Ario Alternatives

Ario is described as 'MPD (Music Player Daemon) client with an interface similar to the Rhythmbox one' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Ario for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and Xfce apps. The best Ario alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ario are foobar2000, AIMP, Clementine and Winamp.

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Ario alternatives page was last updated Jul 13, 2017

Volumio
12 likes
Volumio is a free and Open Source Linux Distribution, designed and fine-tuned exclusively for music playback. It runs on a variety of devices, typically small and cheap computers like the Raspberry PI, but also on low power PCs, notebooks or thin clients.
165 Volumio alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium (Subscription)
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Audio Player
Origin
Italy
EU
Platforms
Android
iPhone
Self-Hosted
Raspberry Pi
Android Tablet
iPad
+2
Is Volumio a good alternative to Ario?
Volumio is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Ario.
Volumio is Freemium and Open SourceArio is Free and Open Source
Musique
32 likes
Musique unclutters your music listening experience with a clean interface that keeps you focused on what really matters: music.
128 Musique alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application types
Audio Player
Media Player
Origin
Italy
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
+1
Is Musique a good alternative to Ario?
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.
230 Roon alternatives
Cost / License
Pay once or Subscription
Proprietary
Application type
Audio Player
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Self-Hosted
Synology C2
Is Roon a good alternative to Ario?
Roon is the most popular commercial alternative to Ario.
Roon is Paid and ProprietaryArio is Free and Open Source
1by1
45 likes
1by1 is a small, fast and handy audio player which is not only small: it provides a smart and versatile environment to handle your file collection and listen to your tracks - with no need to fuddle with playlists or media databases.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Audio Player
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Android
Is 1by1 a good alternative to Ario?
musikCube
27 likes
Featuring a solid core set of functions, musikCube is very lightweight and fast, with an interface that will be immediately familiar to anyone who's used an iTunes or Amarok 1.x style player (that is, nearly everyone).
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Application types
Audio Player
Media Player
Origin
Canada
Platforms
Windows
Linux
BSD
Is musikCube a good alternative to Ario?
mufin
13 likes
Simply music! Discover new sounds with mufin - your music discovery engine

The free mufin player is the first music player to know the actual sound of your music collection to let you discover, manage, and listen to your music better. The mufin player helps you discover new musi.
Cost / License
Freemium (Pay once)
Proprietary
Application types
Audio Player
Music Discovery Service
Origin
Germany
EU
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Android
+1
Is mufin a good alternative to Ario?
Stellio Music Player
11 likes
Stellio is an advanced music player with themes support, powerful audio and integration with VK and Dropbox.
173 Stellio Music Player alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium (Pay once)
Proprietary
Application type
Audio Player
Origin
Russia
Platforms
Android
Android Tablet
Android Wear
Is Stellio Music Player a good alternative to Ario?
MOC
30 likes
MOC (music on console) is a console audio player for LINUX/UNIX designed to be powerful and easy to use.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Audio Player
Origin
Poland
EU
Platforms
Linux
Xfce
Is MOC a good alternative to Ario?
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
Audio Player
Origin
International
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Is Jajuk a good alternative to Ario?
Swinsian
26 likes
Swinsian is a sophisticated music player for macOS with wide format support, folder watching, advanced tag editing and designed to be responsive even with the largest libraries.
152 Swinsian alternatives
Cost / License
Pay once
Proprietary
Application type
Audio Player
Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
Mac
+1
Is Swinsian a good alternative to Ario?
mpc
8 likes
A minimalist command line interface to MPD.
25 mpc alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Audio Player
Platforms
Linux
Xfce
Is mpc a good alternative to Ario?
Foobnix
27 likes
Foobnix audio player for Linux, Windows and Android.

Main features player

Support for CUE (also wv, iso.wv) is the best under Linux (zavlab); Formats MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND ... Converter any format to any (mp3.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application types
Audio Player
Internet Radio Service
Origin
Slovakia
EU
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Xfce
+1
Is Foobnix a good alternative to Ario?