Audacious Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Audacious for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is foobar2000. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try foobar2000 or Clementine. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Audacious and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Audacious are DeaDBeeF, Wora, Quod Libet and Harmonoid.

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Audacious alternatives are mainly Audio Players, but if you're looking for Media Players or Library Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, Linux and Mac. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Audacious.
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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

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    • 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. Clementine icon

    Clementine

     752 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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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Clementine with lyrics pane
     

    • Clementine is the most popular Linux alternative to Audacious.

    • Clementine is the most popular Open Source alternative to Audacious.

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

    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

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    • 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. DeaDBeeF icon

    DeaDBeeF

     198 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.

    182 DeaDBeeF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
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    Comments about DeaDBeeF as an Alternative to Audacious
    alexanderlavrenko
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    0

    It doesn't support audio media keys on Ubuntu

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    • Most users think DeaDBeeF is a great Audacious alternative.

    • DeaDBeeF is Free and Open SourceAudacious is also Free and Open Source
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    Wora

     32 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
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  7. 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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
    The paned browser, providing a customizable hierarchy of filters for finding your music
     
  10. Crates icon

    Crates

     21 likes

    Crates is a user-focused, next generation music app, that merges all user’s music collections into one, enables them to own their data, listen from any source and discover new music recommended by the community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Crates screenshot 1
     
  11. Rune Player icon

    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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  12. Miro Player icon

    Miro Player

     242 likes

    Miro (formerly Democracy Player) is a free and open source internet TV application, media library, and video player.

    106 Miro Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Miro Player screenshot 1
     
  13. Plexamp icon

    Plexamp

     12 likes

    Plexamp is a small music player for your desktop, with a number of unique features.Throw your best FLACs at it and experience sonic bliss!.

    146 Plexamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  14. Roon icon

    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.

    231 Roon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Synology C2
    Roon screenshot 1
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    • Roon is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Audacious.

    • Roon is Paid and ProprietaryAudacious is Free and Open Source
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