Audacious AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Library Managers

The best Library Manager alternative to Audacious is foobar2000. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try foobar2000 or MusicBee. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Audacious and six of them are Library Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Library Manager alternatives to Audacious are Quod Libet, Rune Player and Nora.

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  1. foobar2000 icon

    foobar2000

     1539 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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Most users think foobar2000 is a great Audacious alternative.

    • foobar2000 is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Audacious.

    • foobar2000 is the most popular free alternative to Audacious.

    • foobar2000 is Free Personal and ProprietaryAudacious is Free and Open Source
    • foobar2000 is Customizable, Privacy focused and MinimalisticAudacious is not according to our users
  2. MusicBee icon

    MusicBee

     589 likes

    Offers library and playlist management, auto folder monitoring, podcast downloads, web radio, advanced tagging, custom ID3 tags, CD ripping with validation, syncing to iPods, iPhones, MTP, USB, converts and normalizes audio, fetches album art and tags from web.

    125 MusicBee alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    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.

    168 Amarok alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
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    Comments about Amarok as an Alternative to Audacious
    alexanderlavrenko
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    It uses a lot of system resources

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    • Most users think Amarok is a great Audacious alternative.

    • Amarok is Free and Open SourceAudacious is also Free and Open Source
    • Amarok is Privacy focusedAudacious is not according to our users
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • SteamOS
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    Nora

     6 likes

    With simplicity and design in mind, this app was made to overcome problems when using default music apps on platforms that lack essential features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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