics (in my opinion,) song fingerprinting for tag finding, and it's cross platform.

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    The last.fm tagging is awfull

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Clementine is Free and Open SourceWinamp is Free and Proprietary
    • Clementine is Privacy focusedWinamp is not according to our users
  3. Audacious icon
     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.

    134 Audacious alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
     
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    Audacious vs Winamp Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    damonh
    4

    Its skins and interface is almost identical to Winamp. It's simple, minimalistic and it works like a charm, just like good ol'Winamp

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    0

    Unusable coming from the customizable Winamp.

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

    It just works with no fuss.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 8 comments
    • Audacious is Free and Open SourceWinamp is Free and Proprietary
  4. Strawberry icon
     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.

    236 Strawberry alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
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    Strawberry vs Winamp Comments
    ArchonOfTheValley
    Negative
    0

    This player is phenomenal but I can't recommend it due to how the creator has locked the Windows version behind a Patreon subscription. If you're a Linux user, then yes, go for it because it's incredible. However, if you're looking for an open source alternative to Winamp for a Windows PC, don't support this garbage decision.

    sh
    Positive
    1

    it supports music collection. scrobbles to last.fm and other services. Load lyrics from various sources and have an active development team.

    • Strawberry is Free and Open SourceWinamp is Free and Proprietary
    • Strawberry is Customizable and Privacy focusedWinamp is not according to our users
  5. Amarok icon
     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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
     
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    Amarok vs Winamp Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Users can add plugins to add more functionality.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Amarok is Free and Open SourceWinamp is Free and Proprietary
    • Amarok is Privacy focusedWinamp is not according to our users
  6. Rhythmbox icon
     435 likes

    Rhythmbox is an audio player for Linux that plays and organizes digital music. Inspired by Apple's iTunes, it is free software that is designed to work well under the .

    150 Rhythmbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
     
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    Rhythmbox vs Winamp Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Rhythmbox is a simple player and lacks many features of winamp. Not even close.

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

    Linux does not have many Winamp clones but this is very close

    • Rhythmbox is Free and Open SourceWinamp is Free and Proprietary
  7. DeaDBeeF icon
     199 likes

    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.

    181 DeaDBeeF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
     
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    DeaDBeeF vs Winamp Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Hot / shortcut keys. EQ. :)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • DeaDBeeF is Free and Open SourceWinamp is Free and Proprietary
  8. Wora icon
     33 likes

    Wora is a beautiful player for audiophiles (pun intended). An open-source lossless music player app that lets you organize and play your favorite tracks seamlessly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Dopamine icon
     64 likes

    Dopamine is an audio player which tries to make organizing and listening to music as simple and pretty as possible. It can play wav, mp3, ogg vorbis, flac, wma and m4a/aac.

    67 Dopamine alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Bloomee Tunes icon
     32 likes

    Experimental open-source player delivers ad-free streaming from diverse sources including YouTube and JioSaavn, with future platform expansion, seamless cross-platform use, intuitive design, playlist creation, and a focus on learning through Flutter.

    22 Bloomee Tunes alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  11. Euphonica icon
     17 likes

    Euphonica is an MPD client with integrated spectrum visualiser, metadata downloading & more.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  12. Quod Libet icon
     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.

    161 Quod Libet alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
     
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    Quod Libet vs Winamp Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    The best, most full featured media library compared to Winamp. The views are different, but maybe the only other media player that has the same library functionality.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Quod Libet is Free and Open SourceWinamp is Free and Proprietary
    • Quod Libet is CustomizableWinamp is not according to our users
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